Wanting June 25, 2008

People must realize that…the real culprits are our unceasing desires. Our wants have no end.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, “Imagine All the People

I’ve been told that chanting will make all of your wishes come true. However what happens when your wishes do come true, they stay true for a while, and then they blast off and go away? What if they disappear as swiftly as they appeared only to be replaced by some horrible demon-possessed spirit. A caricature of what and who you knew remains. I wonder. Am I mourning not what is gone? Or, I am feeling a hunger that remains from the wanting of something that I once held so dear. Just thoughts…

Quote from my Mentor June 21, 2008

It is important to keep moving forward, one step at a time; like a steadily flowing river, never halting or standing still, never hesitating or retreating.

-Daisaku Ikeda

Letting Go June 10, 2008

Overcoming attachment does not mean becoming cold and indifferent. On the contrary, it means learning to have relaxed control over our mind through understanding the real causes of happiness and fulfillment, and this enables us to enjoy life more and suffer less.

-Kathleen McDonald, “How to Meditate”