Friends: What is the Final Goal and Destination of the Noble Life? The wanderer Nandiya once asked the Blessed One: Which things, Master Gotama, when developed...
Friends: These Four Noble Truths are the very Core of Buddhism... 1: This is Suffering! Suffering is of three kinds: a: Obvious suffering, which is any painful...
Friends: When is the Way to the Deathless element Opened? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus and friends, these 8 things, purified, cleansed, immaculate, ...
Friends: How can one ever Succeed, when Never having Started? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, those who have neglected to begin this Noble 8-fold Way ...
Friends: Running up and down the beach does not take you Across! The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, these 8 things, when cultivated and refined, lead to...
Friends: What is the Purpose, Advantage & Final Goal of the Noble Holy Life? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, if those of other sects and of other...
Friends: What mental qualities initiate the development of the Noble 8-fold Way? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, even as dawn is the forerunner &...
Friends: Based on What do advantageous mental states grow out of the Noble 8-fold Way? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, even as any seed and plant...
Friends: Direct Experience of Understanding, Leaving, Realization & Development of the Noble 8-fold Way: The Blessed Buddha once said: What, friends, should be...
Friends: Know that: Helping Others helps Yourself! Harmlessness is the prime Protection! Meditation induces first Calm then Bliss! Dhamma Study assures...
May 23-29th, 6-day Jhana retreat near Boulder, CO, led by Jeff Brooks (Jhananda) for the Great Western Vehicle at Jeff & Susan Combelicıs Kiva, Goldhill, CO....
Friends: The Noble Eight-Fold Way Finalizes the Three Searches: The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these three searches. What three? The Search...
Friends: There are these three Mental Fermentations (Asavas): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these three mental fermentations. What three? ...
Friends: There are these three kinds of Suffering (Dukkha): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of suffering. What three? The...
Friends: There are these three kinds of Craving (Tanhaa): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of craving. What three? The...
Friends: There are these four kinds of Clinging (Upadana): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of Clinging. What four? The...
Friends: There are these seven Latent Tendencies (Anusaya): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these seven kinds of Latent Tendency. What...
Friends: There are these five Mental Hindrances (Nivarana): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these five kinds of Mental Hindrance. What five? ...
Friends: There are these five Clusters of Clinging (Khandha): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these five Clusters of Clinging. What five? 1:...
Friends: There are these five Lower Mental Chains (Samyojana): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these five Lower Mental Chains. What five? 1:...
Friends: There are these five Higher Mental Chains (Samyojana): The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, there are these five Higher Mental Chains. What five? ...
Friends: Deep Truths can sometimes be told by a Wise Junior: I am a Buddhist, not merely because my parents are Buddhists, but out of assured conviction. After...
Friends: What is Food for the Mental Hindrances (Nivarana)? At Savatthi the Blessed Buddha once said: Just as this body, is sustained by food, is dependent on...
Friends: What is Starving of the Mental Hindrances (Nivarana)? At Savatthi the Blessed Buddha once said: And what, friends, is the starvation, that prevents...
Friends: How do the 5 Mental Hindrances become 10? The Blessed Buddha once explained: How, Bhikkhus, is the explanation of the five mental hindrances becoming...
Friends: How does Sense-Desire Muddle up the Mind? A Brahmin Priest once asked the Blessed Buddha: Master Gotama, what is the cause of being unable to remember...
Friends: How does Evil Will Infuriate the Enraged Mind? A Brahmin Priest once asked the Blessed Buddha: Master Gotama, what is the cause of being unable to...
Friends: How does Lethargy & Laziness Suppress Mind? A Brahmin Priest once asked the Blessed Buddha: Master Gotama, what is the cause of being unable to...
Friends: How does Restlessness & Regret Agitate Mind? A Brahmin Priest once asked the Blessed Buddha: Master Gotama, what is the cause of being unable to...