Live as best as you can in the five lifelong precepts, praised by the Buddha as the basis of lay life. Take the eight one-day precepts at times and guard them dearly.Contemplate a precious human life, death and karma. See that you are in a clearly unstable situation,... read more
The importance of having a kind heart is something His Holiness would start with, talk about in the middle, and end with. He made precious human life, ethics, and everything else fit around the theme of having a kind heart, because one of His Holiness’ mottos is: “My... read more
Sometimes, those who have been in the Dharma for a long time experience a disconnect. They do not really think that their actions are going to bring results. Somehow, they think that they can just do what they want, and they will get a result in this lifetime. When we... read more
From bad will come the long and unbearable pain of the three lower realms; from good the higher, happier realms from which to swiftly enter the echelons of awakening. Know this and think upon it day after day.Happiness always comes from virtue; it never comes from... read more
Idle talk occurs when we are just jabbering for the sake of jabbering, on and on about inconsequential things that often are objects of attachment for us. Like sales and where to buy cheap things. Politics can devolve into that. Sports. Food. Talking about what this... read more
