• The Book of the Dead

    The Book of the Dead

    The Tibetan Book of The Dead- also known as Bardo Thodol- is an important book for us all to read because it makes you think about death, and prepare you to face it with calm and composure when the time comes.  However, the most important part of the book is in the Introduction under the…

  • What is Self?

    What is Self?

    Apart from thoughts, there’s no such thing as mind. Apart from thoughts, there’s no independent entity called the world. Of all thoughts that arise in the body, the I-thought is the first. The irony is that the person glimpsing this moment of higher consciousness, this Oneness, encounters the ultimate realization that there is nothing to…

  • Happiness, Sex, Health, and Death

    Happiness, Sex, Health, and Death

    We crave happiness because we think it is the ultimate goal of life. And we think happiness comes out of fulfilling our desires. But happiness is not the fulfillment of desire. Rather, it is the desirelessness that gives happiness. Some people pursue spiritual enlightenment for all the wrong reasons, and then pursue the path using…