Tag: suffering
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Understanding Suffering
This is a short section from the book, High Altitude Meditation by Doug Kraft. The Buddha never said “Life is Suffering.” He said it had suffering. If we look deeply…
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A Veil That Obscures Who We Are — Part I
The ego, in the context of Non-Duality teachings, is often described as the constructed sense of self, the “I” that we believe ourselves to be. This sense of self is…
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Paramita – Wisdom 3
If we examine our experiences in life, we see that nothing stays the same. Everything is always changing. All our material possessions will eventually breakdown. Friends come and go, and…
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Paramita – Diligence 2
We are new concluding up our work with the Virtue of Diligence – Enthusiastic Perseverance. Here is what Webster says about Perseverance: Continued effort to do or achieve something despite…
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Paramita – Diligence 1
We are continuing our exploration the six transcendental virtues, focusing now on Virya: diligence, joyous effort or enthusiastic perseverance. The virtue of Diligence is that it supports our practice of…
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Suffering Times Three
At a recent session, someone brought up the experience of being in a situation where they were experiencing joy in that moment and, at the same time, experiencing the inherent…
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Perception — Not What You Think
There is a difference between what your senses experience (raw perception) and what you understand and experience in the mind. Your perception is the direct sense contact with the physical…
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The Work of Christmas
I sincerely wish you Happy Holidays, with the full awareness that, with all the festive celebrations going on around you, sometimes the holidays can bring difficult emotions to mind: loved ones who…
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