If a person claims to be a Buddhist, shouldn't they be looking at the world, for good or for bad, as a Buddhist? If I could practice all of this, I certainly wouldn't be sitting her chatting with the…

A bhikkhu is prohibited from going to see and hear dancing, singing, and music. (In modern circumstances this will also concern films, videos, TV, etc.) This is similar to the Eight and Ten Precepts …

This is fascinating - excerpts from Wired:

where is page 178.

As I'm 17 and haven't moved out yet, hopefully I'll be able to move somewhere with a nearby temple that I could go to (Image)

I served in the British army for 17 years and it definitely wasn't all about killing people; though lets be clear - the military is in the business of killing.

Western society thinks that operant conditioning is the only way to raise children. Other people do it different. This past spring I went to a talk given by Arun Ghandi, and he told a story of how he…

I still struggle with this. I can offer compassion, if nothing else.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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