The real practice of Buddhism happens when you actually have an experience of giving up everything. After one experiences this there is no turning around, or believing in "what the Buddha said&q…

Very true taiyaki, and that is the bottom line truth.

Do you think that time is merely concept in the mind , and there is just this ever-changing moment to moment?

Note to the moderators: I put this in the advanced categories because I feel that it’s an important philosophical question in regards to our Buddhist practice. Though, since its not inherently Buddh…

What is time though? It's a measurement. Measurements are amounts of something real, and are not themselves real phenomena. Instead they are abstractions for whatever purposes we put them to. Show ti…

I recently went through a really dark period of my life, where I slipped into a state of seemingly endless torment about my existence and the universe and things like that. I knew a little about budd…

I enjoy sharing jokes and hope that other members do too. What has made you laugh lately? Here's an old favorite of mine:

@betaboy, That's one way to interpret it. In my experience, the mind is always seeking happiness... and any it finds is fleeting, so the mind tries to cling to it and hold it. So it's never satisfied…

@betaboy, That's one way to interpret it. In my experience, the mind is always seeking happiness... and any it finds is fleeting, so the mind tries to cling to it and hold it. So it's never satisfied…

@jgpp