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I have fallen off the Precept Bicycle in some pretty messy, dramatic ways in the past. Finally, formally took the Three Refuges and Eight Lifetime Precepts last year. It''s hard learning the hard way… (View Post)
Sometimes, the Buddhist path can seem so impossible and overwhelming, with its many challenging lists and against-the-stream attainments and achievements, and the aura of the Blessed One and his grea… (View Post)
I'm a quote collector -- maybe because during a rough and tumble time in life, when you fall flat on your face and realize you maybe didn't understand things quite as well as you thought you did, it … (View Post)
Bhante Gunaratana's classic book on meditation, "Mindfulness in Plain English" (Wisdom Publications) has some good sections on dealing with pain in meditation: "After you have made all… (View Post)