Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 1: Knowledge is not knowledge
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 1: Knowledge is not knowledge, THE WISE MAN TELLS YOU WHERE YOU HAVE FALLEN AND WHERE YOU YET MAY FALL -- INVALUABLE SECRETS! FOLLOW HIM, FOLLOW THE WAY. LET HIM CHASTEN AND TEACH YOU AND KEEP YOU FROM MISCHIEF. THE WORLD MAY HATE HIM BUT GOOD MEN LOVE HIM at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 2: A watcher on the hills, Question 1
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 2: A watcher on the hills, Question 1, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT TRUST? WHENEVER I TRUST, WHATEVER HAPPENS IS BEAUTIFUL; WHEN DOUBT ARISES, I AM IN PAIN. JUST THE FACT OF TRUSTING YOU, OR LIFE, OR SOMEBODY, IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME FEEL LIGHT, HAPPY. WHY THEN DO I STILL DOUBT? at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 2: A watcher on the hills, Question 2
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 2: A watcher on the hills, Question 2, STRONGER AND STRONGER THE FEELING ARISES IN ME THAT THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE CONNECTION BETWEEN EGO AND NO, AND BETWEEN LOVE AND YES, AND THAT LOVE CANNOT SAY NO; ONLY PSEUDO LOVE WHICH IS FROM THE EGO CAN SAY NO; AND THAT EGO CANNOT SAY YES -- EGO CAN ONLY SAY A PSEUDO YES WHICH IS HYPOCRISY. YET MY MIND DOUBTS, OBJECTS TO THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS UNDERSTANDING at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 2: A watcher on the hills, Question 3
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 2: A watcher on the hills, Question 3, I HAVE JUST ARRIVED FROM THE WEST -- PARIS -- WHERE I HAD HEARD ABOUT YOU AND READ SOME OF YOUR BOOKS. THEY TOUCHED ME VERY DEEPLY AND ONE QUESTION AROSE IN ME: HOW IS YOUR SPIRITUAL DIMENSION AND THE WORK YOU DO ON A SPIRITUAL LEVEL CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING AND ENLIGHTENING THE BEHAVIOR OF A MAN INVOLVED IN ACTION ON A MATERIALISTIC LEVEL -- FOR INSTANCE, URBANISM, STRUGGLE AGAINST HUNGER, THIRST AND ALL OTHER DISTRESSES? at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 4: I am a drunkard, Question 1
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 4: I am a drunkard, Question 1, IF THE JEALOUSIES, THE POSSESSIVENESS, THE ATTACHMENT, THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS AND DESIRES AND ILLUSIONS DROP, WILL ANYTHING BE LEFT OF MY LOVE? HAS ALL MY POETRY AND PASSION BEEN A LIE? HAVE MY LOVE PAINS HAD MORE TO DO WITH PAIN THAN WITH LOVE? WILL I EVER LEARN TO LOVE? OR IS IT NOT A LEARNING BUT A GIFT, AN OUTGROWTH OF SOMETHING ELSE? A GRACE DESCENDING? at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 7: He is the charioteer
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 7: He is the charioteer, HE IS THE CHARIOTEER. HE HAS TAMED HIS HORSES, PRIDE AND THE SENSES. EVEN THE GODS ADMIRE HIM. YIELDING LIKE THE EARTH, JOYOUS AND CLEAR LIKE THE LAKE, STILL AS THE STONE AT THE DOOR, HE IS FREE FROM LIFE AND DEATH at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 8: A good belly laughter, Question 1
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 8: A good belly laughter, Question 1, YOU GRACIOUSLY SENT ME A TAPED ANSWER TO A QUESTION LAST AUTUMN. THE GIST OF YOUR ANSWER WAS THAT I WAS TRYING TOO HARD AT SPIRITUAL PURSUITS. I STOPPED ALMOST EVERYTHING FOR NINE MONTHS AND GOT GOOD RESULTS FROM FOLLOWING YOUR ADVICE. NOW I AM ATTENDING A SANNYASIN GROUP AGAIN, BUT I FEEL THAT BECOMING A SANNYASIN WOULD BE DOING WHAT YOU TOLD ME NOT TO DO -- TRYING TOO HARD. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN INITIATED INTO MANY GROUPS AND FEEL THAT THIS MAY BE SYMPTOMATIC OF TRYING TOO HARD. SHOULD I JUST RELAX AND ENJOY YOU THE WAY WE ARE NOW? at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 9: A small candle
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 9: A small candle, BETTER THAN A THOUSAND HOLLOW WORDS IS ONE WORD THAT BRINGS PEACE. BETTER THAN A THOUSAND HOLLOW VERSES IS ONE VERSE THAT BRINGS PEACE. BETTER THAN A HUNDRED HOLLOW LINES IS THE ONE LINE OF THE LAW, BRINGING PEACE at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 10: Vast as the sky, Question 1
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 10: Vast as the sky, Question 1, THE WESTERN MIND IS SO ORIENTED TOWARD ANALYSIS, THE LEFT HEMISPHERE OF THE BRAIN -- THE EASTERN MIND JUST THE OPPOSITE, THE INTUITIVE RIGHT HEMISPHERE. THE WEST IS FASCINATED BY THE EAST AND THE EAST BY THE WEST. EQUAL AMOUNTS OF BOTH -- IS THIS THE HARMONY OF WISDOM AND THE TRANSCENDENCE OF OPPOSITES? at energyenhancement.org
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 10: Vast as the sky, Question 3
Dhammapada, Buddhism, Buddha. The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol. 3, Chapter 10: Vast as the sky, Question 3, IN REBIRTHING A PART OF ME THAT HAD BEEN KNOWLEDGE BUT NOT KNOWN HAPPENED. FIRST THERE WAS PAIN AND FEAR, THEN AN EXPLOSION IN ME THAT FELT LIKE A WILD ANIMAL, FOLLOWED BY TREMENDOUS RELIEF AND JOY. I FELT THAT A DARK CLOUD I HAVE CARRIED A LONG TIME PASSED OUT OF ME. YET STILL I KNOW NOTHING OF WHO I AM at energyenhancement.org