Tag: Avijja

Perceptions

As the saying goes, “perceptions are nine-tenths of the law”. And I have always seen this to be extremely true in our society. But we also have the expression of “don’t judge a book by its cover”, which is of…

Buddhist mind control

I have seen in my lifetime how many people, myself included, turn to religion to find peace and relief from suffering. Dissatisfaction in our lives, and lacking solutions to difficulties, we often look for answers in religion. I see Buddhism…

Are you stupid?

I would say that any of us can easily see another person as stupid because they lack some basic awareness. For example, I have become keenly aware of the health and environmental dangers of meat and dairy. But a year…

Show me your mind

Now show me space. Is there any way that you can show me either one of these? You can point to the stars and say that is space, and you can describe a thought and say this is your mind.…