Four sources of dreams
I. Thinking in the day carried forward even after one has cut off the awareness of one's surroundings.
II. Thoughts that arise through imbalance of elements in the…
dhutānga
(lit. 'means of shaking off (the defilements)'); 'means of purification', ascetic or austere practices. These are strict observances recommended by the Buddha to monks as a help to cultivate contentedness,…
MAKHA PUJA DAY
Makha Puja Day takes place on the full moon day of the third lunar month. This Holy Day is observed to commemorate two important events in the…
ASALHA PUJA DAY
ASALHA PUJA DAY is the day on which the Lord Buddha gave the first sermon, called Dhammacakkappavatta Sutta to the five disciples on the full-moon day of…
VESAK DAY
The full moon day of May is known as the Vesak Day. The Buddha was born, attained the Enlightenment and passed away on the Vesak Day. The month of May is known…
Eleven Benefits of Practicing Metta
"Monks, for one whose awareness-release through good will is cultivated, developed, pursued, handed the reins and taken as a basis, given grounding, steadied, consolidated, and well-undertaken,…
An Overview of Loving-kindness Meditation
Loving-kindness meditation can be brought in to support the practice of 'bare attention' to help keep the mind open and sweet. It provides the essential…
Kalama Sutta
The Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry
Preface
The instruction of the Kalamas (Kalama Sutta) is justly famous for its encouragement of free inquiry; the spirit of the Sutta signifies a teaching…
Velama Sutta
The Scale of Good Deeds
Once, when the Buddha was dwelling near Savatthi at the Jeta Grove, the householder Anathapindika visited him and, after greeting him politely, sat down at one side.
The Exalted One…
Numerical Sayings - Ańguttara Nikāya I [5-6]
Useless – Akammanīya
At Savatthi ... the Blessed Buddha said this:
Bhikkhus, I know of no other single thing, as useless as the unrefined mind!
The undeveloped mind, Bhikkhus, is of no use… Bhikkhus, I…