Impulse and Spiritual Strength

Bad Buddhas 101

Everyone is to be respected. But respect does not mean praiseworthy. We are cool about bad behaviour but it doesn’t mean we condone and agree. Equanimity. All are equal in Buddha’s eyes. But behaviours and deeds do differentiate in levels. This is related to the amount of dirt and dust covering sentient beings. Our cultivation […]

Green with Envy

Do you feel bad when someone you know becomes successful? If so, you’re not alone. This kind of envy is common. A 2013 study by psychologist Mina Cikara found that people not only resent other people’s success, they also take particular pleasure if a person suffering bad luck is a particularly successful person. Participants in […]

Tonglen

With tonglen breathing, you breathe in the undesirable – pain and suffering – and breathe out the desirable – strength and happiness. If it sounds strange, it’s probably due to the Western idea of only letting in good things and rejecting anything unpleasant. But this is an important part of Buddhist meditation, and by practicing it, you […]