Tag: moha

All is illusion

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” ~Albert Einstein Today I was thinking about the concept of no self (anatta). And although I believe it is more of a reality than a concept, I have no first…

Are you ready for tomorrow?

Tomorrow never comes A couple days ago it was predicted by someone that the World was coming to an end. And I wonder how many people might have had some genuine fear about this possibility. Did it cross your mind…

Greed kills

The Pali word for greed is Lobha, lust for satisfaction of the senses. And today it occurred to me that this defilement, one of The Three Poisons in Buddha’s teachings, is truly one that destroys and kills. Most of us…

Wholesome and skillfull

The words “skillful” and “unskillful” (Pali: Kusala and Akusala) are Buddhist terms for talking about the ethical status of our actions. A wholesome mind brings about a state of wholesome speech and actions. This is Kusala. Any thoughts that  are…