Excerpt from the Maha Mangala Sutta – The Glorious Sutta (translation and Commentary by Dr. R.L. Soni revised by Bhikkhu Khantipalo) In life, one is plagued by desires; in Nibbana, all desires are extinguished and all clingings are nullified. In…
Does that sound backward to you? Well it shouldn’t, because it is in fact reality. Our minds are constantly grasping at the future and wrestling with the past. But in doing so, we completely miss what is happening. That future…
Why do we practice, and what does it mean to practice? For some, practice is what they call their meditation time on the cushion. For others, they may think of practice as their weekly visit to the Temple for a…
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…
Observing my breath, I see that no two are exactly the same. I notice that with each blink of my eyes, everything has changed. My thoughts, feelings, sensations, my body, and everything that my eyes can see has changed. And…