Sometimes, we meticulously plan ahead and yet no matter how hard we try, nothing goes well and we end up having a bad day. A bad day here and there is ...
Meeting a stranger’s gaze and taking the plunge to initiate a conversation can be one of life’s most subtly daunting challenges. Our heartbeats might ...
Milarepa was a famous Tibetan meditation practitioner and Buddhist teacher who lived from 1052 to 1135. He said, “When you run after your thoughts, you are ...
In this rapid-paced, hyper-connected age, one of the most common refrains heard around the world is, “Why am I always tired?” It’s a puzzling question. Our ...
The concept of “free will” doesn’t sit very easily with Buddhism. As far as I’m aware, it’s considered an important idea because God rewards and punishes us ...
You’re only given one life to make the most of. You’ve got one shot to go after your dreams, achieve the things you want, and find joy in your decisions. ...
I often hear Buddhists talking about “the unconditioned.”I’m extremely suspicious of this expression. In fact think it’s positively unhelpful, in that brings ...
With so many people glued to screens every day, we’re all becoming a bit more disconnected from each other, comparing our lives to others just a bit more, ...
Recently I shared a conversation I had with ChatGPT, a supposed Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT is designed to reply to natural language questions in ...
You can’t control what happens to you in life, but you can control how you react to it. Understanding this fully will free you from a lifetime of misery. ...
IntroductionThe Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Buddha’s Noble Truths, and he described it as the way that leads to the uprooting of the causes of ...
Overcoming addiction is a challenging journey that’s more than worth taking. If you’re wondering how to overcome addiction, you’re in the right place. ...