Tag: dhamma

The daily battle

Yes, from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to sleep, there is a battle raging. Consciousness and mindfulness wrestle with each other for dominance. Long standing patterns and habits of attachment and self are ever present.…

The Sangha

Having studied Buddhism for over ten years, I was blessed to have finally found Bhante Sujatha of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple. (or perhaps he found me) I felt I had been on the right path for a long time,…

I’ve got baby skin

To see me in person, one might think I am a large tough Biker type guy. And to read my Blog, one might think I am a very good Buddhist and have a good understanding of the dhamma and Pali…

How to be a humble Buddhist

Well let’s start by me stating that if I were to give you the answer here, I would not be a humble Buddhist at all. I would be portraying myself as some sort of expert, or one with superior knowledge…

The goal is Atammayata

The word Atammayata literally means, “the state of not being made up by, or made up from, that (thing or condition).” “The genuine collapse of illusion, no separateness of subject and object.” As I was reading this morning, I was…