Tag: mindful

Can a Buddhist have fun?

fun

We all know that girls just wanna have fun, and boys love their toys. But how does this apply to a student of the Buddha and Dhamma? All this talk about attachment, desire, clinging, suffering and death, would seem to…

Distraction, delusion, doubt and desire

delusion

Distraction, delusion, doubt and desire are only a few of the words that can be used to describe what happens when someone does not act in a way that we think they should. Our own mindfulness can easily become judgmental…

Shut up and get over it!

Shut Up

Who are you telling to shut up? More and more I am coming to see that so much of our conversing is beyond a waste of time. It is also a cultivation of less than mindful stories, drama, disturbance, opinions…

Class is in session

Just try to remember, there is no need to wait for the lesson, the lesson is right here in front of us just waiting to be seen. Class is in session.

The best advice in the World

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example I know that your situation is unique, and very personal to you. Probably you feel like no one can truly understand your feelings…