From the Cula-sihanada Sutta: “Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of clinging. What four? Clinging to sensual pleasures, clinging to views, clinging to rules and observances, and clinging to a doctrine of self.” In my studies today regarding the middle…
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…
“Attachment is the origin, the root of suffering; hence it is the cause of suffering.” ~ The Dalai Lama at Harvard University, 1988 The Second Noble Truth is that the origin of suffering is attachment (upādāna). And obviously, the Dalai…
I think that most of us hope to have balance and peace in our lives. But most of us would probably agree that this seems more easily said than done most times. This got me to thinking about what balance…
Which one are you going to when you die? Where is heaven and hell? What determines how you get to either one? Do you ever even consider an after-life of any kind? Perhaps if you are Buddhist or Atheist, you…