Tag: Pali

So many questions

The Buddha taught that we should question everything, and investigate with our own minds to determine what is valid. And most recently, I have found myself doing a lot of questioning and examination. A lot more than I have done…

Finding my ego

If the Buddha teaches us to let got of our ego, why in the World would I want to find it? Well, because if I don’t understand what or where it is, then how can I possibly eliminate it? Which…

Losing faith

“You could say I lost my faith in science and progress You could say I lost my belief in the holy church You could say I lost my sense of direction You could say all of this and worse but…

Walking the talk

During my recent 5 hour mini-silence-retreat, I spent some time doing walking meditation. This was the first time I had done this, and only received a little instruction from monastics on the proper way to do this. I was told…

Pali lesson

dhamma [Skt. dharma]: (1) Event; a phenomenon in and of itself; (2) mental quality; (3) doctrine, teaching; (4) nibbāna. Also, principles of behavior that human beings ought to follow so as to fit in with the right natural order of…