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The Dalai Lama’s Views on Marriage in the West
The Dalai Lama’s Views on Marriage in the West Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce — that’s the statistic that’s frequently pointed to when discussing marriage in the US. However, this is a misleading statistic. For those living above the poverty line, the divorce rate is much lower. For those who are college educated, […]
This Too Shall Pass
“Everything passes, everything.” ~ Anthony de Mello from Awareness Ah, impermanence. Everything passes. Reminds me of Abraham Lincoln and my Vipassana meditation teacher, S.N. Goenka. First, Goenka: One of the key ideas during my 10-day silent Vipassana meditation experience was the idea of Anicca—a Pali word that means “impermanence.” Life is change and we suffer when we […]
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
~ Buddha