http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Nirmala Self Help Nirmala Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177522&ca=Self+Help The Buddha said that desire is the cause of all suffering—the root of all suffering. Desire is a very powerful force. It’s got to be if it’s going to have that much power that it can cause all of the suffering in the world. He didn’t say most of the suffering or a lot of the suffering, but all of it... Self Help Nirmala Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177523&ca=Self+Help Most of us think of a ghost as something that only exists after we die. We imagine it to be a piece of us that continues to hang around and haunt the places we lived while alive. What if there are ghosts of yourself that are around while you are alive? What if what you think you are is actually a gh... Self Help Nirmala Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177525&ca=Self+Help Advaita means nondual or “not two.” This oneness is a fundamental quality of everything. Everything is a part of and made of one substance. Often the question arises, If it is all one thing why don’t I experience it that way? This is confusing oneness for the appearance of sameness. Things can appea... Self Help Nirmala Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177526&ca=Self+Help In every moment, there are two possibilities. One possibility is to have all of our curiosity, attention, and passion focused on what is happening. The other, is to have that same curiosity, attention, and passion focused on what is not happening, what is not present, or what we think should or shou...