May 2009 « Daily Buddhism

Being In The Present

By Brian Schell, on May 19th, 2009%

Question:

I have recently been trying to understand the concept of being present. I think I am finding slightly difficult to grasp and certainly don’t feel that it is always beneficial. However, on occasions I begin to think that it a very profound and helpful idea! Is there a danger of us losing sight of the future . . . → Read More: Being In The Present

Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness

By Brian Schell, on May 16th, 2009%

Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness

Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Fifty-Eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com.

Announcements:

My work schedule has . . . → Read More: Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness

Closet Buddhism

By Brian Schell, on May 14th, 2009%

Question:

I am very new to the podcast and am currently downloading as many past shows as my computer will allow! I am also a new Zen Buddhist after researching the different secs. While I have yet to sit formally with a sangha as I am not near a Zen centre. I am moving to Calgary, Alberta . . . → Read More: Closet Buddhism

Is Buddhism A Lonely Path?

By Brian Schell, on May 13th, 2009%

Question:

For those of us who come from a spiritual tradition, where there is a concept of a “personal God,” divas, saints, etc., Buddhism can seem very cold and lonely. It’s just our mind and this thing called “karma,” no beginning; no end. Austere, to say the least.

Sometimes, when life is not going well, it’s . . . → Read More: Is Buddhism A Lonely Path?

Koan: Sleeping in the Daytime

By Brian Schell, on May 12th, 2009%

Sleeping in the Daytime

The master Soyen Shaku passed from this world when he was sixty-one years of age. Fulfilling his life’s work, he left a great teaching, far richer than that of most Zen masters. His pupils used to sleep in the daytime during midsummer, and while he overlooked this he himself never wasted a minute.

When . . . → Read More: Koan: Sleeping in the Daytime