Tag: dosa

How to fix yourself

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The first step in fixing yourself is to understand that you are not broken. You may be hurt, down-hearted, alone, depressed, or angry, but you are not broken. Yet still you may struggle, as I do, with feeling as though…

The skies are not cloudy all day

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As I listened to todays guided meditation by Bhikkhuni Vimala at the Blue Lotus Temple, I had an interesting synchronicity moment. As she was explaining to all of us about the rising of thoughts, it came to my mind that…

The Glorious Sutta

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Excerpt from the Maha Mangala Sutta – The Glorious Sutta (translation and Commentary by Dr. R.L. Soni revised by Bhikkhu Khantipalo) In life, one is plagued by desires; in Nibbana, all desires are extinguished and all clingings are nullified. In…

You bring out the worst in me

bad-influence

Do you have any friends, neighbors, or Family members who make you feel as thought they bring out the worst in you? What about people who you feel bring out the best in you? Are you a bad influence on…

A double dose of dosa

Dosa is the Pali word for aversion. And boy, how very often do we find ourselves caught up in this feeling. Perhaps the biggest pitfall is that we often don’t even realize that it is aversion which is causing us…