Thursday, 11th March 2010 2:31pm.
| Buddhism and Abortion by Barbara O'Brien, About.com:Buddhism, September 2, 2008 | ||||
| Los Angeles, USA -- The U.S. has struggled with the issue of abortion for many years without coming to consensus. We need a fresh perspective, and I believe the Buddhist view of the abortion issue may provide one.
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| Perfectly Rapt by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Thursday, December 20, 2007
Generosity contains the whole path from precepts to liberating consciousness. But to mature and develop it well, we may have to confront charred memories and perceived injustices that stall and weaken our ability to be magnanimous. Ferreting out our intentions whatever they are enables us to see through, and try to forgive, the minds covert games or prolonged tantrums. We can then dislodge selfish and caustic attitudes, or entrenched feelings that divide us from others as well as from the riches of our own heart.
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| Right Speech-Right Silence by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Feeling too appalled or confused, can I wait to speak when I have a better chance of being heard? Though I risk losing the opportunity, I must take care to strike a balance, neither undermining my commitment to Right Speech nor mowing down others with sanctimonious zeal; at the same time, refrain from inappropriate apology and retreat that only suppress my own truth.
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| Continuation Of Buddha In Those Practising Dharma by Thich Nhat Hanh, 7 Sep 2007, 0042 hrs IST, | ||||
| I would like to talk to you a little bit about the Buddha, about who he is. First, the Buddha is not a god, he is a human being like us. This is very important to know. The Buddha does not claim to be a god, a creator of the universe. He is a human being like us. detail... | ||||
| Must a Buddhist be Vegetarian? by Charles R Martin | ||||
| At the time Siddhartha was alive, a Buddhist monk was supposed to live on food freely given by others: this act of freely giving is called dana, and later on in the Theravada traditions, giving food was a way for a lay person to accumulate merit. As such, it was forbidden to pick and choose if someone gave you brussels sprouts and beets, you ate brussels sprouts and beets. On the other hand, if someone gave you a leftover roast cow, you ate roast cow. detail... | ||||
| Heavenly Blue by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Sunday, July 22, 2007
On this metal pot my life depends. It demands no ordinary faith but one that enables me to go anywhere trusting that I can survive as long as it is replenished.
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| Noble Warming by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Thursday, June 21, 2007
Having navigated for so many years by the maps of my mentors, I now steer my own course infusing the old with wisdom appropriate to the new issues of our changing times. The ancient monastic code that I honour remains the cornerstone of my life but I will not grow wise adhering to it blindly or literally. Just being able to keep a set of rules is no barometer of spiritual integrity.
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| Kindly Wait by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Monday, June 11, 2007
Undeterred, I eagerly motioned for the driver to stop. Seeing our predicament, he slowed down noticeably and appeared to be considering what to do. But where would a car, let alone a bus, be able to stop in that crush of steel? He had no choice but to keep going. Acknowledging his kind intention, I smiled and waved forgivingly.
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| To See or Not To Be by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Friday, May 25, 2007
More vital to wisdom and understanding than being cushioned by exhilarating panoramas or placated by moments of calm is an ability to see Truth and live it. To grow in stature and be able to accept what is real no matter the terrain of feelings we have to traverse tortuous or peaceful, rocky or smooth this is our lifes work.
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| Holey Bagels by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Thursday, February 22, 2007
Not only was it a fulfilment of our lineage but so much of our training transpired in those well-orchestrated moments of assembling to collect alms. Lined up in hierarchical order, we slowly processed alongside the cauldrons heaped with food to receive offerings from the laity. Then, after returning to our mats and chanting a medley of blessings at times subdued, now and again off-key, and at times glorious we would reflect wisely that the contents of our bowl were not for fun, not for pleasure, etc. and eat in silence.
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