Catharsis and the Sponge Catharsis is poison. Although the ancients did Not have computer viruses, or traffic jams they did have stress. They did have guilt...
Today I was asked: “how do you feel about the Chinese government telling Buddhist monks that they need government approval to reincarnate” Dear JAZ, At the...
Man Proposes and God Disposes As a full-time Buddhist Monk I set aside four mediation sessions every day at seven and eleven every morning, three in the...
UN-voiced Needs are seldom Met UN-voiced needs are seldom met. Un-met needs are the seeds that can often give rise to resentment or despair. When I was a...
Someone recently wrote me asking: “I told my grandma I saw a mouse in the house and now my grandma and father are trying to catch it. I wish I didn't say...
One of my students, who has already received the seven teachings of the Beginning series, wrote me asking for some contemplations that could help him to...
Seasons Change This morning as I waited for the bus in the shade of a building I did not miss August’s heat. I savored the coolness of the morning air and...
Perception’s Secret I am so grateful I have working eyes. Our world is full of so much beauty, and I desire to savor much of it. The constant change that...
Wow! Spring is a long way off, winter hasn’t even arrived, yet many people are writing to ask me about finding their soul mates. Imagine, if you will, a four...
Spiritual Hunger? A great teacher once explained, “…blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…”. In every sect of every religion there...
Abusing Meditation? It can be so very sad to see folks abusing meditation. What are some of the ways folks could abuse meditation? Some abuse meditation to...
Foolish Talk? “Lama, Lama I’ve heard you are very selective when sifting through monastic candidates. What are your criteria for monastic applicants?” a...
We can only See, what our karma allows us to see. We can only Hear, what our karma allows us to hear. We can only Feel, what our karma allows us to feel. We...
Conceptual Bondage The amount we know could seem quite puny when it is compared to the towering colossus of what we only THINK we know. Our pre-conceptions tie...
Judging? Yes, yes, yes, “I” suppose we could invest time and energy judging, condemning and resenting those who’s decisions we could find inconvenient....
Self-medication? Fear, sadness, anger, pride and impatience are potent emotional habit energies. Hoping to merely suppress them with an iron will or steely...
Pretty Lies? Oh the pretty lies we tell in order to protect our self-esteem. There is only so much time, there is only so much energy, there are only so many...
Sadness Sucks! Sadness sucks, doesn’t it? Sadness can feel as if we are lying on our backs, upon a hard, cold floor, with an NFL linebacker standing on our...
Genie’s Revenge! As a child I considered my self a connoisseur of cartoons, a Rex Reed of the animated, so to speak. I didn’t care for the Flintstones and...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 109 from your Buddhism expert Choosing Humility? Could it be safe to admit, “I don’t know”? There could be...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 110 from your Buddhism expert Two Voids? It has been said that during formal meditation sessions we are to...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 111 from your Buddhism expert Two Voids pt 2 As devotees of the Buddha of Compassion, sometimes known as Kwan Yin,...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 112 from your Buddhism expert Two Voids pt 3 During the period of our day between formal meditation sessions we...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 113 from your Buddhism expert Suffering’s Resource pt 1 Each suffering is dynamic and we can harness it’s energy...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 114 from your Buddhism expert Suffering’s Resource pt 2 What are some of the ways we could often dissipate,...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 115 from your Buddhism expert Suffering’s Resource pt 3 Our job is NOT to purge out unpleasant emotions, {like a...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 116 from your Buddhism expert Meditative Gaze pt. 1 If one were to meditate with their eye-lids closed one could...
Meditation and the Spiritual path - idea # 117 from your Buddhism expert Meditative Gaze pt. 2 If we attempt to meditate with our eyes wide open, and our gaze...
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