Mendicants, suppose it rains heavily on a mountain top, and the water flows downhill to fill the hollows, crevices, and creeks. As they become full, they fill up the pools...
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The eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path are not steps to be followed in sequence, one after another.
They can be more aptly described as ...
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The Middle Way and its contrast with ‘my way’ is thus that quality of being totally ready to engage and attune to a situation but not needing anything from it.
~Ajahn Amaro
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The good thing about being highly individualistic, sceptical and doubtful is that you do tend to question everything.
One thing I appreciated with Ajahn Chah was that everything was up for questioning...
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Then two brahmins who were old, aged, burdened with years, advanced in life, come to the last stage, a hundred and twenty years of age, approached the Blessed One and exchanged greetings with him.
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There are so many people looking for merit. Sooner or later, they’ll have to start looking for ...
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When it is quiet or when it is noisy, which is better?
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In the Kaccānagotta Sutta, Venerable Kaccānagotta asks the Buddha:
Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘right view’. How is right view defined?
Generosity is the voluntary giving of a gift. This includes not only material gifts, but also ...
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If any of the Five Hindrances arise in the heart, then trouble and suffering will ...
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Someone with six qualities is able to enter the sure path with regards to skillful qualities when listening to the true teaching. What six?
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The Noble Truths teach us to be intelligent in running our lives. The fact that Buddhism teaches us to know the causes of happiness and suffering – plus how to eliminate ...
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For as long as you can tolerate the pain, you might want to learn from it. When the pain is there, ...
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Having completed these things,
undefeated everywhere;
everywhere they go in safety:
this is their highest blessing.
Etādisāni katvāna,
Sabbattha maparājitā;
Sabbattha sotthiṁ gacchanti,
Taṁ tesaṁ maṅgalamuttaman”ti.
~Mangala Sutta
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