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:

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There are 10 Perfect Mental Qualities!

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There are 10 Perfect Mental Qualities!

Contemplation of the Ten Perfecting Qualities (Dasa Parami):
1: May I be generous and always helpfully giving service (Dāna parami).
2: May I be morally pure, virtuous and well-disciplined (Sīla para

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Who & How are the 7 types of Noble Persons?

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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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Entanglement means that all phenomena are connected:

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Entanglement means that all phenomena are connected:

http://youtu.be/1zf29IeSb10

Any change, physical as mental, induces non-local compensatory changes
in the entire universe instantaneously, due to entanglement of all quanta
of energy s

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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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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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There are Three kinds of Suffering (Dukkha):

: center;">The Blessed Buddha once explained:

Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of suffering. What three?

1: The Suffering caused by painful feeling... (dukkha-dukkha)
2: The Suffering caused by construction... (sankhāra-dukkha)
3: The Suffering

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What are the Fruits of the 5 Mental Abilities

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What are the Fruits of the 5 Mental Abilities?

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these five mental abilities. What five?

The ability of Faith (saddhā)
The ability of Energy (viriya)
The ability of Awareness (sati)
The abilit

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Dangerous are the Temptations of Samsara!

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Dangerous are the Temptations of Samsara!

One intent on rescuing himself from the mud of samsara cannot fulfill his
ideal if he relaxes energy! How much less one who aspires to rescue this
entire world? Such one should reflect: "It is

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Zen Hermits are Fine Forest Friends

Zen Hermits are Fine Forest Friends...

Extracts from the award winning film: "Amongst White Clouds" by Edward A. Burger about Zen Buddhist hermit monks living in remote hermitages in China's Zhongnan Mountains. Some fine pearls: "Put all your mind i

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DailyOm – You are Beautiful

 

DailyOm – You are Beautiful
September 27, 2010


You are Beautiful

Seeing Ourselves

Many of us do not take the time to notice and acknowledge how beautiful we are as humans.


Many of us do not take the time to notice and acknowledge how beautiful we are

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