Buddhist Teachings for Everyday Living
The Easy Path Isn't What You Think (Part 2)
The easy path is not for the lazy. You’ve probably noticed how much easier it is to do something you really want to do compared to what you think you should do. Faith is like desire, and when you want something, you’re motivated to work for it.
The Easy Path Isn't What You Think (Part 1)
What if the thing blocking your spiritual growth... is trying too hard? Janet Anwyl explores why faith feels effortless — and why getting there is anything but.
Bodhi Day
I hope that we can all take the time to reflect on what a Bodhi Day would mean within our own lives. What a wonderful New Year’s resolution this would be, to reorient our lives towards practice and follow the Way. This is how we can all have a truly happy New Year for both ourselves and for those all around us.
Insight into the Past, Present and Future
This is my favorite Western example for the power of insight and it can be found in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It is about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. He is the evil person. He has no family or friends. He lives in his own self-contained and self-created world of suffering. Then one night, after eating some bad porridge, he is visited by the three ghosts of Christmas. The first is from the past, the second is from the present and the third is from the future.