Tag: Right View

Struggling with addiction

addiction

A Buddhist perspective on my personal addictions I don’t honestly know if the Buddha ever taught about addictions directly, but he certainly did teach about defilements and attachments. The Pali word kilesa means mental states that cloud the mind and…

My brush with death

death

And how often do we each flirt with death every day? This morning was not unlike most other mornings. Waking up around 5:30 a.m., I carry our 15-year-old Chow Chow downstairs as she is far too weak to do it…

Do the right thing

Right View, Right Intention, Right Action, Right Mindfulness, these are all part of the Noble Eightfold Path. But what does one do when we are not able to discern what is “right” in any given situation? Normally, I find that…

Stopping Rush Limbaugh

I am sure that by now all of us have heard about the slanderous and offensive comments made by Rush Limbaugh on his radio show recently. And I must admit that I was a bit upset myself when I first…

I died last night

A tornado struck my home, and destroyed my house, my car and killed me. There is nothing left. Do you care? Are you sad about this? Are you suffering because I am gone? I would ask you why? I am…