Tag: suffering

The laws of compassion

Compassion

Compassion (karuna) is a word that is used quite frequently in the Buddhist practice, and for very good reason. The Buddha was all about compassion toward all beings. But today I realized how easily this can be misunderstood, and often…

A day without stories

Stories

A couple of years ago I attended a dhamma talk by the Bhikkhuni Venerable Madika. And one of the things she talked about the really left a lasting impression on me was how she spoke about dropping the stories we…

The fun in being Buddhist

So often I read articles and Blogs by others, and I see that Buddhism can seem extremely negative, even depressing. And I’m sure that a lot of my articles could be looked at in the same manner. So much talk…

Bowing to the robe

“Bower and what is bowed to are empty by nature. The bodies of one’s self and others are not two. I bow with all beings to attain liberation, to manifest the unsurpassed mind and return to boundless truth.” The robe…