The nature of this world and all within it is impermanence; all things arise, then pass. The cycle of unending impermanence brings with it suffering, as humans are wont to want things to be permanent and they cannot be so. We want our loved ones to remain with us and us with them. We want […]
There are a lot of misunderstandings floating around in the world as to what ‘kamma’ (more popularly known as ‘karma’) actually is, means, and the role that karma plays in one’s life. The word ‘karma’ means something very simple — action. But the concept of karma runs a bit deeper — essentially, it posits that […]
There are about a metric ton of folks attributed with ‘first’ saying that “The only thing in life that doesn’t change is that all things change.” So it is always very fascinating to me that most humans seem to work very hard to deny what is generally accepted as a fundamental aspect and truth about […]
I remember when I first met my root lama. It was at a teaching upon the Four Thoughts (Ngondo). He had asked us to give him examples of analogies of precious human birth. The explanation he had used was that of a blind turtle in a planetary ocean (no land) who only surfaced every 1,000 […]
it’s amusing to me how so many of us ‘in the west’ act as if anything may be had within a lifetime if we’re willing to put everything we are into it. some things just aren’t happening. not everyone can be president, even if the statement ‘anyone can be president’ may be true. by the […]