February 2019 – Finding Peace and Happiness in the Midst of Chaos, Pain and Strife

February 25, 2019 Taylor

Vatthupama Sutta: The Simile of the Cloth

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1. Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There he addressed the monks thus: “Monks.”

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Taylor

Awakening of the Buddha

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After his awakening, the Buddha spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching others—human beings and heavenly beings; men, women, and even children; people

February 25, 2019 Taylor

A Teaching of the Buddha: Desire

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As for your identity in this world, it has two sides: the “you” that will find pleasure in feeding on the ice cream—this is your

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Taylor

Understanding Samsara

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Vibrant with compassion for suffering humanity, the wise being bent on supreme enlightenment, the Sambodhisatta thought, “My forbears accumulated much wealth and passed away taking