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Stay Creative Suffering is not a death sentence; it can be confronted, it can be overcome. And we can be creative in how we address the human condition. Ofosu Jones-Quartey (Born I), “Hip-Hop as a Contemplative Practice” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

Visiting Teacher: Larry Ward An Interview with Larry Ward Get to know the late Larry Ward, cofounder and executive director of The Lotus Institute and senior teacher in the Plum Village tradition.  Read more » Bön and the West Directed by Andrea Heckman This month's film centers on Bön, the religion of the ancient kingdom Zhang Zhung in Tibet. Today, young monks and nuns carry on the Bön teachings and lineage, not only in the lands of the Himalayas, but also to countries around the world. Watch now » Follow Us Forward today's wisdom to a friend »

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Intention: Cultivating Compassion

 

TRICYCLE      COURSE CATALOG      SUPPORT      DONATE RIGHT INTENTION Cultivating Compassion Whatever you intend, whatever you plan, and whatever you have a tendency toward, that will become the basis on which your mind is established. (SN 12.40) Develop meditation on compassion, for when you develop meditation on compassion, any cruelty will be abandoned. (MN 62) Compassion is the way to purity for one who has much cruelty. (Vm 9.108)         Reflection None of us like to think of ourselves as cruel, yet cruelty lies dormant in all of us and can rise up without our calling it intentionally to mind. It may not ripen into murderous intent, but it can nonetheless manifest in subtle ways and cause great harm to ourselves and others. Compassion is both the antidote to and the vaccine for this affliction, dispelling cruelty once it has arisen and guarding against its arising again in the future. Daily Practice Call to mind the emotion of compassion, feeling tenderness toward those who suffer and encouraging the gentle wish that they heal and become free from affliction. Notice how this has a purifying effect on your mind and heart; it almost feels like fresh, cool water washing away any residue of selfishness or ill will. Bathe in this shower of compassion at every opportunity, thereby keeping all thoughts of harm out of mind. Tomorrow: Refraining from Malicious Speech One week from today: Cultivating Appreciative Joy Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page. Tricycle is a nonprofit and relies on your support to keep its wheels turning. Donate » © 2025 Tricycle Foundation 89 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

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Via Daily Dharma: The Dukkha of Happiness

 

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The Dukkha of Happiness If there is clinging to the idea that we have happiness, even if it’s the happiness that arises from dhamma, there will still be a refined kind of “fish bone” sticking in the throat, and the true dhamma cannot be discerned. Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, “The Hidden Fish Bones of Happiness” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

Portraits of Paradox By Sarah Fleming Chinese artist Xie Nanxing paints an escape from painting. Read more » Bön and the West Directed by Andrea Heckman This month's film centers on Bön, the religion of the ancient kingdom Zhang Zhung in Tibet. Today, young monks and nuns carry on the Bön teachings and lineage, not only in the lands of the Himalayas, but also to countries around the world. Watch now »

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right View: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering

 

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RIGHT VIEW Understanding the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering What is the origin of suffering? It is craving, which brings renewal of being, is accompanied by delight and lust, and delights in this and that: that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for being, and craving for non-being. (MN 9) When one does not know and see formations as they actually are, then one is attached to formations. When one is attached, one becomes infatuated, and one’s craving increases. One’s bodily and mental troubles increase, and one experiences bodily and mental suffering. (MN 149)

Reflection The aggregate of formations comprises all the volitional and emotional factors that make up our mental states, that guide our actions of body, speech, and mind, and that shape our deeper character and personality traits. These provide the basis for suffering because we so easily become attached to and infatuated with them. Formations are not a problem in themselves, but craving for them is the very cause of our suffering. Daily Practice Practice being aware of your mental states without being attached to them. Observe them with equanimity as they pass through your mind, rather than sorting them into what you welcome and what you resent. Do the same with your intentions and deepest underlying dispositions. Notice how easily any of these can become “sticky” and induce you to cling to it. This is how suffering arises. It is important to see and know this. Tomorrow: Cultivating Compassion One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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