Venerable Ayya Khema Bhikkhuni"From contact comes feeling. From feeling comes reaction. This is what keeps us in the cycle of birth and death. Our reactions to our feelings are our passport to rebirth." -Venerable Ayya Khema Bhikkhuni…Read More
NagarajunaThere is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasure in worldly desire, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still. -Nagarajuna…Read More
Which is greater, good or bad?The king asked: "Venerable Nagasena, which is greater, good or bad?""Good is greater, Sire; bad is only small.""In what way?""Sire, someone acting badly is remorseful, saying: 'An evil deed was done by me,' and thus evil does…Read More
All living beings have the same basicAll living beings have the same basic wish to be happy and avoid suffering, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering. [Buddhist]…Read More
During the Buddha's lifetime there was a rich man who had a charming daughter called Patacara. Her parents loved her so much that they k...
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The Book of Joy...Spiritual Guide
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity. Read and feed your mind the thought of joy.