a couple of triads

15 May 2019

The three defilement's that I try to keep that the forefront of my awareness is: greed, aversion, and delusion. Those three are terribly influential and cause a substantial amount of distortion pertaining to our conscious perception. Since this is the case, it is always some style of combined arrangement that these three modes effect each other. For example: when a person is extremely effected by a greed-oriented impulse along with the delusion of a very likely point in the future that they [...continue reading]

four-noble-truths

23 April 2019

The first noble truth is the most confusing and misinterpreted of the set of the four-noble-truths. The first noble truth is just one single word: suffering. It is actually in pali: dukkha. The English translation is the word suffering. The word suffering within the context of English is a word that is a verb. Verbs always work in relation to another abstract object. So for instance with the word suffering, you immediately ponder, what is suffering? The word 'suffering' is always applied as [...continue reading]

asceticism

07 April 2019

The topic of asceticism is one that I want to bring to attention. This is a relatively rare choice for an American citizen to choose to engage in. In the version of America that I am familiar with, engaging in a way of life that consists of training oneself to abstain from sensual pleasures is most definitely far from the normal social norm. Within the context of American life I believe that the social norm is actually something that moves in the opposite direction. Something that resembles [...continue reading]

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