I think our society encourages the idea of living large, meaning to have nice cars, homes, jewelry, and party like there’s no tomorrow. Get yourself a boat, a motorcycle, snowmobile, take vacations, just live large. Isn’t that what an awesome…
Is it Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, or Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma? Perhaps you are thinking that it’s none of these, or maybe thinking it is someone like Gandhi or Einstein that was the greatest teacher. While all of these have influenced…
When I first me my teacher, Bhante Sujatha, he told me the thing I was missing in my practice was the sangha. Which at that time I really knew nothing about. I suppose I thought of the sangha as a…
War seems to be on everyone’s lips lately with all of the violence that’s happening in Syria. The thing I find fascinating is how the media can focus all of our attention on whatever hot topic they choose. I would…
First and foremost I should make it clear that my teacher is the Buddha. And while the dhamma is a living and breathing guide for each of us, the Buddha himself is of course dead. But many years ago I…