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Buddhist Meditations on Virtue: The Key to Transforming the Heart
Buddhist meditation practices that encourage feelings that promote peace of mind and happiness.
When I was a teenager, I completely rejected the Roman Catholic Church and all its teachings. With no lingering doubts, I believed I was a hardcore atheist.
This break from my past allowed me to freely explore other religious and spiritual traditions without fear that God would hate me and punish me with eternal damnation.
I was drawn to mysticism and philosophy because I believed the answers to life’s most important questions must be accessible to the human mind, and if I could discover them, I could enjoy peace and everlasting happiness.
I chased the Holy Grail of “Enlightenment,” which I believed was a single fact or discovery that would magically wipe away all emotional hardship in an instant, like turning on a light bulb in a darkened room.
I read books on philosophy, comparative religion, hip texts on New Age spirituality, dangled crystals, read chakras, and imagined myself a spiritual person. I wasn’t as spiritually advanced as I imagined. Reality has a way of shattering even the strongest delusions of grandeur.
