Tag: attachment

Lights are on, but no Bodhi home

In Buddhism, bodhi (pronounced bo-dee) means the awakening experience attained by the Buddha and his accomplished disciples and refers to the unique consciousness of a fully liberated being. So when I look at my practice, I see that I am…

No such thing as Buddhism

As I learn more about the the teachings of the Buddha, called the Dharma, I am coming to realize how inappropriate some words are. Buddhist, and Buddhism are two of those words. There really is no such thing if one…

Permanently impermanent

That’s what I am facing today, everlasting impermanence. These feelings I am having right now are not going to last. These thoughts I am expressing are not going to remain. This body that I am residing in is not going…

Please release me

Let me go. I know I sound like Engelbert Humperdinck, but it’s true. Release me from these attachments. I get it, all my attachments are the cause of my suffering. But how can I not have attachment to my Family…