If you are like me, like most people, you are probably digesting a large Christmas meal. How fortunate we are to have the opportunity to engage in gluttony. And how readily we fall into that trap. The holidays are an incubator for what the Buddha called the three fires — greed, aversion, and ignorance  —…

The Buddha taught that life is process. Everything is process, including what we regard to be self. Nothing exists outside of this process and when it appears to, it is an illusion, perhaps even a delusion. It is impossible to be fully with the process of being and to be unhappy at the same time.…

What is beauty? What are blessings? What is a good day? Watch this beautiful short film on Happiness Revealed.”Open your heart to all these blessing and let them flow through you so that everyone you meet today will be blessed by you …let the gratefulness overflow into blessing all around you.”

The Buddha’s teachings aren’t just about making yourself feel good, they offer the potential of life transforming awakening – liberation from the anguish of suffering. This liberative potential is not just for you and me; it carries the potential to transform the entire planet. The Buddha taught the causes of suffering and the way to…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners
Close Ad