Let’s face it, life is hard. Yes, sometimes smooth sailing. But around the corner, maybe right now, choppy. If we are honest, life never fully satisfies. “Can’t get no … s a t i s f a c t i o n, but I tried, and I tried, and I tried …” sang the Stones. The Buddha expressed the unsatisfactory nature of samsara in the beginning of his first set of discourses, the first noble truth. Life is suffering, unsatisfactory, angst. It is same for all of us. That is why we value love and compassion. We are all in the same boat. Let’s dedicate our life (lives) to freeing everyone from this misery. What better thing can we do? Losar Tashi Delek. Happy Tibetan New Year. Happy Valentine’s Day with love. E
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Life is like a roller-coaster ride
Life is like a roller-coaster ride. Fasten your seat belt. Don’t fall out. It is amazing how quickly things change. One moment feeling good like everything is “going my way.” The next moment, the bottom […]
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Hardship makes us stronger and more robust
Hardship, in forcing us to exercise greater patience and forbearance in daily life, actually makes us stronger and more robust. From the daily experience of hardship comes a greater capacity to accept difficulties without losing […]
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Life in the big city called samsara
Sometimes we feel like we are flying. Sometimes we feel like we are drowning. This is life in the big city called samsara. This is just being human, living in the swamp of samsara. Nevertheless, […]