Compassion: Meeting Suffering Without Resistance |
Compassion is one of the central values and ideals of Buddhist practice. However, seeing it as an ideal makes it easy to overlook the difficult circumstances in which it arises. Compassion doesn't com...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Sat, 26 May 2007 02:55:00 PST |
Friend/No Friend |
Daily Readings from the Word of the Buddha - May 12There are four types of people who should be known as enemies disguised as friends: the greedy person, one who speaks but does not act, the flatterer...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Sat, 12 May 2007 04:12:00 PST |
Gaurding the Mind |
I once read a book concerning awareness and thought control using the analogy of a cat and mouse: The watcher is the cat and his thoughts the mouse. For the cat to be constantly chasing the mouse (hi...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:50:00 PST |
Not-Knowing |
..> adapted from a talk by Gil Fronsdal, February 10th, 2004 Buddhist practice involves an interplay between knowing and not-knowing. In Vipassana we often emphasize knowing a...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:36:00 PST |
Calm |
In a moment of the calm of meditation, I feel in my bones the magnificent silent glory of peace. It is but a short peep at deep deep peace. A thought flashed my mind-that this is only a fraction of wh...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:55:00 PST |
Truth about Impermanence |
Dharma When we encounter difficulty, we often ask: "Why me? What did I do to deserve this?" We look at all of life from our own personal viewpoint, seeing ourselves as fixed features in a world frau...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:58:00 PST |
Living Proof w/ Noah Levine |
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Integration of the Dharma into Everyday Life |
A girl practising Metta (Loving-kindness) meditation at home during her daily practice session is disrupted by her small brother's tugging, begging her to play with him. The girl screams, "Leave me al...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:18:00 PST |
Mindfulness |
Mindfulness should be the most natural thing in the world-without any unnecessary strain or effort. But for us, habitually unmindful beings, being mindful might be a daunting task. The more unmindful ...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:57:00 PST |
Acceptance - Serenity Of Knowing |
Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find no...
Posted by Bodhisattva Daniel ™ (friends only) on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:00:00 PST |
