Buddhist Women on a Path of Spiritual Awakening
Seeing With Eyes of Kindness and Compassion
As an alms mendicant nun, dependent on the kindness of others for nearly four decades, I reflect on the generosity as well as the violence in this world. And yet, this path yields immense blessings. For the Buddha’s teaching is founded on the Noble…
The Big Old Skin of Ego
Do we really want to wake up? We may have to face painful truths about ourselves. So we examine the depth of our dedication to this spiritual work and we watch out for the ego. The Buddha had zero tolerance for young monastics who…
"The fragrance of flowers or sandalwood blows only with the prevailing wind, but the fragrance of virtue pervades all directions."
~ Dhammapada Verse 54
~ Dhammapada Verse 54