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    Two Kinds of Suffering, April 15th, 2009 Paid Member

    By Phillip Moffitt
    The Buddha frequently used the image of fire when explaining suffering. In one well-known teaching, he describes how to the untrained mind every sense gate can be a source of suffering: “The eye is burning,” he said, “visible things are burning, the contact of the eye with visible things, be they pleasant or unpleasant, is burning.” In other words, anything you become identified with will burn you. It is either immediately a cause of suffering or will become one in time.More »
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    Opening Your Heart Paid Member

    By Ajahn Brahm
    When I was around the age of thirteen, my father took me aside and told me something that would change my life. The two of us were alone in his beaten-up old car, in a side street of one of the poorer suburbs of London. He turned to me and said this: ‘Son, whatever you do in your life, know this. The door of my house will always be open to you.’ More »
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    Thought Renunciation, April 1, 2009 Paid Member

    By Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith
    Renunciation is an effective way to break the “top ten tapes” we play in our heads over and over again. We know most of our thoughts well because we have thought the same thoughts repeatedly. Have you noticed that after a while they do not contribute anything to your understanding or well-being? When was the last time you had an original thought? It is a wonderful practice to renounce a thought after having it more than two or three times.More »
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    The In-Between State, March 25th, 2009 Paid Member

    By Ane Pema Chodron
    We are told about the pain of chasing after pleasure and the futility of running from pain. We hear also about the joy of awakening, of realizing our interconnectedness, of trusting the openness of our hearts and minds. But we aren’t told all that much about this state of being in-between, no longer able to get our old comfort from the outside but not yet dwelling in a continual sense of equanimity and warmth. More »
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    Turn on the Light, March 18, 2009 Paid Member

    By Jeff Wilson
    In our normal, unenlightened experience, we go through life as if stumbling around in a dark room. We bump into the table and cry out, "Stupid thing! Who put that there?" We knock over the lamp: "Argh! Somebody should've bolted that down!" Flailing about, we crash into the ottoman. "What an idiotic place for a footstool!" Unawakened, we continually encounter unseen difficulties, and compounding our problems, when we encounter such difficulties we curse and blame all those things on others. More »
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    The Wrong Road Paid Member

    By Ajahn Chah
    A wandering ascetic, having heard of the Buddha, traveled everywhere looking for him. One night he came to stay in a house where the Buddha was also staying but, not knowing the Buddha's physical appearance, he was unaware of his presence. The next morning, he arose and continued on his way, still searching for the Buddha. More »