And for the sake of what benefit should a woman or a man, a householder or one gone forth, often reflect thus: ‘I am subject to illness; I am not exempt from illness’?
In a state of health, ...
The aspiration to go beyond suffering means taking personal responsibility for our suffering. It’s easy to blame our stress or unease on something or ...
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You have to play, play with awareness and the mind. Then it becomes very interesting. Use your know-how and wit. If meditation feels like a responsibility, it'll just be a burden. Create your world.
~Sayadaw Tejaniya
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“Me” and “mine” are not, however, mere illusions; they are extremely useful social conventions, and the Buddha taught that they should be respected as such...
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These are the four situations. When these situations come about, ...
Being sensitive to the needs and the type of people we are with, the time and the place and the kind of culture we are in – all of this is part of our practice, of being mindful.
~Ajahn Sumedho
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Because puñña/merit is focused on fostering actions that lead to a genuine happiness, its practice also teaches many important lessons ...
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Mendicants, these four people are found in the world. What four?
Renunciation is an intention to keep things simple, an approach that supports ease of being, lightness of mind, and a wise use of energy. For example, meditation in solitude is strongly renunciate, and certainly this is a skillful intention.
~Ajahn Sucitto
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Blaming somebody else for your suffering is like having an itch on your head and scratching your bottom. Now you have two itches for the price of one.
~Ven. Ajahn Chah
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Restraint is a vital part of living a moral, civil life ...
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The senior Venerable Bhalliya said this:
He has swept away the army of the King of Death,
as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.
Victorious since his fears have vanished:
tame and steadfast, he has become quenched.
~Thag1.7
Question: Is there a key feature of the Buddhist attitude to morality?
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If we are practicing correctly, then life will always be new and interesting because we are always seeing more. We are observing nature happening in the deepest possible way. This is nature, experiencing nature.
~Sayadaw Tejaniya
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