We were told a story about someone being on the 16th hole of a golf course and hearing a frog croaking. They went looking for it and found it. One of its legs was stuck in a sprinkler and he tried to get it out. The frog was going to die if it stayed there. So, they... read more
When we get angry at another person, we explode on that person, or we implode on ourselves. How many of you are exploders? How many of you are imploders? How many of you do both? There is usually one we do more than the other. When you get angry at another person, if... read more
Consider a situation in which we make a mistake, and someone notices it. If that person were to come along and tell us we have a nose on our face, would we be angry? No. Why not? Because our nose is obvious. It is there for the world to see. Someone merely saw and... read more
Have a long-term view. Be content to create the causes in your practice by following the teachings and stop waiting for grandiose flashes of insight to occur and for instances of samadhi that you can go tell everyone you have had. Just be content to do your practice.... read more
The great resolve is making a strong determination to get involved in making the situation of sentient beings better. It is like, you are standing on the edge of a pool and somebody is drowning. You go, “Oh my goodness, somebody is drowning, quick, save him.” You have... read more
