Sister Ocean, Author at Buddhistdoor Global

Celebrate the Small

Sister Ocean 6 November 2015

I’ve recently noticed how easily I fall into negative thinking, holding on to negative thoughts and letting go of positive ones. We all have this

The Path of Joy—The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part Four

Sister Ocean 9 October 2015

The Fourth Noble Truth is The Path that leads to the cessation of dukkha (“ill-being” or “suffering”). The Path is also called the Noble Eightfold Path of

A Little Liberation Can Go a Long Way—The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part Three

Sister Ocean 4 September 2015

For all the attention paid to the First Noble Truth (often mistranslated as “Life is suffering”), one must remember that it only makes sense taken

I Want What I Want When I Want It! The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part Two

Sister Ocean 7 August 2015

The second of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths is about the origin of suffering—namely, craving. While many other causes of suffering may appear in our

Is Life Suffering? The Four Noble Truths in Daily Life: Part One

Sister Ocean 3 July 2015

When I first came across Buddhism, I heard that the First Noble Truth was “Life is suffering.” I quickly dismissed Buddhism as a pessimistic philosophy.

Lilac Meditation

Sister Ocean 5 June 2015

My mother loved gardening. When I was a child, she told me all the names of the different plants, trees, and flowers around our home

How to be Mindful of our Habits

Sister Ocean 10 April 2015

I remember a story that a sister (let’s call her Sister G) told me the year before I ordained. It was raining, so a number of

The Beauty of Despair

Sister Ocean 6 March 2015

Last week, I was speaking with a friend who had fallen into despair about the state of the environment. She is an organic farmer and

The Bengali Tea Boy

Sister Ocean 13 February 2015

Around the time I first became interested in the Buddha’s path, I was doing a construction internship in the southwest of the United States, living

Learning to Receive

Sister Ocean 9 January 2015

Generosity is a fundamental trait that is celebrated by all of the world’s religions. December means Christmas for my family, so I’ve been thinking about

Merton, Non-self, and Surrender

Sister Ocean 5 December 2014

Reading another’s journal is like peering through a window into a person’s world. I recently read The Intimate Merton (1999)—the collected journals of Thomas Merton, the American

REGIONS

Sister Ocean