Poem: Happiness

    HAPPINESS
To not even do the slightest wrong,
this, is happiness.

Tolerance

Sometimes it is better to simply tolerate the wrongs of others rather than trying to stop or oppose them. Everyone has their own set of faults and if one takes a stance of trying to oppose all these wrongs of others it can become a large burden on the mind and weight it down.
    A [...]

Article: A Buddhist Approach to Disenchantment

There is a new Dhamma (reality – the way things really are) article here:

A Buddhist Approach to Disenchantment
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Speaking Words of Love

True love is love without selfish desire or attachment. It is selfless and does not ask for anything in return. Selfless love is also an encompassing quality and encompasses many good qualities such as kindness, compassion, honesty, integrity, consideration and selflessness.
     The Lord Buddha always spoke with good-will. He spoke words that were timely, truthful, [...]

Explaining vs. Censuring

The importance of explaining their faults to others rather than censuring can never be over-emphasized. People do wrong things because they do not understand that they are doing wrong things.
    Censuring only prevents others from doing wrong out of fear of getting hurt. After the censuring they may not even understand exactly what they did [...]

Article: A Buddhist Approach to Friendship

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A Buddhist Approach to Friendship
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Hidden Agendas

It is important to always be weary and watchful of hidden agendas. For example someone can try to do something that looks like one thing on the surface, but is actually another thing underneath. This is an example of a hidden agenda. This someone may not even be aware of this themselves however, due to the blinding [...]

Appreciating the Whole

Everyone has weaknesses that they were born with; weaknesses inherited from their habits/character from previous lives. We also have our own set of weaknesses. It helps to always understand and see this when dealing with others.
    Every being also strengths. Everyone, no matter who they are or what they are like, has atleast one good property. It maybe [...]

Article: A Buddhist Approach to Disillusionment

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A Buddhist Approach to Disillusionment
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Fight Injustice

There are many injustices in this world that should not be simply tolerated. While tolerence is good in certain instances, there are times when it unwise to simply ‘tolerate and wait,’ as this can cause a lot of harm to oneself and/or others. However it is important to do this while not sinking to the level [...]