For the first time in a couple of weeks, I decided not to work after putting my daughter to bed. Instead I watched Life in a Day on Netflix, something I’ve been meaning to do for some time. YouTube collected…
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Life in a Day
Tagged with: aversion, daily life, death, desire, humor, joy, love, nature, video
Posted in Mind & Body, Uncategorized
Posted in Mind & Body, Uncategorized
Renunciation as a practice
A few days ago I posted about renunciation and how it often seems minimized in Western practice. Any reader of the suttas knows what a central role renunciation plays in the teaching. The entire purpose of the monastic lifestyle is…
Tagged with: daily life, desire, generosity, mindfulness, renunciation, reprogramming
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Posted in Mind & Body, Uncategorized
Paper Tiger
The craving that when fed makes me a hungry ghost: a paper tiger.
Kusala Bhikshu on Sex and Food
From a wonderful talk given to high school students by Kusala Bhikshu: The big question today is… Does the desire for sex always lead to suffering? The answer is, Yes! But the reason may surprise you. The Buddha in everything he…
