Tag Archives: Core Teaching of the Buddha
The Power of Words
Click here to receive or newsletter or Check out our Website Dr. Masaru Emoto has experimented on water for more than a decade. He seems to have proven that water can sense, perhaps even comprehend, “see,” and “listen.” It seems, at least … Continue reading
Intention: Skilled & Unskilled
“Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, & intellect.” Anguttara Nikaya 6.63 “‘I am the owner of my actions (kamma), heir to my actions, born of my actions, related through my actions, … Continue reading
Sentient Being or Being Sentience?
Nothing exists outside of the way we think of it; yet at the same time, nothing exists the way we think of it. The way we experience “things,” through the six consciousnesses and five aggregates, means that we are sentient … Continue reading
Authentic Buddhism; a Few Scattered Afterthought
Students often ask me about authentic Buddhism. Some Zen teachers claim that their version is the most authentic. Tibetans use the term “authentic” quite liberally when discussing their brand. Pure Land teachers sometimes make the claim as well. Of course, … Continue reading
Greed, Aversion, Delusion, Anger, Contempt, and Conceit I recently gave a Dhamma talk at a friend’s Sangha where I was asked the same question I am usually asked when I teach at Christian and secular events. It always seems that … Continue reading
Does a Fish See Water?
Fish don’t know they’re in water. If you tried to explain it, they’d say, “Water? What’s water?” They’re so surrounded by it, that it’s impossible to see. They can’t see it until they get outside of it. This is how … Continue reading
Different Fields to Plow
Reality is a marvelous idea. Yet, most of us don’t know how it works. Everything we think we know is wrong. Why do we tend to believe in fantasies? It is because we were conditioned to do so. This is … Continue reading
Violence and Non-Violence
Non-violence, ahimsa, was the starting point of the Buddha’s journey. As a bodhisatta, Siddhartha Gautama, craved a way to alleviate violence, both in his life and the lives of sentient beings. In autobiographical passages he said violence dismayed him. It … Continue reading
Toward a Harmonious Community
There is a lot of talk in the spiritual community regarding how people, especially the young, really need to express themselves. This expression should not regard the feelings or thoughts of others. Some ministers actually teach this in their sermons. … Continue reading
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Journey
Fists Full of Sand 