Ignorance as the source of our suffering (II) – Letter to a friend (5)

My dearest friend, As promised, I am coming back with another letter to talk about about ignorance as the main source of human suffering and harm in the world. One of the ways in which ignorance manifests itself is the lack of education, the lack of information or proper information. To this, we can add …

Ignorance as the source of our suffering (I) – Letter to a friend (4)

My dear friend, Yesterday I came across a Buddhist quotation that said: “the cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance”. I used to read about the Buddhist views on suffering years ago, but I don’t think I really understood what those teachings really meant. Pema Chodron, a Buddhist teacher whose writings I am very …

You Are Enough – Letter to a friend (2)

My dearest friend, As I woke up today, I felt like remaining for a little while in the stillness of the early morning, let the silence speak to me and breathe. Just breathe into that new day, center myself and put some intentions. My main focus now is to live at peace with myself and …