By Thanissaro Bhikkhu http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ "He showed me the brightness of the world." That's how my teacher, Ajaan Fuang, once characterized his...
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Thusira Karunaratne
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May 8, 2002 7:09 am
The 14th essay from Ananda Pereira's book "Escape to Reality" FREEDOM FROM FEAR By Ananda Pereira The Wheel Publication No. 45/46 Buddhist Publication Society,...
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ We all know what happens when a fire goes out. The flames die down and the fire is gone for ...
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org One of the first stumbling blocks that Westerners often encounter when they learn about...
Translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org Student: When I see someone carrying a child and I give it some...
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Thusira Karunaratne
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May 26, 2002 3:04 am
THE WHEEL OF LIFE To see the accompanying Vesak card please go to the link below: http://vihara.alphalink.com.au/cards/vesak2002.jpg 'I have now grown old and...
Right Speech (samma vaca) is the third of the eight path factors in the Noble Eightfold Path, and belongs to the virtue division of the path. Spoken by the...
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Rasika Wijayaratne
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Jun 2, 2002 2:34 pm
A part of the Maha-sihanada Sutta - The Great Discourse on the Lion's Roar Translated from the Pali by Ñanamoli Thera edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi ...
Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org These are the words of The Lord Buddha: I have heard that on one occasion the...
Translated from the Pali by Narada Thera Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ This is a portion of the 'Sigalovada Sutta' in which The Lord Buddha is...
Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ Translated from the Pali by Narada Thera This is another portion of the 'Sigalovada Sutta' in which The Lord Buddha...
Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ Translated from the Pali by Narada Thera Previousely two sections of the Sigalovada Suttra were published. Here is...
Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ The Buddha's words translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu An angry person is ugly & sleeps poorly. Gaining a...
By Thanissaro Bhikkhu Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ The act of going for refuge marks the point where one commits oneself to taking the Dhamma, or...
Taken from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ [General Siha:] "Is it possible, lord, to point out a fruit of generosity visible in the here & now?" [The Buddha:]...
"These are the seven things -- pleasing to an enemy, bringing about an enemy's aim -- that come to a man or woman who is angry." An angry person is ugly &...
By Roger Smith <rojpoj@...> When the Aryan-speaking peoples moved into north India, about 2000 years BCE., they brought with them many variations of...
by THE VEN.DICKWELLE MAHINDA When the supreme Buddha was staying at Rajagaha in the Anathepindikamonastery, there lived a beautiful courtesan named Salavti. A...
Let us now recite the passage for frequent recollection: I am subject to aging. Aging is unavoidable. I am subject to illness. Illness is unavoidable. I am...
By Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo (Phra Suddhidhammaransi Gambhiramedhacariya) Translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu This body of ours: Actually there's not...
Thus shall you think, Of all this fleeting world: A star at dawn, A bubble in a stream, A flash of lightning.. in a summer cloud, A flickering lamp, A phantom,...
Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo(Phra Suddhidhammaransi Gambhiramedhacariya) Translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu VI. Right Effort. There are four ways of...
by Ajaan (Venerable) Lee Dhammadharo Translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu II. Right Resolve: There are three ways of thinking that will lead to...
I. Right View: "Seeing in line with the truth" means seeing the four Noble Truths -- A. Dukkha: physical and mental stress and discomfort. B. Samudaya: the...
[Compiled by Tan Swee Eng] 1. There is no almighty God in Buddhism. There is no one to hand out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day. 2....
By Roger Smith rojpoj@... The Teachings of the Buddha are all about gaining personal wisdom from understanding this world and what we are and how we...
If, O monks, the liberation of the mind by loving- kindness is developed and cultivated, frequently practiced, made one's vehicle and foundation, firmly...
By Roger Smith rojpoj@... The Buddha was born Siddhartha Gotama, in north India around 483 B.C.E., a prince of the Sakya clan. When he was twenty-nine...
