Tag: Pali

What the Buddha did not say

To begin with, Buddha said there “is” suffering. Which does not mean that it is “all” suffering. Yet most of us have certainly faced times in our lives that felt as though it is all suffering and there is no…

War, what is it good for?

war

War seems to be on everyone’s lips lately with all of the violence that’s happening in Syria. The thing I find fascinating is how the media can focus all of our attention on whatever hot topic they choose. I would…

In the beginning there was light

in the beginning

I began this Blog almost three years ago with the simple idea of sharing my experiences and observations along life’s path. This path of course being one that has a foundation based in the teachings of the Buddha. In the…

Now I have all the wisdom

wisdom

Wisdom, like water, cannot be contained by your fist Today I became aware that I have now written over 600 Blog posts since I started doing this just over two years ago. I was astounded to realize that I had…

Deconstructing the self

The epiphany is to break down the self if we are to rebuild something with more wisdom, wholesomeness and acceptance. But does that mean any of us are lacking something right now? I think clearly the answer is no, we…