Tag: Suttas

Shut up and get over it!

Shut Up

Who are you telling to shut up? More and more I am coming to see that so much of our conversing is beyond a waste of time. It is also a cultivation of less than mindful stories, drama, disturbance, opinions…

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…

The unimportant life

life

Who decides which life has greater value? The recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been first and foremost on most peoples minds ever since the day that it happened. And certainly this is a day that will live…

Four forms of clinging

Four forms of clinging

From the Cula-sihanada Sutta: “Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of clinging. What four? Clinging to sensual pleasures, clinging to views, clinging to rules and observances, and clinging to a doctrine of self.” In my studies today regarding the middle…

Interview with a Bhikkhuni

Bhikkhuni Vimala

A bhikkhuni (Pāli) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. I was recently granted the privilege of some time with dear Bhikkhuni Vimala, of the Blue Lotus Temple, for a brief but insightful interview. As always, her…