Unfortunately, one of the ills of modern society is that it’s in headlong flight from the truth of the human condition, from the fact that we all, without exception, are subject to old age, sickness and death…
John Snelling
The End of The Affair, by John Snelling
A couple of years ago I experienced that commonplace modern disaster, the breakup of a marriage. It’s always a trauma when two people who have thrown in their lot together split up. High hopes are dashed, trust is betrayed, and a terrible emotional wrenching takes place…
The Silly Monkeys, a Buddhist fable
The Silly Monkeys is one of a collection of over 500 Buddhist fables known as the Jataka Tales, said to have been recounted by Gotama the Buddha to his disciples… About 4 mins.
Buddhism now 