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The Old Man and the Scorpion

DESMOND CHIONG

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

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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

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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:

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“Applying the Buddha’s Teaching In Daily Life” “There is no time to stand and stare.”

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

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All Adultery, Incest, and Paedophilia is Harmful Sexual Abuse!

Friends:

All Adultery, Incest, and Paedophilia is Harmful Sexual Abuse!

Once in Savatthi the Blessed Buddha said this:

What, householder friends, is the Dhamma explanation befitting for oneself?
Here, householder friends, a Noble Disciple reflec

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(7) The Teacher of Celestial and Human Beings (Sattha devamanussanan)

Continued from http://www.vihara.org.au/dhamma/dhamma_view.aspx?memoID=2475

(7) The Teacher of Celestial and Human Beings (Sattha devamanussanan)

The Lord Buddha is the teacher of all gods and men. As their teacher, he points out the advantages of

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What is Vipassana Meditation and How To Do Vipassana Meditation Tecnique

What is Vipassana Meditation and How To Do Vipassana Meditation Tecnique

Vipassana meditation centres around observing ourselves as we truly are and on the mind / body connection.

Vipassana meditation aims to remove a person from mental impuritie

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Amity is Precious and Universal

Friends:

Amity is Precious and Universal!

As I am, so are others...
As others are, so am I...
Having thus identified self and others,
Never Harm anyone, nor have any abused.
Sutta Nipata 3.710

Among tigers, lions, leopards & bears I lived in the

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The Endowed One with Knowledge and Conduct (Vijjacaranaasampanno)

Continued from http://www.vihara.org.au/dhamma/dhamma_view.aspx?memoID=1459

The Endowed One with Knowledge and Conduct (Vijjacaranaasampanno)

The Lord Buddha is One who is endowed with (proficient) supreme knowledge and moral conduct. There are

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Buddhism and non-violence

Buddhism and non-violence

Buddhist teachings were handed down orally and not written until centuries after the Buddha's lifetime. The principle of non-violence is intrinsic to the doctrine, as stressed in the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings att

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Master Hsu Yun’s sacrifice of his finger to liberate his mother and to get her to Pure land:

Master Hsu Yun’s sacrifice of his finger to liberate his mother and to get her to Pure land:

His first act was to pray to Shakyamuni Buddha for the liberation of his mother whom he had never seen. Previously he had taken the vow to go to the monast

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Half the spiritual life consists in remembering what we are up against and where we are going

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

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Buddhism and Quantum Physics - 1 to 8

Buddhism and Quantum Physics -1

http://youtu.be/4w0Wd_rUSPM

Uploaded on 7 Jul 2008
Jeffrey Grupp is a Buddhist philosopher, a political philosopher, and a lecturer at Purdue University Calumet and Purdue University Northcentral, both of which are

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A Comparison of Christian Faith and Buddhist Faith

A Comparison of Christian Faith and Buddhist Faith
by Paul Roberts

I would like to explain the difference between Christian faith and Buddhist faith.

This was a critical question for me (and is for many Westerners) when I first came to Shin Buddhis

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Faith, Doubt and Buddhism

Faith, Doubt and Buddhism
Don't Call Me a "Person of Faith"

By Barbara O'Brien, About.com Guide

Offering incense.

Guang Niu/Getty Images

The word "faith" often is used as a synonym for religion; people say "What is your faith?" to mean "What is

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BUDDHISM. and the Buddhist Devil

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

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States of mind that disturb our inner peace, such as anger, jealousy, and desirous attachment, are called delusions

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso‏@Geshe_Kelsang26 Dec

States of mind that disturb our inner peace, such as anger, jealousy, and desirous attachment, are called delusions.

LadyLavender‏@LadyLavender1226 Dec
Buddhism is so much more than just words in a book, it

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Meditation and it's reward

Meditation and it's reward

What is meditation and why is it that so much emphasis is being placed on meditation, now in this present time and also back in those days of the Buddha. What role does does meditation play in our strive for liberation

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Buddhism and Devotion

Buddhism and Devotion

By Barbara O'Brien, About.com GuideOctober 22, 2012

The truth is, all schools of Buddhism are devotional. Some are more so than others, of course. But even in Zen, which according to western popular culture is not noticeably r

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What is the Kathina Ceremony and its meaning

Friends:
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

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