Buddhist Teachings for Everyday Living
Living with the End in Mind (Part 2)
If you had seven days left to live, what would you stop doing? What would you begin? What would you do to live your life fully?
Two Rivers, a White Path, and the Hotel California (Part 2)
I’ve heard the two rivers parable a number of times but I really came to understand it through a classic song that popped up on one of my playlists the other day. It’s a song about another traveler trying to escape the beasts and brigands, fire and water in his life, who was trying to escape a place you’ve all heard of before: “Hotel California.”
Two Rivers, a White Path, and the Hotel California (Part 1)
I’ve heard the two rivers parable a number of times but I really came to understand it through a classic song that popped up on one of my playlists the other day. It’s a song about another traveler trying to escape the beasts and brigands, fire and water in his life, who was trying to escape a place you’ve all heard of before: “Hotel California.”
Floating on Faith
I had it in my mind I knew what practice I needed to take to get to enlightenment – the path of the sages. This isn’t a practical path for me, a householder with everyday responsibilities. It took me a bit to understand and embrace the Shin path.