Tag Archives: Buddha
No, Virginia, there is no Ted Lasso.
Cut to my wife and I happily watching Ted Lasso one more time. And after the episode, my wife remarked how nice it was to see something that was a positive take on men, that the show was a relief from male toxicity. On those words, three clicks of realizations came together, and I will never be able to watch Ted Lasso again. Continue reading
“So, lemme ‘esplain, no, there is too much, lemme sum up.” or, Why Buddhists are Annoyingly Quiet.
“So, lemme ‘esplain, no, there is too much, lemme sum up.”—that’s one of my favorite quotes from ‘The Princess Bride”, a film I might unfriend you for not liking. It’s near the end of the film when a thick accented … Continue reading
Hey, what’s your problem? Oh. That’s your problem.
A door knocker in Basque country, 2023. Photo by author. The dharma of the Buddha loves to be a helper to its students. And it does so by being precise. Very precise. Extremely precise. Now, can we be honest and … Continue reading
Everyone’s Looking at Me, until there is no Me.
Stop sign reflection in New Orleans street puddle. Photo by Author We are having our kitchen remodeled. That is such an innocent looking sentence, isn’t it? And deceptively vague. It could mean that we’re putting a new coat of paint … Continue reading
Faith: It’s Not for the Weak
I have no reason to expect a simple solution. The answer will need to handle all the convolutions that our psyche will fling to avoid it. Problems are strong, pain is powerful, and the world is built on a foundation of suffering that feeds on itself and attacks us every day. Continue reading
Guess What I’m Thinking?
This has been a very hard post to write. But beginnings are important things. I am not sure how much to share with the world my own Journey with the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. Each of us must … Continue reading
buddha meets jesus 