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…
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Kalyana Mitta
Kalyana Mitta translates from Pali as “spiritual friends”. I am very blessed and thankful that I now have many of these people in my life. But as I research the deeper meaning of this term, I find it truly means…
Did you workout today?
Living in our health/body conscious society, most of you have a daily exercise routine. And if you don’t, you probably vow to start one in the new year. But ask yourself, why am I so concerned with this physical decaying…
Have I got a story for you…
Shut up, and get over it! That’s it, that’s my whole story. You see, the Disturbing Emotions workshop kind of summed up suffering in this way. “Drop your story, and you’ll never suffer again” is what the Venerable Madika actually…
Just do it my way!
Wouldn’t the World be a better place if everyone just did things my way? Of course it would. And that is exactly the type of thinking that causes me so much suffering every single day. You see, when someone is…