So, the interesting thing about doing these projects is that I never know what’s going to come up as I practice. This past week, what keeps coming up for me all over the place- in books, in my thoughts, on social media- is the strange overlap…
Bhante Gunaratana calls Right View skillful understanding. On the wheel of the Eightfold Path, Right View and Right Intention comprise the section devoted to wisdom. In wisdom, we apply a skillful understanding of ourselves and the world. Gunaratana explains that this is why ignorance includes both…
Richard Rohr says that all great spirituality is about letting go. In a statement that feels very much like a summary of the Second Noble Truth, he describes letting go as “the struggle to forgive reality for being exactly what it is right now.” Much like…
See roses where there are roses, thorns where there are thorns.” -Lama Surya Das The first step on the Eightfold Path is Right View. Right View connects the Four Noble Truths to the Eightfold Path, because the way to achieve Right View is to understand the…
