Tag: Enlightenment

Hocus Pocus

hocus pocus

Hocus Pocus, where’s my focus? The older I get, and the more exposure I have to many different people, the more that I see an increasing myriad of spiritual paths, supplements and choices that are being presented to each of…

The truth about Muslims

muslim

The United States of America is the only country in history to have defined itself as Judeo-Christian. This of course excludes a myriad of other religions, agnostics, atheists, and various other spiritual paths. But for now, I would like to…

Knowledge, understanding and absorption

Pariyatti, Patipatti, Pativedha. Three Pali words that could be translated as Theory, Practice and Insight. I find that these three words can be essential in examining our practice and understanding what we are doing with out lives. And it would…

Interview with a Bhikkhuni

Bhikkhuni Vimala

A bhikkhuni (Pāli) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. I was recently granted the privilege of some time with dear Bhikkhuni Vimala, of the Blue Lotus Temple, for a brief but insightful interview. As always, her…

Bowing to the robe

“Bower and what is bowed to are empty by nature. The bodies of one’s self and others are not two. I bow with all beings to attain liberation, to manifest the unsurpassed mind and return to boundless truth.” The robe…