I just found this interesting book by Venerable Dr. K Sri Dhammananda Thero. He was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar in the Theravada tradition who lived between 1919 and 2006. He lived mostly in Malaysia and Singapore. There are many books to his credit. I stumbled across this one titled, “Human Dignity in […]
Wisdom Teachings Come From Everywhere
August 26, 2013 by
These words of wisdom from Lama Surya Das attempt to answer the question, “What is wisdom?” Lama Surya Das was born Jeffrey Miller in Brooklyn, New York and became a lama after studying in the Tibetan tradition for more than 20 years. He teaches the wisdom of dzogchen – a Tibetan word that means Great […]
Transformation Of Our Minds
August 20, 2013 by
The Dalai Lama gave an interview with Tricycle magazine in the fall of 2001 called Ethics for a Secular Millennium. I received these words of wisdom as part of the Tricycle Daily Dharma for August 19, 2013. His Holiness tells us that we need to proceed on the spiritual path of transformation of our minds […]
Engaged Buddhism
August 14, 2013 by
These words of wisdom from Sulak Sivaraksa rang true to me because of his work with engaged Buddhism. Together with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, The Dalai Lama, and Maha Ghosananda, he formed the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB). Thich Nhat Hanh, as you probably know is a peace activist and is well-known for […]
Are We Eating Our Children?
August 6, 2013 by
I know this title sounds kind of brutal. I wanted to get your attention. There is a story told by the Buddha in the Son’s Flesh Sutra. It is the story about the couple who ate their son’s flesh. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, tells this story often. Here […]
Who Makes You Suffer?
August 2, 2013 by
These words of wisdom from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teach us to think about who makes us suffer. Instead of blaming them, Thay, as his students refer to Thich Nhat Hanh, suggests that they are suffering and asking for help. If we can provide that help with wisdom and compassion, our suffering will be […]
The World Needs You!
July 31, 2013 by
In celebration of the 71st continuation day of Roshi Joan Halifax, I offer this quote from her. I received this in an email today and was touched by its simplicity. Roshi Joan Halifax is a Zen Master and founder of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I first met her at a […]
Impermanence Is Everywhere
July 26, 2013 by
These words of wisdom presented here today were written by Lama Surya Das in an article in Tricycle magazine. Normally, I post these types of quotes directly on Facebook. However, the weekly words of words of wisdom chosen by him have not been available recently, so I chose these instead! Impermanence is one of the […]
Golden Light – Lux Aurumque
July 25, 2013 by
Lux Aurumque is a wonderful video of singers around the world conducted by Eric Whitacre. There are 185 voices from 12 countries. The music is awe-inspiring! Lama Surya Das wrote, Check out the power and blessings of voices raised together in spirit in this magnificent musical sangha effort, which uplifts and edifies the mind and […]
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