Doug's Dharma just posted a video on the instructions the Buddha gave on how to use our thinking mind to sort of steer our way to a more wholesome way of thinking and being. Its been a part of my pra…

This post appeared on Facebook, in the "Walk For Peace community" Group. It's long, but worth a read.

It seems to me that the question of whether to strive for control is a difficult conundrum. At times one needs control, of the body and of the mind, and it could be said that striving for control is …

I came across this Alan Watts quote today, and thought it was unusually insightful even for him. That life is an art, not a precise problem to be solved is one of those key realisations which you may…

When I started looking into Buddhism recently, I kept hearing from Buddhists about how life is not going to get easier with it, how it's taking more stress upon myself, how being more happy is not th…

Most of us are or have been helped by our attunement with Dharma. None claim constantperfection. Some even claim the Buddha was not perfect, in all scenarios.

Not a documentary, but some food for thought.

Not sure if others here share this trait of the "Empath" where you pretty much literally take on or absorb the emotions and energies of others and the world around you. This video of Carl J…

Hello, dear friends on the Path;

There's an image that's helped me lately that I thought I would share. Others may have already expressed it. I think Pema Chodron has spoken many times about "not biting the hook."