Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
~Basho (17th century Japanese poet)
This Journey Is Our Home
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You Are Not Your Thoughts
Thoughts are mental formations that arise according to their own causes and conditions. It’s a pretty impersonal process...
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Attachment to Outcomes
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Full Moon
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The Buddha's Discourse on Good Will
At the close of a year, we reflect on the challenges, the losses, stresses, and sorrows, as well as the joys and happiness we’ve experienced. As we wish each other "Happy New Year," the hopes and favorable intentions inherent in that sentiment are well expressed by the Buddha in his discourse on good will for all—including ourselves.
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May You Be Happy and Peaceful
If you’ve done loving kindness practice for a while, you have probably discovered at least one of its secrets. Metta (the Pali word for loving kindness) is a transformational practice, not for others, but for oneself. A friend and I were talking particularly about sending good wishes to a difficult person as part of the formal practice. This must be done with no hope or expectation that the difficult person will change.
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Appreciative Joy
Mudita, one of the four brahma-viharas, is appreciative joy, an acknowledgment of our own happiness and the happiness and good fortune of others.
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