A few years ago, when we first moved into the Abbey, the Mennonite church around the corner was having an open house or a fair, and we went. I was talking to the minister’s wife and she said, “What’s your image of god? Do you believe in god?” I was not going to say... read more
In a recent newspaper article, there was one letter from a young gay man who said his father had suspected his homosexuality. The young man adamantly told his father he was not gay because his father had said that if his son were gay then he would no longer fund his... read more
At the end of the day, what does the body do? It dies. We have taken so much care of it for a good number of years, and then what happens in the end? It completely betrays us and dies. It does not tell us when it is going to die, or how it is going to die. We cannot... read more
Our environment is a reflection of our mind. We are born into a certain environment due to the karma that we created in a previous life. The Buddhist teachings talk about the environmental result of various actions, so we can see that our environment is related to our... read more
How many hours do we have to sleep? Most people sleep eight hours. That means one-third of our lives is spent unconscious. Think about that. If you live to be 60, it means you have spent 20 years sleeping. That is outrageous. What about people who sleep nine, ten, or... read more
