Holistic Education for Integral Human Development
May 20, 2021
I was living the high-flyer’s life, taking business class flights to Europe and the U.S. several times a year for work. On these very comfortable trips, I also took time for excursions and more importantly, do lots of shopping! In […]
May 19, 2021
How did we last respond to being blamed or faulted? How did we last respond to admonishment from our elders and teachers? We abhor moments when our ideas and work are “threatened” and we usually respond with aversion and anger […]
May 18, 2021
“So it is, Ananda. Even I myself, before my Awakening, when I was still an unawakened Bodhisatta, thought : ‘Renunciation is good. Seclusion is good.’ But my heart didn’t leap up at renunciation, didn’t grow confident, steadfast, or firm, seeing […]
May 17, 2021
“Before my Enlightenment, when I was still an unenlightened Bodhisatta, the thought occurred to me: ‘Household life is crowded and dusty, life gone forth is wide open. It isn’t easy, while living in a home, to lead the holy life […]
May 17, 2021
“Everything together falls apart. Everything rising up collapses. Every meeting ends in parting. Every life ends in death.” – Udāna Vagga 1.22 In times of crisis, distressing emotions are aroused by impending danger to our safety, health, security, honour, […]
May 16, 2021
Give meaning to life Monotonous, repetitive, pointless. Studying overseas provided me with personal space and independence that I had always wanted, but it also gave me serious doubts on the meaning of life. I still remember the quiet walks home […]
May 16, 2021
Lessons from the Abhaya Sutta Fear is a powerful primitive emotion. This universal biochemical response alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, both physical and psychological. Fear can be so strong that it can be […]
May 16, 2021
Coming to terms with death When I got married and had children, the burden of responsibility and emotional turmoil flooded my life. I loved them so much and had bouts of anxiety when they fell sick, fearful that I would […]
April 28, 2020
In its broadest sense, the Sangha refers to the community of monastic and lay disciples of the Buddha, established in the months following His Enlightenment and decision to teach the Dhamma. It was the merchants Tapassu and Bhallika of Ukkala […]