Imagine doing nothing out of guilt or prestige or status or money or approval. Can you? The 19th practice of the Bodhisattva says: Even when you are famous, honored by all, And as rich as the god of wealth himself,…
Only something as insane as human beings would ever asked themselves if ‘I’m good.’ You don’t find oak trees having existential crisis. ‘I feel so rotten about myself. I don’t produce as much acorns as the one next to me.’”…
My confidence is highly influenceable, although “they” say that’s not a word. You know what I mean. Our bravado can take on the vibe of whatever’s around us if we’re not careful. It’s why as a kid we got in…
In Buddhist temples, people bow all the time. A traditional and very common practice is to bow three times, once for the Buddha (the man), once for the dharma (the teachings) and once for the sanga (the community). We call…