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EVERBODY HURTS SOMETIMES

EVERBODY HURTS SOMETIMES

  The Sanskrit word, dukkha, has always brought both confusion and insight to the way I have viewed life. I have tried to imagine its intention as a method to reflect the suffering of the masses; the unsatisfactory accrual of everyday strife that we all face....

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HOPE

HOPE

I have been reviewing various readers’ comments recently. Many focus on their spiritual journeys, while others offer...

ESCAPE SUFFERING

ESCAPE SUFFERING

  I am remembering a period of life when I was invited to explore the fundamental doctrine of Buddhism involving the...

IS A WORD JUST A WORD?

IS A WORD JUST A WORD?

As an author, I live in a dreamlike world of words. It is a brilliantly creative mental state that surveys most of...

GREAT ADVENTURES

GREAT ADVENTURES

I once told a friend that the secret to life was in orchestrating great adventures. The art of creating events...

BEING PRESENT

BEING PRESENT

I have been told that spiritual voyages produce strange occurrences. That our thinking adjusts as we unbend what we...

IMAGINE YOUR QUESTIONS

IMAGINE YOUR QUESTIONS

Everyone has silent flaws.  We are personally aware of them, but knowingly hide these weaknesses from others. Mine is...

WARNING

WARNING

I believe there are moments when we think about life’s purpose and whether our religious and societal certainties...

About Bud Megargee

Bud Megargee is a former senior behavioral healthcare executive; a Washington, DC., healthcare lobbyist; and an independently published, best-selling and award-winning author. He began writing after exploring Eastern philosophy and alternative medicine techniques in the professional treatment of emotional challenges at a Taiwanese Buddhist monastery.