Mar 31Member-onlyLife is Traumatic : Buddha’s 1st Noble Truth in 2023If the Buddha was was walking around now, he would have said; ‘Life is Traumatic’ instead of “Life is Dukkha”. For context please see this previous post. Everyone grows up through some sort of trauma, it is the human condition. Some trauma is more difficult to deal with than others…Trauma2 min readTrauma2 min read
Feb 13Member-onlyMedium Shadow Bans???I am not a Medium power writer, but the stats typically look like the left side of the graph. The two bars on the right usually only happen…Medium1 min readMedium1 min read
Jun 2, 2022Member-onlyThe First Noble TruthEveryone in the west understands Buddha’s First Noble Truth. Long before any of us may come to study or know of eastern thought and parse the meaning of the Pali or Sanskrit translations we know the street translations. In street parlance, the first Noble Truth is ‘Life Sucks’ or ‘Life…Buddhism3 min readBuddhism3 min read
Mar 2, 2022Member-onlyKoan: Stop the Sound of the Distant Temple BellDharma packaged for our Times — Koans1 min readKoans1 min read
Jan 12, 2022The everyday ‘self’ is not an illusion, for godsake!1186Peter EastmanPeter,Peter, You appear well read so I am sure that you are aware that at the end of the 10 Ox Herding pictures the monk (you) walks back into the village. Congratulations on getting there intellectually. However the-study-of-self is an experiential journey, which happens to go through a forget-the-self phase. …1 min read1 min read
Mar 16, 2021Member-onlyMonk Cheats Between the BellsSome sitting periods are just longer than others — In my previous post Monk Cheats for Sitting during Meditation I passed along a few points on sitting comfortably. However sitting comfortably is only half the battle. Taming the mind is why we all start meditating in the first place. Not all sittings are created equal … which is kind…Meditation4 min readMeditation4 min read
Feb 23, 2021Member-onlySeekers AdmonitionZendo Rhymes | Dharma Packaged for Our Times — Zendo Rhymes1 min readZendo Rhymes1 min read
Jan 27, 2021Member-onlyThe Three Treasure: DharmaZendo Rhymes | Dharma Packaged for Our Times — Zendorhymes1 min readZendorhymes1 min read
Jan 27, 2021Member-onlyKarmaZendo Rhymes | Dharma Packaged for Our Times — Your life and karma are the same There is nothing or no one else to blame Karma is Cause and Effect A relationship you must respect Every Effect has a Cause A situation that should give you pause Something you consider bad May set you up for being glad Something…Zendorhymes1 min readZendorhymes1 min read
Jan 12, 2021Member-onlyThe Three Treasures : SanghaZendo Rhymes | Dharma Packaged for Our Times — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
