This is a transcript of the Dhamma talk "Doubts about Your Abilities" by Ajahn Thanissaro. For any errors in the text below, I accept full responsibility and ask for Ajahn Thanissaro's and the reader's forgiveness. Some skills in life are optional. You don’t need them to survive, and you can often find someone else to do the skill for you. Playing the stock market,...Read More

A WORD OF CAUTION: lots of spoilers ahead. I highly recommend reading this only after you have watched the movie, because it would be a shame to deprive yourself of the beautiful experience that is Princess Mononoke. This post is also more like a post-mortem discussion of the movie, and although I recount the plot in detail, I think it would be better...Read More