Thirst for Existence, Thirst for Annihilation
To Be, To Not Be, or Neither To Be or Not Be
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It's Okay to Be Angry
Reading (and Misreading) The Simile of the Saw
Handling Political Horror
Finding Peace in a Time of Terror
Slow Down!
There's no need to hurry.
Did the Buddha really say all desire is bad?
No, just the kind that hurts.
The Mind of a Hungry Ghost
Rebirth and ADHD
How Buddhist Meditation Works
Gaining insight into the mind's machinery
Can You Really Choose Happiness?
Yes, Sort Of, But Only After A Lot Of Work
Encountering Scripture
How Should We Approach Sacred Texts?
On Sensuality, Love, and Liberation
Three Approaches to Spirituality
What "Cattasallā" Means
Pulling Out The Thorn
Going in the Right Direction
Setting Your Spiritual Compass
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Freedom from Liking and Disliking
Equanimity does not mean a joyless life
go with the flow
What does it mean to go with the flow?
Spontaneous wisdom, not confinement by craving
refuge
Finding Safety In Your Own Heart
Freedom from fear through trusting ourselves
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Talk of Kings, Robbers, and Ministers of State
Speaking skillfully on politics and human rights
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Good is Beautiful, Evil is Desolate
In English translations of the Buddha's discourses, we see the words "good" and "evil." We can understand these to mean actions of body, speech, and mind that are beneficial, versus those that are harmful, but these words are translated from a language separated from
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Yes and No
The Two Parts of Making Mindfulness Work
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Beautiful in the Beginning
The Substack Launch