As samsaric human beings we all feel dukkha. That’s the first Truth Bouddha taught and a very needed one. Dukkha, as this existential and constant insatisfaction, is a lifelong companion,…
How awful does this sound? As trained Mahayana practitioners we can’t but be shocked by such a statement. I was. However, unless and until we have attained an unwavering realization…
Love is what we are. That is why it is so good to be in love. If we remove the self-centered part of it, and retain the tenderness and deep…
If we don't compare it with what we would like it to be, what we think it should be, or what we thought it would be - everything is perfect…
It always suprises me when, even after so many years of trying to practice Buddhism, I still see myself hoping to fix Samsara. Hoping for the perfect conditions, expecting everything…
Nobody hurts us - our emotions do. This is not an absolute truth, of course. But a pretty much truth anyway. It is not the actual harm that is done…
I often ask myself how is it that close relationships are one of the great causes of suffering in our Western world. Since the need for closeness and love is…
When life is settled, it’s easy to feel stable. We don’t realize, at that time, how much clinging there is underneath that false stability. We cling to people and situations,…