Tag: peace

Searching for an answer

Searching

I’ve searched in temples and books, listened to podcasts, watched videos, searched Google, even asked Siri, and still I have found no answer. And aren’t all the churches and temples and synagogues filled with people just like me searching for…

Our higher purpose

purpose

Recently I saw some type of inspirational quote/post on a Facebook page that asked if we each new what our higher purpose was in this life. That question really stuck with me as I examined my own life and what…

Standards and practices

standards

What kind of standards do we hold one another up to? With a huge part of our practice being about acceptance and patience, one would think that we should have no standards with which we hold others accountable. But let’s…

How to pleasure yourself

pleasure

One of the basic tenets of the Buddhist practice is to love yourself. And while most of us probably believe that we do, I am not so sure that we all have a deep understanding of this. To begin with,…

Slippin’ into darkness

lessons

Life is always such a wonderful teacher. Lessons which can be constantly observed in the nuances as well as the monumental moments of our lives. And while lessons are always available, quite often we all can be very unaware that…