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10 Mudras from Bhagwan Budhdha For Daily Practice.....For Better Results ....

http://www.riseearth.com/2014/07/10-buddha-mudras-to-practice-in-da...

by Garima Roy
Fractal Enlightenment

Mudras or hand gestures is a practice to improve your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. In the Vedic tradition, the fingers of the

Started by Dr.Sohini Shukla

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The Old Man and the Scorpion

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The Old Man and the Scorpion

One morning, after he had finished his meditation, the old man opened his eyes and saw a scorpion floating helplessly in the water. As the scorpion was washed closer to the tree, the old man quickly stre

Started by Melodie Munro

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Daily OM - Burning Brightly + Begin with Yourself + Plunging Into The Deep + Going Away to Go Within + An Invitation to Comfort + Peeling Away the Layers + Light Of The Party + Staying Afloat amidst t

June 9, 2011
Burning Brightly
Allowing Your Soul to Shine

When we hide and try to be invisible and unseen by all we are only really hiding from ourselves.

At times, we’ve all wanted to crawl under a rock and hide away from the world. We may have pr

Started by Melodie Munro

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Purification is best in Sweet Silent Solitude!

Friends:

Purification is best in Sweet Silent Solitude!

CONTENT WHEN UNDERSTANDING
Solitude is happiness for one, who is content,
Who sees and clearly understands this Dhamma.
Harmlessness is happiness in all worlds,
Kindness towards all living b

Started by Melodie Munro

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The Last Relinquishment:

Friends:

The Last Relinquishment:

When ignorance of the 4 Noble Truths finally fully evaporates,
One no longer clings to any sense pleasure, any views, or any rules and rituals!
One no longer clings to any idea of a self, I, Me, Ego, Soul or Ident

Started by Melodie Munro

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These are the 5 Mental Hindrances:

Friends:

These are the 5 Mental Hindrances:

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these five kinds of Mental Hindrance. What five?
1: The Mental Hindrance of Desire for Sensing...
2: The Mental Hindrance of Aversion and Ill-Will...
3:

Started by Melodie Munro

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Aware and Composed Dwelling:

Friends:

Aware and Composed Dwelling:

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Monks, a Noble should dwell Aware and Composed…
This is our instruction to you!

And how does a monk dwell Aware?
Herein a friend dwells contemplating any body as a void frame only

Started by Melodie Munro

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Some Questions from and Answers to a Friend haunted by Doubt

Hey Friend:

Some Questions from and Answers to a Friend haunted by Doubt (Vicikicchā):

Question:
>I usually rely on myself to solve problems.

Answer:
Buddha would agree on that one, since he said.
“No one can purify another”
“Attã hi attano nãtho:

Started by Melodie Munro

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Harmlessness is Smart Safety for All Beings!

Friends:

Harmlessness is Smart Safety for All Beings!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=corb8EG8G7o

How to relocate a Viper. There are ~600 snake bite deaths yearly on Sri Lanka!

More on Happy Harmlessness (Ahimsā) = Non-Violence:
Harmlessness_and

Started by Melodie Munro

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Legend of Siddhartha Gautama + How did Gautama Buddha reach Enlightenment (Nirvana)? + THE ENLIGHTENED ONE: Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Legend of Siddhartha Gautama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDcuLeZizOI

How did Gautama Buddha reach Enlightenment (Nirvana)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbVVbDpGzM

THE ENLIGHTENED ONE: Siddhartha Gautama Buddha
http://www.youtube.c

Started by Melodie Munro

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Little Buddha - The Story of Prince Siddhartha - part 1 to 13

Little Buddha - The Story of Prince Siddhartha - part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sKnNtS8PLQ

Little Buddha - The Story of Prince Siddhartha - part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM8UjM82dkQ

Little Buddha - The Story of Prince Sid

Started by Melodie Munro

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Clinging to Possessions always entails Misery!

Friends:

Clinging to Possessions always entails Misery!

The Buddha encouraged relinquishing possessions thereby ending suffering:

Those who are greedy and needy for cherished things cannot ever end grief,
sorrow, and miserliness. Seeking security t

Started by Melodie Munro

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Serene Equanimity promotes imperturbable Peace:

Friends:

Serene Equanimity promotes imperturbable Peace:

Equanimity just looks on and observes, while calmly settled in composed neutrality.
Equanimity is characterized as promoting the aspect of impartiality among beings.
Its function is to see th

Started by Melodie Munro

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Friends: NYC Taxi driver made compassion shine in action

Friends:

NYC Taxi driver made compassion shine in action:

"I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I
honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about
just driving away, but instead

Started by Melodie Munro

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Which 7 Knowledges makes a Person Ideal

Friends:

Which 7 Knowledges makes a Person Ideal?

1: Knower of the Dhamma, Principles, and Causes (Dhammaññūtā):
The ideal monastic person knows the speeches, the sayings, the stories, & the poems of the Buddha.
He furthermore knows all the inspi

Started by Melodie Munro

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Goenka: FINDING SENSE IN SENSATION

Goenka: FINDING SENSE IN SENSATION [1 Attachment]

yick kenghang [Attachment(s) from yick kenghang included below] FINDING SENSE IN SENSATION – The Crucial role of the body in meditation By S.N. Goenka The Buddha was the foremost scientist of mind an

Started by Melodie Munro

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Daily OM - Forward Momentum + Composing Bliss + Your Special Gift + Evolution of The Soul + Personal Tales + Enjoying the Ride

June 1, 2011

Forward Momentum

The Train as Metaphor

People can be like trains, making unscheduled stops along the way, but inevitably always arriving at our proper destination.

The rails that crisscross the countryside and cut through cities have

Started by Melodie Munro

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"Applying the Buddha's Teaching In Daily Life", Part 3 How to live alone?

To live alone doesn't mean one rejects the world. The Buddha taught that one who knows the better way to live alone doesn't

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"Applying the Buddha's Teaching In Daily Life", Part 3: How to li

Started by Melodie Munro

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Dharma is neither esoteric or a mystical revelation

Dharma is neither esoteric or a mystical revelation

"Applying the Buddha's Teaching In Daily Life", Part 2: Dharma is neither esoteric nor is it meant to be a mystical revelation of the world after death.

Many a time, Buddhists are accused of bein

Started by Melodie Munro

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"Applying the Buddha's Teaching In Daily Life", Part 4: Engaged Buddhism

"Applying the Buddha's Teaching In Daily Life", Part 4: Engaged Buddhism

The historical Shakyamuni Gotama Buddha (also bore the given name Siddhartha and family name Gotama, while Shakyamuni means wise man of the Shakya clan) is an awakened man who

Started by Melodie Munro

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