Beyond Birth and Death
Buddhist words
Everything is always becoming otherwise.
Maybe that is what this path is all about not falling in love, but learning to be able to love
-Brian LESAGE
From all causes there is a result. We live in our ordinary life as if we have the power to prevent the natural result of our actions and the actions of others. Life doesn't work like
... See moreThe next time you think, “If only—” or “It would be better if—,” instead of simply following that thought, make space to recall that this dissatisfaction, this dukkha, is the first seal. It’s what everyone you know feels all the time. Let yourself be knocked off balance by the realization that in this way, you are deeply connected to everyone... See more
Koun Franz • The Eightfold Path: Right View
… Humans get to accomplish much more than cats, and probably, to experience a far richer panoply of emotions. But the price we must pay is facing hard truths: that we’l die; that life unfolds one moment after another; that each moment represents a choice among competing ways of spending our time, so that agonizing choices, and the sacrifice of
... See moreOn a deeper level, I’m always practicing being done, in every sense—because birth, death, love, and life’s turning points arrive unannounced, their timing held close in the hands of the universe. One of my meditation teachers likens us to ships sailing out to sea, destined to sink; we just don’t know when. Another advises, “Stop making stuff.” He
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