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The Heart of Evil, the Darkest of Dark
Hell is Real Scholars, philosophers, and theologians enjoy debating the existence of Hell. Religious people promote the idea. They believe it has utility for controlling people’s bad behavior. People hurt each other for selfish reasons because they believe they can get away with it. Most religions and cultures invent a Hell as a catch-all insurance policy against getting-away-with-it while…
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The Unbridled Joy of Special Needs Parenting
A Special Needs Parent’s User’s Manual for the Heart This is the guide I wish I had found 20+ years ago when I discovered I was destined to be the parent of a Special Needs child. My son has been diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. The first half of this post is directly copied…
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Hungry Ghosts and the Magic Wish-Fulfilling Tree
Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.
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Mistakes I Made Raising My Autistic Son
This writing came from The Unbridled Joy of Special Needs Parenting If you want to read about the Light side, I suggest you read The Many Reasons I Love My Autistic Son. If you want to read about the Dark side, I suggest you read The Heart of Evil, the Darkest of Dark. My biggest…
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The Monkey Trap of Desire
What monkeys teach us about grasping after objects of Desire. I want things. We all want things. Perhaps it’s a car, a job, a lover. We all have worldly concerns, and we all pursue or own selfish desires. Even Buddhist practitioners advanced on the path develop a feeling called Bodhicitta, which is the desire to…
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Unsafe and Unclean: Pacific Grove Hospital in Riverside, California
I had what could be described as a religious experience in the safety of my home. Our culture accepts many Christian forms of this experience, revivals, speaking in tongues, and so forth, but if the experience is not Christian, it’s viewed with skepticism. My experience was facilitated by my 35-year study of Tibetan Buddhism, with…
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What I Felt When I Won the Lottery
A story of Spiritual transformation and the power of money and mana. I won the lottery… sort of. I unexpectedly received a large monthly annuity that will comfortably support my family for life. There was no lump sum, so I couldn’t buy a beachfront mansion or go on a wild spending spree, but the monthly…
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You Didn’t Want It Bad Enough, You Loser
Some forms of self-deception, delusion, actually work to maximize our suffering.