Tag: Tanha

Teaching each other

Dosa, Tanha, and Upadana. Aversion, Desire, and Clinging (grasping). After a recent and minor motorcycle accident, I suffered an injury to my knee and lower back muscles. The first day after the accident, I decided I could not meditate because…

Elimination of deep depression

I see depression as somewhat of an epidemic in today’s society. I have witnessed it in all of my Family members from time to time, and certainly with myself on many occasions. Certainly many of our friends are currently dealing…

Knowledge or wisdom?

After a decade or more years of studying the dhamma, I think I have gained an awful lot of knowledge. I certainly know a lot of Pali and Sanskrit words, and I am familiar with many discourses and sutta’s. I…

The wish

There is a parable about a poor man walking through the woods reflecting upon his many troubles. He stopped to rest against a tree, a magical tree that would instantly grant the wishes of anyone who came in contact with…

Pick your poison

The Three Poisons, the cause of human suffering as explained by the Buddha, is greed, hatred and delusion. These poisons fill our lives with suffering, unhappiness and dissatisfaction. They cause us to make unskillful choices and decisions, which affect our…