An excerpt from Consequences in Buddhism; Why Things Happen. There is rarely just one specific thing that causes someone to have something happen to them. We live in a world that is complex, integrated, interdependent and constantly in a state of flux. We miss most of that and generally focus on our own immediate needs and what’s happening in our immediate world. We too often forget that there are many things happening all around us that affect to us – often things we can’

An excerpt from My Buddhist Journal; A Year in the Life of a Buddhist The other day I stubbed my toe ... hard ... Oh so hard! I actually saw stars. All I could think was, "Why oh why did I bloody well do that!?" So of course this got me thinking about why things happen. There appears to rarely be one specific thing that causes someone to have something happen to them. It’s almost always a few things. So, here’s a list, off the top of my head, of some things that are th

An excerpt from My Buddhist Journal; A Year in the Life of a Buddhist. For the complete story, try our FREE publication, Life of the Buddha . Introduction Like so many ancient tales that come to us largely through oral traditions, what we think we “know” is often only speculation and interpretation. Stories get embellished along the way – added to and altered in many ways, often taking on a life of their own. Whether or not the man who was to become the Buddha existed, as I