Setting Good Intentions – Then Life Happens, Ayya Nimmala

How powerful, disarming, and distracting is the sense world where the mind is easily caught in desire, hate and delusion. Clinging we suffer. But sufferings spur us on to discover a quality of peace that is unshakeable. When we learn to abide with the flow of experience, seeing that peace in stillness and pure awareness, we feel the true contentment and happiness of the Dhamma. This is blissful. The mind emptied of impurity – empty of ego – sees wisely and is filled with love and compassion. We know our true nature, and we see that we are all one. Ottawa Buddhist Society, Dec. 19, 2025