Basic Discipline

Basic Discipline

The Buddhist paramitas are those actions that result in character qualities associated with enlightened beings. As I learned it, the word means to cross over to the other side. On that side is sanity and wisdom. The six paramitas are generosity, discipline, patience,...
How 20 years of practicing my scales makes God bigger

How 20 years of practicing my scales makes God bigger

Kind Promise: I will appreciate blessings. When I recommitted myself to the Kind Promises, I felt a sense of joy and relief. Since then, my monster mind has been grumbling about the dangers of repetitive practice. “You’ve done gratitude,” it snarls. “What good...