The human habit of clinging to desire is ingrained. We in the West think of ourselves as sophisticated and educated, but when we really begin to see what is going on in our minds, it is rather frightening-most of us are horribly ignorant…
Theravada
Self-Acceptance, by Corrado Pensa
If we don’t develop ourselves, we shall not be adequately equipped to go beyond selfishness. There is a lot of wisdom in this attitude. Obviously, we are not talking about indulging ourselves narcissistically; we are talking about becoming stronger in order to…
Tudong: The Long Road North
Tudong: The Long Road North. Walk through England, in 1983 by Ajahn Amaro and Nick Scott.
Work with Void – free mind by Buddhadasa
Previously we spoke of emptiness metaphorically as a special kind of power or force that can look in any direction.
Try to imagine deathlessness, by Ajahn Sumedho
..and all you get is some kind of immortal fantasy, a heavenly fantasy where everything is beautiful…
Loving kindness and equanimity, by Ajahn Sumedho
But metta is much deeper than just nice ideas and good thoughts, isn’t it? It is a way of receiving everything and allowing things to be what they are, both internally and externally…
Samatha and Vipassana
In the Theravada teachings on samatha-vipassanà, they divide meditation ― that English word ‘meditation’ ― into tranquillity and insight (samatha and vipassanà).
What is Dukkha? by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
What are the characteristics of dukkha? What are the symptoms?…
Buddhism now 