This continual birth of the “self” out of the non-self was precisely what the Buddha discovered in a final and complete way on the night of his enlightenment. He found that once the non-self of enlightenment i
Nobody. You built a factory out there - good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the ...
the Bodhisattva is ‘seated facing forward on a lotus pedestal with a resplendent jewelled canopy above him. The “thousand” arms of the deity, each containing a single eye, fan out in a circular fashion so as to completely envelop his body. The largest of the arms, located closer to th...
The storm also beats on the house that is built on the rock. When people get to rubbing you pretty hardjust remember that's the treatment that puts a polish on things. Christ's stumbling while carrying the cross reminds us how close the Lord will push us to our absolute limits. The...
It can be confusing to try to make sense of the different annuity quotes you find on the internet. Partially, that’s because there are at least six different types of annuities. You’ll need to understand how each type works before you can intelligently compare annuity quotes across groups....
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else. Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still...
We will talk about the advantages of life insurance more with the living benefits rider. With these riders built into the policy, you would think it would be much more expensive. Not the case, it’s surprisinglycheap affordable life insurance. ...
It’s like there’s an in-built multiplexor installed in all of us. And if you see it as a gift, then things can really open up. Because then you become sensitive to the poetic vibes of other modes of being. The sorrows of the Devas, who weep when the joy is finally gone. Deep...
English language, although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, gives us an important lesson on persuasion: “He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of ...
The risks I took were mine to take. We couldn’t communicate in anything but rote responses and shit eating grins. Everything starts dwindling when it’s all built on power trips and pandering. The letter arrived yesterday. I didn’t have a drop to drink. I had to play and drive four...