by Soryu Forall | Jan 9, 2024 | Buddhism for All
It is strange that the word appearing most frequently in the context of the Noble Eightfold Path is also the one that gets the least attention: the word “right.” (Meng might joke in response, “I know, right?”) The Pali word translated to right is sammā. ...
by Soryu Forall | Nov 18, 2023 | Buddhism for All
Imagine a man holding onto a chain attached to a stake in the ground. He has been circling around that stake for years, walking thousands of miles without going anywhere. There is an end to his imprisonment, which will enable him to live a better life: he...
by Soryu Forall | Nov 12, 2023 | Buddhism for All
Not everyone can lift a hundred-pound weight. Some people can, and some people can’t. Some people will never be able to, however hard they try. Similarly, some people can lift a ten-pound weight, while others can’t. But everyone can put the weights down....
by Soryu Forall | Nov 4, 2023 | Buddhism for All
I tell people that the world isn’t trustworthy, that if you depend on anything external, you will find that it is unreliable and unfulfilling, and if you grasp to it, you will get hurt. I tell people that their inner world isn’t trustworthy either, that whether you...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 27, 2023 | Buddhism for All
The story of the Buddha is primarily useful for us as a template to guide us in how to move forward with our own lives. It is helpful to us in the same way that knowing admirable people is helpful to us: we see them live in good ways, watch them make decisions that...
