Your Family Doesn’t Like Buddhism
Your family doesn’t like you practicing Buddhism, many people have that situation. Why is that?
Entries by Barbara Pardo
It Will Pass
Once a student went to the Zen Master and said, “My meditation is horrible!! I feel so distracted…. my legs hurt… sometimes I fall asleep. It is just horrible!!”
Life Has No Meaning
Human life has no meaning, no reason, and no choice, but we have our practice to help us understand our true self.
Buddhist Teaching About Death
The truth is, we don’t know what happens when we die.
Which Style of Buddhism is the Best?
Student: Buddhism have Hinayana, Mahayana, Tibetan & Zen, how do I know which is the best for me?
What is Primary Point?
I often talk about primary point. What is primary point? When you have a scale and there is nothing being weighed, the indicator points to zero. You put something on it, and the pointer swings to “one pound.”
I Have No Time To Practice
A student once asked Su Bong Zen Master at a dharma talk: his friend wanted to come to the Zen center to practice but he had no time, because he had a family, he had a job, he did volunteer work and he had to attend the functions of his company. What could he do?
Clear Mind Is Like The Full Moon
Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them.
Thought Itself Is Buddha
When we are really stuck, when we don’t know, when we have this “Don’t Know” completely, then everything, whatever you hear, whatever you see, whatever you touch, everything becomes Buddha.
Big Suffering Helps This World
Often Zen Master Seung Sahn said, “If the direction of your life is clear, then your whole life is clear. If your direction is not clear, then your life will always be a problem.”