Mindfulness in words — trying to make an internal commentary of what one is doing — is just a kind of illusion.
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Unbiased compassion, by Dalai Lama
Short video by His Holiness the Dalai Lama about unbiased compassion.
The Buddha in Medieval Europe? – The Getty Iris
I find the unexpected connection between this medieval manuscript and the Buddhist tradition during the Angkor period fascinating. It reminds me of how small the world really was and is…
Meditation In Daily Life, by Bhante Bodhidhamma
It is good to take one of the Perfections as a special practice. Maybe it’s patience: I’m impatient with myself and others; I’m easily irritated and angered. So let this be my special practice. As we develop one Perfection, we shall discover that the whole personality is affected and all the other Perfections are also enhanced…
Dharma-Seal of the Unborn, by Kusan Sumin
Everyone originally possesses the Dharma-Seal of the Unborn; so why do you still search for it? Have you realized it yet?
Top 20 posts in last 12 months.
Top 20 Buddhist posts in last 12 months.
Sound and Noise, by Suzuki Roshi
Short film by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi – Sandokai – Sound and Noise
Liberating Emotions, by Ajahn Sumedho.
Sometimes metta is presented as a kind of ‘think pink’ idea, where we are just saying very nice things and wishing everybody well and it is all very sweet and nice, but underneath there might be a kind of volcano of rage and resentment…
