1. Blog: Self & Emptiness

    As a Buddhist born and living in the West, I find releasing the concept of a self difficult.

  2. Blog: Controlling Lust

    The Buddha told us that if there were two such powers in the world as strong as sexual desire, we would have no chance for enlightenment.

  3. Blog: mirror, mirror

    Is this the nature of all things?

  4. Blog: wisdom

  5. Blog: pushing

    I want to stop pushing and trust myself: I will go where I need to go.

  6. Blog: Om Ah Hum…

    “Sounds like someone needs a teacher.”

  7. Blog: Karma & Violence

    All violence originates in suffering.

  8. Blog: Reply Hazy, Try Again

    So, as I sit, that’s the answer I get so far. “Reply Hazy. Try Again.” Sit again. Just sit.

Mila (Jacob Stetser)

Mila is a writer, photographer, poet & technologist.

He shares here his thoughts on Buddhism, living compassionately, social media, building community,
& anything else that interests him.

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