I think the one thing that all human beings share in common is a wish to be happy. How many times have you yourself, or someone you know, said “I just want to be happy!”? Regardless of our background, ethnicity,…
Many paths up the mountain
Tag: peace
Constantly happy
Who doesn’t want to be happy! Wouldn’t you like to be happy all the time? It’s a great feeling to be joyful and smiling, happy for that very moment and everything it encompasses. But how often does that seem fleeting,…
A serious Buddhist
I am starting to see that considering myself a serious Buddhist is almost an oxymoron. First of all, if we understand the teachings and the practice, then we can see this life in a childlike way. With an innocence and…
Nothing to talk about
The more I continue to practice and study the dhamma, the more I am coming to realize that there is nothing to talk about. Even one of the five precepts I have taken states “I undertake the precept to refrain…
Maintaining balance
I think that most of us hope to have balance and peace in our lives. But most of us would probably agree that this seems more easily said than done most times. This got me to thinking about what balance…