Tag: attachment

Buddhist life insurance

insurance

What kind of insurance policy do you have? Most religions have some sort of belief about a life after death. And of course, our actions in this life will decide what the afterlife is like for us. But is this…

Four forms of clinging

Four forms of clinging

From the Cula-sihanada Sutta: “Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of clinging. What four? Clinging to sensual pleasures, clinging to views, clinging to rules and observances, and clinging to a doctrine of self.” In my studies today regarding the middle…

Observing illness

illness

No control means letting go When friends or loved ones are sick or not feeling well, it is easy to have compassion and offering loving wishes and goodwill. But this can be a little different when we are the one…

In pursuit of happiness

Peace

Let’s face it, more than anything else in this World, we all just want to be happy right. Yet we struggle most of our lives seeking a proper vehicle to provide us with that happiness. Money, success, relationships, marriage, children,…

The more you like, the more you lose.

In this mornings meditation, it became more clear and present to me that more I care about something or someone, the more that I suffer when I lose them. A powerful example for me personally, was the loss of my…