Search results for “second noble truth”
The concept of refuge
A short teaching on what refuge means, why we take refuge and what we're taking…
View PostThe four seals of Buddhism
The four seals—the four basic principles shared by all Buddhists—determine whether a given doctrine is…
View PostMindfulness, contentment, and ABBA
Happiness is an inside job. One can cultivate happiness no matter the circumstances of our…
View PostWorking with karma
How we create karma and what we can do to create the causes for happiness…
View PostFour opponent powers
How to apply four powers for generating regret for the negative actions in order to…
View PostA Presentation of the Establishment of Mindfulness
Gyalwa Chokyi Gyaltsen describes the necessary factors to analyze the mind and describes the meditation…
View PostBhikkhunīs in Theravāda
Tracing the validity of bhikkhunī ordination within the Theravāda tradition, events through time and space,…
View PostSix perfections and three higher trainings
What makes the three higher trainings higher--rather than just ordinary--is the long-term motivation of attaining…
View PostObstructions to the clear and knowing mind
How and why liberation is possible by seeing that the basic nature of the mind…
View PostWhy we need monasticism
Monastics as a bridge between the ancient teachings and the modern world.
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