Aug 29, 2022
If you are open, life and the people around you can be your teacher. Everyone has loss and suffering – whether they have heard of Buddhism or not.
Now, in your Buddhist practice, finding and following a credible teacher will serve you well. We live in a time where we have access to many teachers.
When I was new...
Aug 18, 2022
What are the Buddhist marks of existence, and where does impermanence fit in? Some thoughts on what makes you a Buddhist and why impermanence or anicca, suffering or dukkha, and not-self or anattaa are the foundation for seeing things as they are. And within that foundation, impermanence helps to illuminate the truth of...
Aug 15, 2022
In the course of your life, you will experience loss. Sometimes the loss might be minuscule: you went to the store for mint chocolate chip ice cream, and it was sold out. You had to select something else. And at that moment, you experienced the loss of your ability to fulfill your craving for mint chocolate chip...
Aug 4, 2022
Mary Carol realized that what she was going to do that day was be sick. That was how it was going to be, and actually, all she needed to do was to be with her illness. Her activity for the day was to be sick. And as her fever rose and the pain intensified, she practiced some deep meditative breathing. She worked on...
Aug 1, 2022
It's season 2 of the Death Dhamma podcast, and we have already spoken with twelve wise teachers! Sound familiar? In season 1, interviews with twelve wise teachers led to the release of the book Sitting with Death: Buddhist Insights to Help You Face Your Fears and Live a Peaceful Life.
Will these interviews lead to...