Question: A friend of mine went to practise with a Zen teacher. He asked him, ‘When the Buddha was sitting beneath the Bodhi tree, what was he doing?’ The Zen master answered, ‘He was practising zazen!’ My friend said, ‘I… Read More ›
Foundations of Buddhism
Satipatthana sutta the Buddha’s Teaching on Mindfulness
Satipatthana sutta setting out the Buddha’s teaching to overcome suffering.
Karma: Innocent Action, by Diana St Ruth
Karma: The more we contemplate life, the more we realise just how mysterious it is.
Kalama Sutta translated by Rupert Gethin
Kesaputta (Kalama Sutta: sometimes called ‘The Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry’).
Judging Mind versus Discerning Mind, by Corrado Pensa
Perceiving the power of separation caused by the judging mind is also very helpful. In other words, the judging mind creates more inner solitude.
Karma, by Diana St Ruth
These ideas brought an overwhelming sense of joy to me. It meant I was not a helpless victim of circumstance or fate, as I had thought.
Tittha Sutta: Buddhist Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant
An allegory on truth and interpretation. A group of six blind men endeavour to describe an elephant.
Vipallasa Sutta: Distortions of the Mind
Sensing no change in the changing, Sensing pleasure in suffering, Assuming “self” where there’s no self…
