Looking at two different suttas: Attakari Sutta: The Self Doer (1) and Pancavaggi Sutta: The Discourse of the not-self characteristic (2).

I know that our country has changed a great deal since this exam was administered, but I think that it reflects how much childhood has changed. Most children don't have a fraction of the responsibili…

As I have mentioned a couple of times in other threads, I seek wisdom where I find it, and I find it primarily in the Dhamma, but also in the New Testament. Today, as I do once or twice a month, I w…

Anger & Conflict, Part 1

Heres my Buddhist practice:

My mother is moving across the country at the end of the month as is only planning on taking 2 of her 3 cats. She's planning on putting the oldest one to sleep because a) getting older (not really.. …

In common with a couple of other sites I've come across, newbuddhist.com doesn't allow posting from an iPad. There is some glitch in the IOS software that doesn't bring the keyboard up on the iPad w…

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110611-Teen-Sells-Kidney-for-iPad-2

In the natural world your 2 good mundane eyes will show you that snakes and birds are born from out of eggs, humans and cattle are born from out of wombs, and mosquitoes and worms are apparently born…

The closest zen temple to where I live is about 2 hours away. I was reading about their precept ceremony coming up in July. It states that before taking the precepts one is required to make 3000 pr…