Day: August 7, 2021

Brain, Buddhism, Philosophy, PsychologyLeave a comment

Contemplate the Body, Free the Mind

Fernando Kaskais

A challenging teaching on letting go of attachment to the body. By Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco When meditators’ minds have reached genuine happiness in the dhamma through their mindfulness and discernment, clearly seeing the four noble truths, none of them—not one—will revert to looking for happiness in the world or in material things. That’s because happiness in the dhamma is a lasting happiness: solid, refined, and genuinely pure. If you compare worldly happiness with the happiness of the dhamma, you’ll see that there’s not even the least real happiness to it. It offers nothing but stress, nothing but drawbacks. So why … Continue reading Contemplate the Body, Free the Mind

Curiositys, Esoteric, Philosophy, PsychologyLeave a comment

Why Do We Have to Die?

Fernando Kaskais

The question of mortality can be answered by these calculations. BY AARON HIRSH Epidemics have a way of making one wonder about death. To put it plainly, in the raw form it takes as it first rises from our hearts: Why? Why on Earth does it have to be this way? In The Plague, Albert Camus’ novel of harrowing disease in an Algerian city, Father Paneloux, a faithful Jesuit, steps to the pulpit and offers his explanation. “This same pestilence which is slaying you,” Paneloux says, “works for your good and points your path.” In another sermon, Paneloux goes further: “The suffering of children … Continue reading Why Do We Have to Die?