Awareness is the place of the deathless; unawareness is the place of death. The aware do not die; the unaware are as though dead already. And: You should see the world As a bubble, a mirage. If you look on it like this The King of Death can’t see you. The quotes from the Dhammapada. … Continue reading 9 Sep 19. Deathless.
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24 Jul 19. Annica on steroids.
Every year I visit my hometown in Poland. Being there only once a year gives me a unique opportunity to observe impermanence in action: how people and places change, getting older by a year in a split second when my ghostly memory is confronted by its ghostly apparition. A few days ago, while in Poland, … Continue reading 24 Jul 19. Annica on steroids.
5 Jul 19. Everything is Dharma.
A thought struck me: my quest to learn as much about Dharma as possible is not really practising. I am merely reading about the practice, collecting arguments, deep sayings and cute passages. Researching. Another observation came to me: When Buddha was teaching Dharma, he didn't teach every single argument to each and every person he … Continue reading 5 Jul 19. Everything is Dharma.
15/6/19. Re-birth.
A thought popped into my head this week. "The endless distance separating reality and my thinking about it is bridged only with my ignorance." I have been very much fixated on Thereavadian sutras over the past few weeks. I felt that only if I was well versed in the Pali Canon I would be able … Continue reading 15/6/19. Re-birth.
9/6/19. Sensations.
When I was meditating a few days ago, watching all that anger, fear, lust, conceit, sadness, and ignorance, I was suddenly struck by a realisation. Even though my mind and the world throw a wide variety of objects at me all the time I classify all of them as either pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. There … Continue reading 9/6/19. Sensations.
5 Jun. Meadows.
Yesterday, the following thoughts popped into my head uncontrollably throughout the day: I don't drink coffee to feel energised. I drink coffee to not feel tired. I don't smoke to feel relaxed. I smoke to alleviate stress. I don't drink to feel happy. I drink to not feel sorrow. I don't use social media to … Continue reading 5 Jun. Meadows.
3 June. Desire.
For the past week, each night, my son asked me to meditate with him. We use guided meditations for kids on Buddhify app. So we sit on his bed, our elbows and knees touching, eyes closed, the attention placed on the breath in the body. He really enjoys it. He says it makes him feel … Continue reading 3 June. Desire.
2 Jun. Buddha and the Universe. Part 2.
Here is another quote from the sutras about Buddha's view on the physical Universe (I think...). You can check out the first mindboggling quote I have come across here. This one is from "Andhakara Sutta" (SN 56:46): There is, monks, an inter-cosmic [intergalactic?] void, an unrestrained darkness, a pitch-black darkness, where even the light of the sun … Continue reading 2 Jun. Buddha and the Universe. Part 2.
30 May. Buddha, aliens, Big Bang and Big Crunch.
I listen to Zen Studies Podcast. Domyo Burk - the author - is a wonderful teacher. I very much appreciate that Domyo - even though she is a Soto Zen Priest - has a deep knowledge of Pali Kanon sutras. In one of the episodes, Domyo quoted words of Buddha from "Maha-Saccaka Sutta": I recollected … Continue reading 30 May. Buddha, aliens, Big Bang and Big Crunch.
29 May. I know… but I won’t tell ya!
When I meditated on Saturday morning, I saw my negative thoughts flowing within me silently like a thick black river. On the following night, I had a dream. I dug a whole outside my family house in Poland where I grew up. I accidentally dug into a dark concrete tunnel. It stretched forever in both … Continue reading 29 May. I know… but I won’t tell ya!
Bad At Being Still 