The essence of Buddhist Practice
What is the essence of Buddhist practice?
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October 13, 2021
Seeking distraction or fulfillment?
As samsaric human beings we all feel dukkha. That’s the first Truth Bouddha taught and a very needed one. Dukkha, as this existential and constant insatisfaction, is a lifelong companion,…
October 14, 2019
Put yourself first
How awful does this sound? As trained Mahayana practitioners we can’t but be shocked by such a statement. I was. However, unless and until we have attained an unwavering realization…
October 9, 2019
In love with love
Love is what we are. That is why it is so good to be in love. If we remove the self-centered part of it, and retain the tenderness and deep…
October 5, 2019
Let it be
If we don't compare it with what we would like it to be, what we think it should be, or what we thought it would be - everything is perfect…
October 2, 2019
Samsara is unfixable
It always suprises me when, even after so many years of trying to practice Buddhism, I still see myself hoping to fix Samsara. Hoping for the perfect conditions, expecting everything…
September 30, 2019
Nobody hurts us
Nobody hurts us - our emotions do. This is not an absolute truth, of course. But a pretty much truth anyway. It is not the actual harm that is done…
September 5, 2019
Choose love, whenever possible
I often ask myself how is it that close relationships are one of the great causes of suffering in our Western world. Since the need for closeness and love is…
November 10, 2016
Stability
When life is settled, it’s easy to feel stable. We don’t realize, at that time, how much clinging there is underneath that false stability. We cling to people and situations,…
October 6, 2016
Social coherence
Social coherence or otherwise called empathy, compassion or loving kindness in the Buddhist context. This video points things that we know, giving them a new approach: how we feel determines…
June 3, 2016