Can we exercise control over our emotions? Trying to control one’s emotions or the direction of one’s mind in no way reduces the struggle that…
Why do we make rites and rituals? There are thousands that exist in hundreds of various forms all around the world. How are these born,…
We are so worried, so constantly anxious, running as fast as we can in circles round our little Self. It’s as if we already know inside from the beginning that it is just an image, fake, put-together.
I have this problem that keeps coming back: I am desperately lonely. I need to be loved, and I’m not. I feel that in the…
Have you ever asked yourself the question: does life have value? Why am I here? Is there a point to everything, and if there is,…
Devotion to something or someone outside can indeed be beautiful. And yet by this we make ourselves into beggars.
The Man Who Planted Trees tells the story of a man whose character is one of the most perfect and simple images of selfless effort…
What is it to renounce? And why is it so important – what is the place of renunciation among the qualities to be developed in someone…
Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one’s mind: This is the teaching of the Buddha. It sounds so simple: not to…