By Ray Buckner — 2017
Ray Buckner offers a personal view of what it means to be Buddhist, gender-queer, and trans—and why they all fit together like “a miracle.”
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CLEAR ALL
Thubten Chodron on how to develop bodhichitta, the aspiration to attain buddhahood in order to benefit others.
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Question: Buddhist teachers, including the Dalai Lama, often speak of happiness as a goal (if not the goal) of Buddhist practice. I don’t begrudge anyone happiness, but making it so central to spiritual life feels self-serving. Am I misunderstanding what’s meant by “happiness”?