Many of us believe we’re owed something simply because we’re alive. We tell ourselves that we are “owed” this or that and if we don’t get it, it’s so and so’s fault. They got in the way of me getting what I’m owed. But, here's the thing, you're only promised life's only 4 guarantees. Often, we…
FACING LIFE'S UNSATISFACTORINESS Life is suffering, or so the common English translation of the Buddha’s words tells us. The recorded word he said was “Dukkha”. Understanding dukkha is one of the most important teachings in Buddhism and Zen. Often other words translated into English from dukkha are stress, anxiety, unsatisfactoriness, and the one that…