Tag: upekkha

My faith is in truth

But what is the truth? Is it your beliefs or my beliefs, or some beliefs that I have yet to discover? For me, it is none of the above. If I were told hold a flame to my finger, my…

Right speech

“As my teacher once said, “If you can’t control your mouth, there’s no way you can hope to control your mind.’ This is why right speech is so important in day-to-day practice. Right speech, explained in negative terms, means avoiding…

It begins with me

Last night, Bhante Sujatha’s dhamma talk was about the foundation of our practice. And that it is only by developing loving kindness towards the self first, that we are then able to share it with the rest of the World.…

Don’t call me a Buddhist

I was thinking today about separation of people based on so many perceptions, belief systems and ideologies. And I realized that by attaching a label of Buddhist to myself, I only perpetuate this type of separation. I am merely a…