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What Happiness Isn’t and the Source of Wisdom

By Paul | Published: May 31, 2009
The Buddha, I’m told, gave some 84,000 talks during his 45 years of teaching. Also, I’m told, he had an uncanny ability to tailor his words to fit the minds and experiences of his listeners. One of the Buddha’s disciples, Ajahn Amaro, the co-abbot of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, also seems to have this ability. This [...]
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Greed and It’s Relationship to Suffering

By Paul | Published: October 13, 2008
Craving – greed – runs alongside delusion as the causes of suffering. Anyone following the news lately has seen the destruction caused by greed. We’ve all heard how the unbridled greed of Wall Street has brought down the banking industry throughout the world. It’s not just Wall Street and the banking industry who can be [...]
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