Category: Virtues

Six Principles First. Thoughts pass. They cannot be a standard. Second. Fear exists — but the moment it is seen, its influence dissolves. Third. Guard against sensory pleasure and watch it. Do not chase it. It too passes. Fourth. Most things judged as related are not. Parents and me. Others and me. That and this.… — read more

Blessings upon all things in this world. Upon everything in the world within me. Upon everything in my perception — I offer the highest blessing. And simultaneously — I bless all that I am. To believe in blessing and growth is itself the blessing. With sincere faith, born of belief in belief — I release… — read more

Am I thinking and acting with intention?Am I observing unconscious actions and thoughts through the monitor?Are my thoughts and emotions being felt through intentional decision — or have I allowed the unconscious to decide?Am I intentionally supporting and maintaining my thoughts and decisions with intention?When what is observed comes from past habit or unconscious pattern… — read more

Forgive all those who have made my life difficult.They have done nothing wrong. Forgive my parents.They have lived as the best parents they knew how to be. Forgive all who have wounded me.It has nothing to do with their intention. And lastly — forgive my own foolishness, which set everything in motion. My empty space… — read more

I came with a question that had no clean edges. “What is this pull I feel — toward connection, toward habit, toward doing what I have always done?” It is craving. Tanha. The unquenchable pull of the unfulfilled inner self toward the outside. You have always known it. You simply did not have a word… — read more

Everything in this world is connected by a line.Not a single thing is a separate dot.Every moment, and all moments, always —you either perceive it, feel it, and become one with it,or you live under the illusion of being a dot.Remember — not a dot. A line. There is no separate cause and separate effect.All… — read more

The Four Noble Truths The Noble Eightfold Path Questions to ask yourself: “Are you causing harm along this way?” “Are you causing harm along this profession?” “Do you have inside your daily life a meditative practice?” “What does right understanding mean to me?” “What does right understanding right now have to do with myself?” “How… — read more

The Noble Eightfold Path — master shi heng yi Purpose: The journey to fulfill the Fourth Noble Truth — the cessation of suffering. Not sequential — all eight eventually operate simultaneously. Three areas of impact: Mental state / Physical state / The way you are embedded in society. Core premise: You may self-express freely. But… — read more

Writing raw from the mind matters — but if the reader cannot follow, the meaning weakens. So let me try to connect these thoughts as clearly as possible. Some wide shifting of ideas will happen. Bear with it. First — what does it mean to serve all things? The sun sends energy to Earth through… — read more