Tag: Budu Saranai

Thank you so much

Over the past five months since I began this Blog, I have had many people thank me for my Blog and my posts. But I want you to know that it is me who is thankful. You are my friends,…

Veil of illusion

I have used the expression “veil of illusion” a few time in previous posts. I thought I should perhaps try and clarify the meaning of this. Please keep in mind that when I write here, I do my best to…

The chicken or the egg

The question today is, does faith create the experience or does experience create faith. Kind of like, which came first- the chicken or the egg. Better yet, does Buddhism involve faith? Some friends today were discussing the Pali word “Saddha”,…

A friendly reminder

As I sit here decompressing a bit from all the excitement and joy of Christmas, I wrestle with some real sadness. You see I have a Brother who is far away, and is very sick. It is not a terminal…

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…