‘The faculty of faith, of energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom conduce to enlightenment.’
The Buddha
Foundations
Morning meditation — External Things.
‘A monk who does not direct his mind to external things is aware: My mind is not directed to external things.’
The Buddha
The Problem of Dukkha, by John Aske
Half the problem of Dukkha is the barriers we put up against it.
Striving to Break Free, Ajahn Sumedho. New Year’s Eve 2020
Buddhist Film. The born and the unborn as insight and refection. 52 mins.
Views and Opinions by John Aske
In not-knowing, there is room for everything: the born and the unborn.
Harmony of Difference and Equality (Sandōkai)
Not understanding the way before your eyes, how do you know the path you walk?
At Home in the World, by Thich Nhat Hanh
Seeing this peaceful image, the idea came to me that l wanted to become someone like that Buddha, someone who could sit very still and calm…
Buddhist Discipline: an interview with Phiroz Mehta
The Buddha was very fortunate actually to have come on the scene a century or so after the golden age of the Upanishads, as there was a background of religious feeling and understanding which enabled many people to appreciate the depth of his teaching.
Buddhism now 