Cravings - The Source of All Suffering It's hard to believe that I've never written a post devoted to talking about cravings.  When the Buddha first turned the wheel of the dharma and taught his disciples the Four Noble Truths, the center of that teaching was that all our suffering is caused by cravings and that our suffering can be ended by freeing oneself from cravings.It sounds so straightforward but it's not.  The Buddha said in the Four Noble Truths that the Noble Eightfold Path is the way that leads to the end of crav [...]
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Making Amends If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that we have all harmed other people, often those we loved.  Whether it was intentional or not, whether it was an expression of our own suffering or not—it makes no difference to the person who was harmed.In 12-step programs, an important aspect at a later stage of one's program is to make amends to those we have harmed, except where making amends would cause further harm. It is both an important exercise in accepting personal responsi [...]
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Are You Being Guided by Your Ego or Your True Self? I have always been a very principled person; I have strong beliefs and I have felt it was important to express those beliefs in various settings. I felt I was right and that my voice was important to be heard.On the other hand, in each job I have had in my long career (literally, each and every one), I eventually came up against a superior or someone in the organization that disapproved of what I was saying (previously I was consistently seen as the golden boy who did superlative work) and I dec [...]
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213 - No Water, No Moon https://shows.acast.com/secula....rbuddhism/episodes/2

Zoom and In-Person. Benefits of both for teachers and trainees. Reflection on our 12-month online Mindfulness Teacher Trainer Course Next MTTC starts January 2027 In early Covid (March 202, I switched from long-haul flights to Australia, India, Israel/Palestine to spend time at home writing, researching and engaging in Zoom meetings. Like many subscribers, it took a while to get used to Zoom meetings, its chat column and the gallery with participants faces filling the […]
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