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“The moment you accept responsibility for your situation you begin to move in a positive direction.” ~Bhante Gunaratana“Mindfulness in Plain English” (Wisdom)

The cause of suffering, the Second Noble Truth, is desire (tanha)—attachment to desire out of ignorance. Here we’re not trying to rid ourselves of desire, or become somebody who doesn’t have any desires. We’re recognizing desire: desire is like this, … Continue reading →

‘MEDITATION: Because some questions can’t be answered by Google!’

“If anger, despair, or sorrow accumulate in our hearts, we have to do something about it. Exercise, talk to your mentor, meditate on loving-kindness.” ~ Haemin Sunim (from The Bodhi Journal)

“The troubles in the world are always troubles in oneself, while external troubles are mere occurrences which just take place” ~Ajahn Pannavaddho (from Forest Sangha Twitter feed)

AJAHN SUMEDHO: “The first ordination for bhikkhus (monks) at the time of the Buddha, before it got all complicated, was simply ‘ehi bhikkhu,’ which means ‘Come, bhikkhu‘ and that was it. Now we have to go through a whole procedure … Continue reading →

No doubt, even Buddhist monks have their Ben ‘n’ Jerry’s meditation moments.

Bhante Jayasara (‘Bhante J’), of the Bhavana Society Theravadan Buddhist Forest Monastery and Retreat Center in High View, WV, gives an introductory talk and leads a guided meditation in the morning of a day-long silent retreat at the PeaceTree Center … Continue reading →

“Meditation is to wisdom as the lamp is to its light.” ~Dajian Huineng (638-713)