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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
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
Read more…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
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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:
I will be writing a series of “Applying the Buddha’s Teaching In Daily Life”, starting with “There is no time to stand and stare.”
yick kh :)
Most of us are familiar with this adage: "Time and tide wait for no man."
(Things will not wait for you wh
May 11, 2011
Hovering around the Sun
Avoiding the Center
Quiet time each day is so important, but many are so out of practice that it’s almost unnerving to be in stillness.
It’s funny to imagine our lives as something we spend a lot of time avoid
The things I normally see do not exist - Gen-la Dekyong
Published on 31 Jul 2013
Gen-la Dekyong explains the power of our incorrect belief and how it causes all our suffering and problems.
Teaching excerpt taken from
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Determination is the 8th Mental Perfection:
Only determination can completely fulfill the other mental perfections!
Its characteristic is an unwavering decision, its function is to overcome
hesitation, and its manifestation is unfaltering
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Who & How are the 7 types of Noble Persons?
The Blessed Buddha once explained:
Monks, there are seven types of noble persons existing in the world. What seven?
1: The one freed both ways (ubhato-bhāga-vimutta),
2: The one freed by underst
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On the Samsaric Cycle of Destinations:
Samsara as human, animal, ghost, in heaven and in hell!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QDBHCxvX-Q
On Samsara (The Sea of Suffering):
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Half the spiritual life consists in remembering what we are up against and where we are going.
- Ayya Khema, "When the Iron Eagle Flies"
Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others--whe
Read more…Simile of the Blind Sea-turtle
The Buddha:
Suppose a man threw into the sea a yoke with one hole in it,
and the east wind carried it to the west, and the west wind carried it to the east, and the north wind carried it to the south and the south
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Remembering all the Details of a 1000 Universal Cycles!
Once when the Venerable Anuruddha was dwelling at Savatthi in Jeta's Grove,
Anāthapindika's Park, a number of Bhikkhus went to the Venerable Anuruddha
and exchanged polite greeting
BUDDHISM.
BUDDHISM is a religious revolution against the evils that are dominant in Brahmanism. Gautama Shakyamuni, who claimed to be the Enlightened One, the Buddha, rejected bloody sacrifices, the authority of the Vedas, trust in rituals and the c
DailyOm – Stepping Stones
April 6, 2011
Stepping Stones
One Day at a Time
Our lives are made of stepping stones, one experience after another in perfect and divine order.
The years of our life do not arrive all at once; they greet us day by day. W
Read more…Time Running Out for the Temples of Mes Aynak
By Barbara O'Brien, About.com GuideDecember 26, 2012
Nearly 2,000 years ago, a complex of Buddhist temples flourished on a 100-acre site now called Mes Aynak, which is about 25 miles southeast of Kabul
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Setting into Motion the Wheel of Dhamma!
Buddha rolled the Wheel of Truth in Isipatana Deer Park, Sarnath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmomEJ_eXbw
Isipatana at Sarnath is the site of the famous Migadaya or Deer Park near Benares (V
Letting Go of the Past with Mindfulness Meditation, Part 2
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:25 pm
By Charles A. Francis
Letting go of the past can be quite a challenge for many of us. Pleasant memories lure us back to happier times in our lives,
Read more…Walking the Buddha’s Teachings – Compassion at Work
As we go through life, we face many joys, discoveries, problems and tribulations -- all sorts of ups and downs, no different from the "snake and ladder" board game we loved playing during our ch
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What is the Kathina Ceremony and its meaning?
By Ven. Chuen Phangcham, Ph.D., Midwest Buddhist Meditation Centre.
When Buddhism was first established in ancient India, there were few monks and nuns.
These monks normally did not stay in
