Dosa, Tanha, and Upadana. Aversion, Desire, and Clinging (grasping). After a recent and minor motorcycle accident, I suffered an injury to my knee and lower back muscles. The first day after the accident, I decided I could not meditate because…
Live well, die well I have come to the awakening that I will only have lived well if I am able to die well. When I am healthy, with Family and possessions, that is no time to know that I…
The Pali word for greed is Lobha, lust for satisfaction of the senses. And today it occurred to me that this defilement, one of The Three Poisons in Buddha’s teachings, is truly one that destroys and kills. Most of us…
Practicing loving kindness (metta), mindfulness and compassion are probably easiest to do when any of us is having a good day. But I think the real opportunity for growth and wisdom lies in practicing these while in the face of…
The words “skillful” and “unskillful” (Pali: Kusala and Akusala) are Buddhist terms for talking about the ethical status of our actions. A wholesome mind brings about a state of wholesome speech and actions. This is Kusala. Any thoughts that are…