I have been intending to write about right view, but other things keep popping up. In a way this post is about right view, but I think it’s maybe a bit different from focusing on delusion. Instead it’s about focusing on suffering.
Personally, when I look back over the course of my life and I look at the suffering I have caused myself and caused others, I am not proud. Indeed I am humbled by it. I think a lot of time we ignore the suffering we are causing – both to ourselves and to others. Afterall, it is uncomfortable to think about it, especially when we like to think of ourselves as good people. (more…)
The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination