From the Cula-sihanada Sutta: “Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of clinging. What four? Clinging to sensual pleasures, clinging to views, clinging to rules and observances, and clinging to a doctrine of self.” In my studies today regarding the middle…
No control means letting go When friends or loved ones are sick or not feeling well, it is easy to have compassion and offering loving wishes and goodwill. But this can be a little different when we are the one…
Every-time that we feel empathetic towards another being, we take on suffering for ourselves.
In this mornings meditation, it became more clear and present to me that more I care about something or someone, the more that I suffer when I lose them. A powerful example for me personally, was the loss of my…
Vipallasa Sutta: Perversions [The Pali word vipallasa is sometimes translated as “perversions”; but some may find this language too strong and prefer the expression “distortions” of the mind.] These four, O Monks, are distortions of perception, distortions of thought distortions…