friendship

10+ Genuine Buddha quotes on friendship

Recently I did a search on Google for "Buddha quotes on friendship," and was shocked to find that the top…

August 9, 2021

“We forget our faults easily when they are known only to ourselves.” Francois de la Rochefoucauld

Just as we can't see what we look like unless we encounter a mirror, often we don't know what we're…

November 22, 2017

Bringing accountability to your practice

I'm just getting over a bad habit relating to meditation that's plagued me for over thirty years. It was reading…

April 16, 2014

Why I observed Ramadan as an aspiring Muslim/Buddhist Jew

GOOD: I recently spent two months living in Ibri, Oman, learning Arabic. I was there as part of the Critical…

August 17, 2013

Hugging strangers

There's a frightfully corny saying that you'll find on postcards and posters for sale all over Ireland: There are no…

July 10, 2013

Who you hang out with can affect your mental health, for good or for bad

One of the things the Buddha stressed very strongly in his teachings was being careful who we choose to spend…

April 22, 2013

Meditation is not enough

Meditation is a cool means of transformation, and essential as part of our practice, but the Buddha offered much, much…

October 10, 2012

How to appreciate and receive life’s gifts

Life gives to each one of us in so many ways. For starters, there's the bounty of the senses -…

March 12, 2012

10 things science (and Buddhism) says will make you happy

I’m a science geek as well as a Buddhist geek, and recently when I was leading a retreat on how…

February 19, 2012

A path to live life to the fullest

In Buddhism there are four reminders, things we should consider to make the most of our lives and to prepare…

November 30, 2011