The Problem With Sex In Buddhism

It seems these days in Los Angeles, it’s OK to do or be anything you want sexually… And if you’re lucky enough to find your true sexual identity, you will be happy and fulfilled the rest of your life.
Well, in this world of *Samsara it just doesn’t work that way.

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Friendship In The Spiritual Community

Many of those Buddhists who are familiar with this concept of spiritual friendship or kalyana mitrata think of it in terms of a ‘teacher-disciple’ relationship (or ‘vertical’ friendship). As a result they pay little attention to a vital dimension of spiritual friendship that could be called ‘horizontal’ friendship: that is, friendship with one’s peers. Those who are fortunate enough to enjoy intimate, day by day contact with their teacher may not feel they are missing anything. Few, however, are so fortunate. My own experience has taught me that a small circle of spiritual peers, enjoying intimate friendship and in close mutual association, can aid one another’s progress greatly, provided they also have some contact with more mature friends. The ideal situation is actually to live with spiritual friends, or to work with them, or both.

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Becoming A Self-Actualized Leader

Anyone who’s studied human motivation probably knows about Abraham Maslow and his world famous “Hierarchy of Needs.” His premise – which has been accepted by virtually all professionals in the human resources field – is that humans climb a ladder of needs, reaching for the next highest “rung” as the previous need has been met. He describes these needs in the following sequence: survival, security, belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization.

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PMID 15121488

ABSTRACT
Modafinil improves cognition and response inhibition in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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