I have spent a long time in suffering from the taints of the three poisons (which the Buddha has pointed out in the Dhamma):
lust, greed, desire, craving
hatred, aversion, ill-will, hostility
ignorance, folly and delusion.
Nevertheless, these older men – who have suffered, for an even longer time, from pain of some kind or another – were generous enough to appear in a photo together with me.
What have I accomplished since the first mention of Covid appeared on the web-pages of news corporations worldwide? I write the below words to help me keep track of the goings-on in my life so far.