Tag: dukkha

In pursuit of happiness

Peace

Let’s face it, more than anything else in this World, we all just want to be happy right. Yet we struggle most of our lives seeking a proper vehicle to provide us with that happiness. Money, success, relationships, marriage, children,…

The more you like, the more you lose.

In this mornings meditation, it became more clear and present to me that more I care about something or someone, the more that I suffer when I lose them. A powerful example for me personally, was the loss of my…

Hocus Pocus

hocus pocus

Hocus Pocus, where’s my focus? The older I get, and the more exposure I have to many different people, the more that I see an increasing myriad of spiritual paths, supplements and choices that are being presented to each of…

A serious Buddhist

I am starting to see that considering myself a serious Buddhist is almost an oxymoron. First of all, if we understand the teachings and the practice, then we can see this life in a childlike way. With an innocence and…

I can’t fix this

It would seem that our human brains are wired to be “fixers”. When a situation arises, or we are presented with a difficulty, our neurotransmitters fire signals to the brain which compel us to act upon them. And I have…