OneSangha

Hi Channa, You wrote: “Hi Keith, you say “I don’t know what to say…the words above reflect exactly my point. They are all just incorrect generalizations and negative stereotyping and really just reflect a profound misunderstanding of the Dharma.” Could you explain the true Dharma to me/us? By your reply you seem to know, without [...]

Hi Channa, You wrote: “I find that that they can be stifling, self-limiting, and even repressive. Especially religious institutions. They limit one’s choices, and activities usually. They guide groups of people rather than responding intimately by a case to case basis. This is not always true, but the bigger the institution the more true this [...]

Hi Catherine, It’s a great way to start the day and I always feel better when I get up and do it. I get up 5:45 to get ready for work, but it would be easy enough to get up an hour early. Sometimes I make that happen…most times not. But, no I don’t think [...]

Nice post…I think the time spent practicing is just something that evolves. One thing I hear from people with a consistent practice is that when they don’t feel like practicing, they find themselves on the cushion anyway. If there is a will, there is way. I don’t think it can be forced. One thing I [...]

Whenever there is an organization, there will be folks who want to destroy it. Just human nature, I suppose. There are all sorts of imagined evils and some real ones, from time to time. I don’t understand it really. If someone doesn’t want to practice in an organized, traditional group, they are free not to [...]