Tag: loving friendliness

I see you suffer

When the Buddha reached enlightenment, or as I like to see it “awakened”, I understand that he was not going to attempt to teach others what he had learned. But from his great compassion (mahakaruna), he decided to spend the…

Letting go again

Attachment – suffering Desire – suffering Passion – suffering Clinging – suffering Yikes, how do we get out of this situation of creating so much unhappiness and dissatisfaction in our lives? The Pali word Samsara best describes this state of…

Don’t ever change

I have come to see that this is one of the most ridiculous statements anyone of us can ever make. Not only ridiculous, but unwise, unrealistic, and a guaranteed cause of great suffering for yourself. What in this World does…

Open mouth, insert foot

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind” ~ Buddha “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. ~ Abraham Lincoln” “Speak…