Aspiring Without Attachment
I've been struggling for months how to write this post. [...]
I’m just not getting it.
These are strange times. I feel surrounded by [...]
The Middle Way
I attended the online meeting "Insight Meditation with August and [...]
Watching My Practice Grow
Ah, my practice. I sit and watch it grow. At [...]
Who is Scott?
Who is Scott? Old answers have faded Enjoying the [...]
It’s a bit more than just looking at things differently.
All this Buddhist stuff is really just learning how to think about things from a different perspective.
Learned Helplessness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness I remember from a Psych 101 course reading about [...]
Doing The Right Thing
"Doing the right thing from the Buddhist perspective implies doing [...]
Old Path White Clouds
"The Essence of the Tathagata's teachings can be found in..." [...]
Eight Realizations
https://plumvillage.org/sutra/discourse-of-the-eight-realization-of-the-great-beings/ The world is impermanent. More desire brings more suffering. [...]
Another Take on Emptiness
"Form is that which is before we project our concepts [...]
Your Car is a Dharma Teacher
The parallels between driving and Buddhism go on and on. Think on this as you're driving along next time. Your car is a good Dharma teacher.
Not depending on words and letters
A special transmission outside the scriptures, Not depending on words [...]
Beliefs
Mara was out with some fellow demons one day, and [...]
We create our own music
In any given moment in time, we can either choose [...]