The Rooster is a reminder to me that it’s time to wake up. Wipe the sleep from my eyes, see and accept all things as they are, and live mindfully with compassion love and equanimity.
Enlightenment is easy, waking up is hard
Tag: samsara
Overwhelming sadness
Have you ever felt consumed by a state of overwhelming sadness and despair? I can only guess that you have. I have some reservations about discussing this today for two reasons. One, I do not want to make you sad…
Adversities are opportunities
Practicing loving kindness (metta), mindfulness and compassion are probably easiest to do when any of us is having a good day. But I think the real opportunity for growth and wisdom lies in practicing these while in the face of…
The wish
There is a parable about a poor man walking through the woods reflecting upon his many troubles. He stopped to rest against a tree, a magical tree that would instantly grant the wishes of anyone who came in contact with…
Feelings
The other day, Bhante was talking to me about cultural differences between Americans and Sri Lankans. He said how Americans look at everything as being about feelings, but this is not the case in Sri Lanka. It really got me…