Sitting
I don't claim to be a poet, but here you go. I sit and watch but flies buzz around my head. I let them. Knees creak and moan and I hear...
There are Four Noble Realities
A member of my sangha said she was talking to a friend of hers and he said that he was a bad Buddhist since he “couldn’t believe life was...
Vanity, Thy Name is...Me
I’ve been thinking about vanity a lot lately…does that mean that I’ve been vainly contemplating vanity? {Smile} What is vain and how is...
On Being a Pragmatic Buddhist Monk
A Dharma Talk for Ordinations So what is it to be a Pragmatic Buddhist Monk? We don’t shave our heads - well, we’re not required to - we...
Sutra Meditation 1
These meditations will be on Discourses from the Atthakavagga. Discourse I - On Sense Desires 1. If a person attains the sense pleasures...
Focused or Detached Mindfulness
Is Mindfulness Supposed to be Focused or Detached? A while ago I went to a talk on Mindfulness here in Columbus. The presenter was a...