Tag: buddhism

Traveller

Bodh Gaya 

As soon as I decided to go to India, I added Bodhgaya to my list. I intended to go there years ago but it didn’t work out then, it probably wasn’t the right time. Now, I was finally on my way. Bodhaya is a pilgrimage…

Traveller

In a Zen Monastery 

I arrived at the monastery after a 2.5 hours scenic drive through rural PA and NY, crossing rolling green hills, mountains, rivers and beautiful meadows. I called the monastery from Livingston Manor, a town 45 minutes away, as they asked me to, so that they…

Soul

Focus on Your Good Features 

Buddha gave some simple yet effective advice for people who want to change themselves: Focus on your good features. Most of us encounter various hurdles in life. It might be the growing number of weeds in your garden, a fungal infection in your body, or…

Soul

So, What is Meditation? 

For me, the idea of meditation and its practice are one and the same, but then again, who doesn’t make such claims when they believe their ideas to be right? In this case, however, I can safely share my ideas about meditation with you, because…

Soul

There are Moments that… 

Sometimes it’s the curtains flitting about in a soft, relaxing summer breeze. Sometimes it’s to wrap yourself up in your mother’s arms. It’s the strange, dazzling sparkles that fly around when you look at your loved one. Sometimes it’s bitter like a cup of black…

Soul

Price versus Value 

When teachers are not fully enlightened, their words are inevitably ignorant because their perceptions are uncertain. They can occasionally talk about the right things when they feel connected to their minds’ true nature, but they cannot explain things correctly all the time. Even if they…