For many years now, when things go wrong in my life — e.g., losing a home, losing good friends, losing a…
Browsing: delusions
Why do we do the crazy things we do? For our stupidest behavior, we blame bad genes and peer pressure;…
At 8am this morning, as I was peacefully absorbed in meditation, someone honked their horn very loudly. There was a…
In a recent article I tried to explain how self-grasping and self-cherishing, and the delusions they spawn, entirely undermine our…
The holiday season is upon us, and it seems as good a time as any to think about miserliness and…
We all want to be happy, isn’t that the truth?! In fact, we all want to be happy all the…
I am sitting on the beach hearing a Russian couple arguing. I can’t really begin to describe what a perfect…
The last article, What is the root of all evil according to Buddha?, looked at how self-grasping — thinking that…
Synopsis Buddha said that the root of all our negative minds — all our so-called “delusions” or unpeaceful, uncontrolled minds…
We probably all worry unduly sometimes, which makes us all worrywarts according to the dictionary. Here are some more practical…