The three higher trainings—ethics, concentration and wisdom—are explained with the practices of the eightfold noble path, which are subsumed under the three.
The three higher trainings and the eight fold path
Tag Archives | mindfulness
The fixer
There is little we can do to correct injustice in the world if our minds are out of control with deluded thoughts and emotions.
Seeking a qualified spiritual teacher to guide us
How to relate to a spiritual mentor.
Some challenges of changing religions
What to do when we find ourselves applying conditioning from our religion of origin to Buddhism.
“An Open-Hearted Life”: Compassionate understanding of emotions
How a compassionate understanding of how emotions play out in our minds gives us a roadmap for developing the positive mental qualities we want to have.
Being a Dharma community
There is value in practicing and meditating with others. When we participate in our Dharma community, the practice of everyone in the group flourishes.
The great illusion of duality
The extremes of reward and terror are but illusions. In a poem, a student examines the nature of true balance.
“An Open-Hearted Life”: Mindful awareness
Mindful awareness helps us to observe, accept and take responsibility for our emotions, so we can work with them, rather than letting them dictate our actions.
Getting rid of my buttons
Wrong conceptions lie at the root of many of the problems we encounter in dealing with others. Here we examine how to use logic to counteract such thoughts.
The practice of mindfulness
The differences between Buddhist mindfulness and secular mindfulness practices. The four establishments of mindfulness and the misconceptions they dispel.
