Happiness is a how, not a what; a talent, not an object.

—Herman Hesse

Tearing down the house

The body the Buddha

The body is the only body you have. You cannot have body transplant. Or mind transplant.

The body has no past. Only scars. The self has pains and suffering. Traumas and dogmas.

To realize that is Nirvana. Buddhahood.

"The purpose of art is to wake up and live from a deep place."

Grateful Dead Live at Copps Coliseum

In streaming audio.

What you believe is what you perceive.

Life itself is traumatic

"There is no such thing as growing up without traumas."

- The teacher, not the pupil.

"The brain is afraid of danger and embarrassment."

-- Animal Planet

Just sit. Don't worry. Breathe in. Breathe out.

Avoid comparing yourself to others. You are not less than anybody. But not better. And not equal. You don't have to be like everybody. And you don't have to be different. You're just different. Someone said "I'm not like other girls; I'm different". I think she's right.

"So this life, bhikkhus, does not have gain, honour, and renown for its benefit, or the attainment of virtue for its benefit, or the attainment of concentration for its benefit, or knowledge and vision for its benefit. But it is this unshakeable deliverance of mind that is the goal of this life, its heartwood, and its end."

-- the Buddha

Papancha