Studying the Way
Buddhist trainees should first determine whether or not their practice is headed toward the Way. Shakyamuni, who was able to harmonize and control his body,
Month: April 2019
The Great Elephant Footprint Simile – Mahā Hatthipadopama Sutta
An explanation of the four noble truths, focusing on the aggregate of physical form and showing (1) how all the aggregates are interrelated and (2) how all four noble truths, together with the principle of dependent co-arising, are related to the aggregates.
Two Sorts of Thinking – Dvedhāvitakka Sutta
I will be the first to say, and say it loudly : We are all struggling in our own ways and means, to be happy
The Arahant or Perfected One
The fever of passion exists not for him who has completed the journey, who is sorrowless and wholly set free, and has broken all ties.
The Wise
Should one find a man who points out faults and who reproves, let him follow such a wise and sagacious person as one would a
The Mind
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” — Buddha