Buddhism Suffering

Buddha's Orphans: We're All Connected in our Suffering

Samrat Upadhyay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Samrat Upadhyay

All of us are interconnected, what we do here has an effect over there, a good deed done here engenders a good result there, people all over the world, fundamentally, aspire to a few moments of joy in their lives of suffering.

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Two Buddhist Truths for the Class of 2010

Varun Soni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Varun Soni

Awakening the Buddha within is possible through the realization of two fundamental truths -- the truth of impermanence and the truth of interconnectedness.

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Rethinking Perfection

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

As a perfectionist, you think of perfection as a state. As you clean your kitchen or your car or your desk, you fantasize about preserving the state of perfection that you have accomplished.

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How Suffering Got A Bad Name

Phillip Moffitt | Posted 11.17.2011

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Phillip Moffitt

In my role as a Buddhist meditation teacher, I've observed a phenomenon that I call the "stigma of suffering syndrome" among many beginning students. ...

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