Category: Wisdom
Change is gonna come…
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw One thing being a Buddhist teaches you right off the bat is that everything in impermanent. That isn’t just about every one dying or everything ending – but mostly it’s about accepting […]
Read MoreThe Basics of Goodness
What do Buddhists believe? When I’m asked that question there’s a flood of answers I could give ranging from 5 seconds (“We don’t believe, we practice.”) to 4 hours (“There was a man named Siddhartha…”). The answer I give most of the time is this: We believe that every being has […]
Read MoreThe Problem
“What is the problem?” I hear that. You hear that. We read it in the comment section – an area where problematic people define the problem with other people by becoming a problem. We ask it, late at night when the only clarity the chaos of the world gives us […]
Read MoreThe Street Where Truth Lives
When you see an announcement for a class from a Buddhist teacher with a fee (no matter how large or small) there are always three people you can count on to fill the comment section.The connectors – People who tag other people to check out the offering. Usually they don’t […]
Read MoreThe Words of a Friend
Mindfulness is all about clarity – so let’s just be clear:I’m not a monastic. I’m not a dharma scholar. I’m not a certified meditation teacher. I’ve never been to Nepal (I had to Google a map just to see where that was). If I do a retreat or class that […]
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