Category: A Mindful Berean

Bringing the Religion We Practiced Before Onto the Path

Buddha didn’t teach a narrow, cramped road leading to Enlightenment. He didn’t concern himself with divine wrath, or really divine anything. There’s no reward for “getting it right,” nor punishment if you don’t.

Read More

The Gender Trap

Men are entirely responsible for their own words and actions, and need to stop blaming others for everything, full stop.

Read More

Understanding and Overcoming Attachment

De-criminalize attachment in your mind. Merely having an attachment isn’t a Failure, a Sin, or a Crime that needs to be punished.

Read More

Mental Health and the Practice of Hope

Hope is a key part of the mind’s immune system. It fights off infections of despair and our tendency to cling to negativity. A weakened sense of hope leaves us vulnerable to spiraling downwards.

Read More

The Sudden Silence

I stood still for a moment or two, listening, barely breathing. Finally I went to my office and sat down, my mind peaceful. I ran an internal diagnostic. What just happened?

Read More

Help us pay our editing team!




Get the Tattooed Buddha in your Inbox!

Don't miss a post! Sign up to get articles delivered straight to your inbox!

Join 346 other subscribers

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.