Comparisons, if any, lead to feelings of kinship rather than of estrangement. Breathing
The second type, the Dhamma-follower or Wisdom-follower, is a person whose primary vehicle on the path is a deep understanding of the Dhamma. He uses the intellect extensively. His reason leads him to...
The purpose of meditation is personal transformation. The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.
But rather as a set of propositions for each individual to investigate for him- or herself.
You can learn to perceive your life as an ever-flowing movement. You can learn to see the continuous flow of all conditioned
Meditation deals with levels of consciousness that lie deeper than conceptual thought. Therefore, some of the experiences of meditation just won’t fit into words.
When you begin the jhana meditation practice, you avoid anything not conducive to gaining concentration. On the cushion, you avoid the hindrances, the reactions that would pull you away from your medi...
Concentration and relaxation are considered necessary concomitants to awareness. They are required precursors, handy tools, and beneficial byproducts. But they are not the goal. The goal is insight. V...
Herewe see how even a small degree of desire for permanency in an impermanent situationcauses pain or unhappiness. Since there is no self-entity to control this situation, we willbecome more disappoin...
Patience is the key. Patience. If you learn nothing else from meditation, you will learn patience. Patience is essential for any profound change.
If youfind your mind extremely active, then simply observe the nature and degree of thatactivity. It is just a part of the passing show within.
Be gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself. You may not be perfect, but you are all you’ve got to work with.
If you learn nothing else from meditation, you will learn patience.
Is this task or behavior really necessary or is it just a way to be busy?
Never mind what I have been taught. Forget about theories and prejudices and stereotypes. I want to understand the true nature of life.
Protective cocoon. That is not living, but is premature death. The way to deal with danger is to know approximately how much of it there is, where it is likely to be found, and how to deal with it whe...
The Dhammapada, an ancient Buddhist text (which anticipated Freud by thousands of years), says: What you are now is the result of what you were. What you will be tomorrow will be the result of what yo...
A state of mindfulness is a state of mental readiness. The mind is not burdened with preoccupations or bound in worries. Whatever comes up can be dealt with instantly. When you are truly mindful, your...
We can’t examine our own depression without accepting it fully. The same is true for irritation and agitation, frustration, and all those other uncomfortable emotional states. You can’t examine someth...
Below the threshold of conscious awareness, ignorance infiltrates our perceptions, and from there spreads to our thoughts and views, resulting in distorted modes of understanding
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