After over 16 years of practice and considering myself a student of the Buddha, this would seem a rather odd question to pose. But this question of what Buddhist believe, or believe in, has actually been asked of me quite…
What do Buddhists believe
Tag: Nirvana
So many questions
The Buddha taught that we should question everything, and investigate with our own minds to determine what is valid. And most recently, I have found myself doing a lot of questioning and examination. A lot more than I have done…
My past lives
In this mornings meditation, I tried something different. I opened myself to the spaciousness of this existence, and allowed recollections of past lives. To my surprise, it quickly came to me that my previous existence was that of a Monk.…
Show me your mind
Now show me space. Is there any way that you can show me either one of these? You can point to the stars and say that is space, and you can describe a thought and say this is your mind.…
Dead, dying, death, gone.
All things are impermanent. Why does the thought of dying or death disturb most of us so greatly? I know that most people would prefer never to bring this subject up. And how many of us exercise like crazy, dye…