Vatthupama Sutta: The Simile of the Cloth
1. Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There he addressed the monks thus: “Monks.”
Finding Peace and Happiness in the Midst of Chaos, Pain and Strife
“Be a light unto yourselves; betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.”
1. Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. There he addressed the monks thus: “Monks.”
After his awakening, the Buddha spent the remaining 45 years of his life teaching others—human beings and heavenly beings; men, women, and even children; people
As for your identity in this world, it has two sides: the “you” that will find pleasure in feeding on the ice cream—this is your
Vibrant with compassion for suffering humanity, the wise being bent on supreme enlightenment, the Sambodhisatta thought, “My forbears accumulated much wealth and passed away taking
The second aspect of the Eightfold Path of Buddhism is Right Intention or Right Thought, or samma sankappa in Pali. Right View and Right Intention
“The heart of the Buddhist teachings can be found in practicing the Noble Eightfold Path. It is a guide for us to follow if we
There are five precepts in Buddhism which are binding on all who call themselves Buddhists. They are: 1. Not to take the life of any