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mindfulness meditation

Since this the only way I personally know how to broadly share my thoughts I am going to give this an attempt.

First I want to begin with stating a very broad concept within Buddhism. This concept is called Samsara. Samsara is Buddhisms manner of explaining the interconnected nature of reality. The best I can think of this from a western perspective would be the theological discipline of pantheism. Back to Buddhism, the concept of karma is also fairly well known (what goes around, [...continue reading]

responding healthily

So I firmly believe there is a tremendous difference separating hunger from craving. So I first want to start with an example using cell phones. Imagine your injured and you need some help from someone in order to continue living. But you can't get up, nor are you able to call for help with your voice because no one is nearby. How then, in this day and age, are you able to contact someone you know? A cell phone seems to be the primary device we use for communication amongst one another. Now [...continue reading]

curiosity

First I want to focus on the emotion of curiosity. I have always thought of curiosity to be a pure and childlike innocent emotion. First lets look at the cause that begins the journey that curiosity takes as an emotion within human beings. The cause is always that of ignorance. Buddha stated that the primary defilement of the mind is that of ignorance. Since this is the case, it can then be said that which dictates the flow and tide of Samsara is that of ignorance. So then what begins the p [...continue reading]