The Misguided Quest for Perfection
The Misguided Quest for Perfection The idealism that leads to a desire for, or addiction to perfection on the spiritual path can be, psychologically, very… Read More »The Misguided Quest for Perfection
Engaging With the World to Help People
Engaging With the World to Help People “It is important here to understand that developing bodhicitta is not merely a grand ideal for taking beings… Read More »Engaging With the World to Help People
Reason #1 for Donating to Lotus Center as part of Give Grandly
Reason #1 for Donating to Lotus Center as part of Give Grandly GIVING IS GOOD We are grateful for any donation made to support the… Read More »Reason #1 for Donating to Lotus Center as part of Give Grandly
Shantideva Says…
Shantideva Says… “In The Way of the Bodhisattva, Shantideva says, May I become a protector for those who are helpless.May I become a guide for… Read More »Shantideva Says…
The Trap of the Eight Worldly Concerns
The Trap of the Eight Worldly Concerns “Some of our suffering comes from our relationships to the external world and people. Because we are social… Read More »The Trap of the Eight Worldly Concerns
Meditation in Public Schools – Another Reason to Give Grandly
Meditation in Public Schools – Another Reason to Give Grandly Most of you are already familiar with the cornerstone of Lotus Center’s community service work,… Read More »Meditation in Public Schools – Another Reason to Give Grandly
Just Do It?
Just Do It? “In modern society, we are told that we can be anybody we want to be. This aspiration tends to inflame narcissism, though.… Read More »Just Do It?
If We Don’t Learn from Our Mistakes . . .
If We Don’t Learn from Our Mistakes . . . Living among the compassionate Buddhist cultures of Asia had brought undeniable insight and wisdom to… Read More »If We Don’t Learn from Our Mistakes . . .
Dying Before We Die
Dying Before We Die The recognition of luminosity is the experience of dying before we die, dying within the bardo (i.e., transitional period, or intermediate… Read More »Dying Before We Die
Waiting without Expectation
Waiting without Expectation I said to my soul, “Be still, and wait without hope . . .For hope would be hope for the wrong thing.”… Read More »Waiting without Expectation