The word “best” is of course completely subjective, but I thought I would share with you the Top 5 most read posts from 2012. For those who may have missed them during the year, perhaps you may find them to…
The best of 2012
Tag: nissarana
The key to happiness
I think most people would agree that they enjoy being happy. And I doubt that many of us would say we like to be sad, angry or depressed. But yet we probably all experience happy, sad, and angry moments many…
What’s my label?
Am I the tall guy, am I David, am I Mr. Schmidt, am I Dad, am I Grandpa, or am I Nissarana? How do you define me, and which label is correct? Is one correct and the others false, or…
Denial is not a river in Egypt
Denial (also called abnegation) is a defense mechanism postulated by Sigmund Freud, in which a person is faced with a fact that is too uncomfortable to accept and rejects it instead, insisting that it is not true despite what may…
The happiest day
This morning I realized that the Buddha did not teach rules or guidelines. The Buddha gave instructions for liberation. And the more I practice, the more I understand why he hesitated in trying to transmit this to other beings. Words…