Okay, so the idea that I could get one of these done per day hasn’t exactly worked out. However, I’m still going to finish the series, but it may take me longer than previously anticipated. We need to seriously investigate whether people who have fame, power, and wealth are happy and whether those who have …
Tag: quotes
Jul 07 2009
Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times (Part III)
We should find the truth in this world through our difficulties, through our suffering. This is the basic teaching of Buddhism. Pleasure is not different from difficulty. Good is not different from bad. Bad is good; good is bad. –Shunryu Suzuki Roshi The first part of the quote seems to say that the through the …
Jul 03 2009
Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times (Part II)
If you want to deny or avoid something and have a picnic or vacation instead, you may feel some short-term relief, but the problem will remain. So instead of doing that, if you penetrate into the suffering or the tragedy and see its nature with some perspective, your mental attitude will improve, and you will …
Thought for the Moment
