Author: David

I give up!

This whole Buddhism thing is way too hard. Loving kindness all the time, no attachments, accepting all things just as they are. C’mon, this is ridiculous! I’m a human being, and I am pre-wired from the factory to suffer. Having…

Attachments

I have wanted to write more about attachments for quite awhile now. But as I look at my thoughts on this, I find that I really lack in wisdom and clarity on this subject. So please understand this is just…

Do no harm

From the Christian belief in the Golden Rule; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. To the Hindu philosophy of Ahisma, meaning to do no harm. And of course the Buddhist Five Precepts, which set a…

No more suffering

Doesn’t that sound great? Wouldn’t you like to not suffer any longer in your life? Well, I think I have found a way. And I want to share it with you. Just let go! Yes, let go of expectations. Let…

Lotus’s of the field

Anybody remember Sidney Poitier in Lillies of the Field? Sidney Poitier played Homer Smith, a drifter that was passing through and stumbled upon these German Nuns. The head Nun, because of her accent, referred to Homer as “Schmidt”. She told…