There Is No Such Thing in This Universe as Genuine Randomness “From the Buddhist teachings’ point of view, nothing happens by chance. Every effect has… Read More »There Is No Such Thing in This Universe as Genuine Randomness
The Teacher as a Piece of Jewelry In the West in particular, when you search for a teacher, you would like the teacher to mass-produce… Read More »The Teacher as a Piece of Jewelry
On Faith, Confidence, and Independence Faith is very connected with confidence. And for the type of faith we are talking about here, you also need… Read More »On Faith, Confidence, and Independence
One Note of Zen After Kakua visited the emperor he disappeared and no one knew what became of him. He was the first Japanese to… Read More »One Note of Zen
Observe What it Feels Like to Be Bored and Restless The mind exists in a state of “not enough” and so is always greedy for… Read More »Observe What it Feels Like to Be Bored and Restless
Come Out and Shine Come, consider the world,A painted chariot for kings,A trap for fools.But she who sees goes free. As the moon slips from… Read More »Come Out and Shine
Tough Love from Aghori Vimalananda What is fate, after all, but the sum of your past karmas? And what are karmas except debts to be… Read More »Tough Love from Aghori Vimalananda
Stages of the Guru-Student Relationship In the beginning, when you first meet your guru and you are trying to receive teachings from that guru, it… Read More »Stages of the Guru-Student Relationship
The Folly of Investing in Unsustainable Happiness Having done my own research on [observing my experiential application of Dharma and arriving at my own conclusions],… Read More »The Folly of Investing in Unsustainable Happiness
On Spiritual Friendship The Meghiya Sutta [Sutra] is my favorite Pali text about friendship. It tells the story of the eager young monk Meghiya, who… Read More »On Spiritual Friendship
