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Self-love, self-kindness, and non-self

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Published: March 7, 2025 15:56

Some wrote to me recently and asked two questions, which boiled down to: Did the Buddha teach self-love? Is loving yourself contrary to seeing through the illusion of self? There was a third question, but it was a little quirky, and so I’ll deal with it at…

Keep your feet on the ground with mindful news consumption

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Published: March 3, 2025 18:30

A friend of mine recently went on a trip to visit a friend and to do some sightseeing. The effects of this on her mental health were amazing — and she ascribes much of the benefit of that to having spent less time imbibing the news. Actually, imbibing…

Self-compassion for troubling times

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Published: February 24, 2025 17:21

At the moment lot of people are suffering more than usual. They are anxious, exhausted, and overwhelmed about the awful things going on in the world. They’re often glued to the news and steeped in the commentary that takes place on social media, their…

Find peace with Sitting With Bodhi

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Published: February 11, 2025 17:40

I warmly invite you to join me in an innovative meditation course. The focus in these 42 guided meditations is learning to calm our restless minds and learning to evoke a pervading sense of peace and calmness that we can bring into our daily lives. Sitting…

Mythbusting the Buddha’s “four sights”

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Published: February 5, 2025 19:16

Just as virtually any book about the Buddha and his teachings tells us that he was a prince (the first myth I tackled), we’re also told that he renounced his kingdom because he saw “four sights.” This is the myth I want to tackle here. The story of the…

Surviving turbulent times

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Published: January 27, 2025 21:35

Especially for those who live in the US, there’s a huge amount going on politically, some of which is, or should be, alarming. Violent criminals, including some that assaulted police officers and one who ran an online drugs market, have been released from…

Debunking Buddhist Myths: 1. The Buddha was never a prince

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Published: January 17, 2025 14:15

Many Americans like to “do” a Scottish accent. These attempts all sound the same, but none of them are particularly like an actual Scottish person. The thing is that when an American does a Scottish accent, they are not imitating any Scot they have ever…

Create a space of compassion, and live from it

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Published: November 26, 2024 18:47

In the immediate aftermath of the US presidential election, most people I know were shocked. Since then they seem to be making emotional adjustments, which is good. This is no doubt partly to do with the nature of emotions themselves. Emotions are created…

Politics as a spiritual practice

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Published: November 6, 2024 15:23

I don’t normally post about politics here, but I feel I have to today, because a lot of people are distressed, shocked, and fearful. Even though the results of yesterday’s US election are not yet fully in, it’s clear that Donald Trump will be our next…

The Tibetans of Ervance

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Published: October 31, 2024 13:10

I recently came across a beautifully written article by Sam Kriss, who I’d never heard of before. I was struck by how beautifully and intelligently he wrote. That led me to his Substack blog, Numb at the Lodge, where I noticed that one article was…