Meeting the Monkey Halfway

Insightful and compassionate Sumano Bhikkhu writes of our cultural and philosophical dilemma. We need to heal hate and try the sacred practice of forgiving. We also learn about using what we need, or we will bury ourselves with the "stuff" that clutters the mind and the living room. Bhikkhu says we can make a personal decision to have a spiritual life, to soften and open the heart so we can re-learn the compassion the Buddha -- and all the great teachers had centuries ago.