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...
Extracted from "The ABC of Buddhism and I Wonder Why", copyright Ven. Thubten Chodron The Three Jewels are the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Buddha is one who has...
by Bhikkhu Khantipalo Apart from the Buddha-image in the place of honor, one may have other Buddhist objects round or on the shrine, such as scroll-paintings, ...
By Bhikkhu (Venerable) Khantipalo Dhamma is the way for training mind, speech and body. But the Buddha dhamma is sometimes regarded in a way which is too...
By Bhikkhu (Venerable) Khantipalo It is best to start with practices which are common to all Buddhist traditions for every-day observance. It is usual, among...
By Bhikkhu (Venerable) Khantipalo Though most of one's devotions are made in English (etc.), it may be good to retain this short sentence (see below) in Pali....
By Bhikkhu(Venerable) Khantipalo When people ask, "Who is really a Buddhist?" the answer will be, "One who has accepted the Three Refuges" -- Buddha, Dhamma...
By Raja M, Asia Times Online, July 30, 2003 MUMBAI, India -- After a 10-day Vipassana retreat southeast of Dallas, Texas, Thomas L Freese, vice president of...
By Raja M, Asia Times Online, July 30, 2003 This volition to share merit earned helps to reduce the ego, the apparent "I" that the Vipassana student...
By Raja M, Asia Times Online, July 30, 2003 In India, the central government and some provincial governments offer paid leave for their staffs to learn the...
FRAGMENT OF A TEACHING by Ajahn Chah The training in concentration is practice to make the mind firm and steady. This brings about peacefulness of mind....
By AJAHN CHAH Morality (Sila) is restraint and discipline of body and speech. On the formal level this is divided into classes of precepts for lay people and...
By AJAHN CHAH Wisdom is to see the truth of the various manifestations of body and mind. When we use our trained and concentrated minds to examine the five...
Wish to Practise a Religious Life Two thousand and five hundred years ago, in the village of Magadha Kingdom, there was a rich Brahmin whose wealth and...
Ven.Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayaka Thera passed away on Monday the 8th of September at 8:34 am local time in Sri Lanka. He was a great teacher of Theravada...
