More trips down memory lane, for luckydove

Every waking minute
Fri, 26th May 2006Earth caressed by golden light ( Read more... )

2 years ago I remember meeting an infant and thinking out loud, "Awwww, baby is so so so beautiful. I want me one of those ( Read more... )

The intensity of parental love is catching up with me. Like any love it has its rewards, and it's too late for me to have any choice in the matter. But I admit that feeling so immersed in emotion isn't desirable. To love so intensely is unsettling and uncomfortable. If the Buddha is to be believed, is not the attachment I am forming spiritually ( Read more... )

A friend was writing about pain and pleasure. Apparently Buddha said, "Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change of temper". As I understood my friend's thoughts, denying pleasure was helpful in avoiding pain. Particularly as applicable to human relationships ( Read more... )