As the mind becomes calm, the breath, which was originally coarse, becomes correspondingly lighter and more refined. The object of mind also becomes increasingly subtle and refined.
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Dukkha is often misunderstood.
To ignore Dukkha is to remain trapped in a cycle of endless craving and attachment.
Whatever is past is past, so do not sit in judgement upon it, by Hui Hai.
When minding about the future ceases of itself, it can be said that there is no future.
Compassion is catching by Trevor Leggett.
I felt a sudden rush of something in my heart.
Chronic Pain, Ego and Liberation, by Ajahn Sumedho.
A talk by Ajahn Sumedho on Chronic Pain, Ego and Liberation.
Awake up sign! By John Aske
There is that strong wish in us to ignore painful things — if possible — but that leaves us bound to them in a kind of sleepy slavery.
Disciplinary and Other Rituals in Dunhuang Buddhism: A Review.
What particularly delighted me was discovering that the book’s opening sections — the Preface, Introduction and introductory chapters — alongside the stunning colour photographs of original Dunhuang manuscripts.
Five Talks on Atammayatā — the highest knowledge in this world, as described by the Thai Forest monk Ajahn Buddhadāsa.
Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu introduces the Pāli word ‘atammayatā’ as something that might seem a little bit strange, but we’ve been traveling all over looking for it without even knowing it.
Buddhism now 