Wisdom through Mindfulness

"Now suppose that a man desiring heartwood, in quest of heartwood, seeking heartwood, were to go into a forest carrying a sharp axe. Th...

If there is a pot of water, covered with moss and water plants, then a man with a normal faculty of sight looking into it could not properly...

Like an experienced carpenter or carpenter's apprentice, striking hard at, pushing out, and getting rid of a coarse peg with a fine one,...

the monk contemplates this very body — however it stands, however it is disposed — in terms of properties: 'In this body there is the ea...

...Just as if a sack with openings at both ends were full of various kinds of grain — wheat, rice, mung beans, kidney beans, sesame seeds, ...

Just as one would put out a burning refuge with water, so does the enlightened one... discerning, skillful, & wise ... blow away ...

Then a certain monk went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to t...

Seeking your own happiness, you should pull out your own arrow: your own lamentation, longing, & sorrow. With arrow pulled out, indepen...

" Suppose a person were to gather or burn or do as he likes with the grass, twigs, branches, & leaves here in Jeta 's Grove. W...

In a herd of cattle , whether black, white, ruddy, brown,dappled, uniform, or pigeon gray:if a bull is born — tame, enduring, consummate in...

1. A poor, destitute, penniless person 2. Gets into debt 3. Owes interest payments 4. Served a notice 5. He does not pay, they (collection a...

Impermanence is one of the key teachings of the Buddha. Mindfulness of impermanence is fundamental to Buddhist insight meditation. It is als...

In ordinary day to day life when we hear something our instantaneous reaction is to respond with like, dislike or just a neutral feeling tow...

"Suppose, monks, that there were a pond fifty leagues wide, fifty leagues long, & fifty leagues deep, filled to overflowing with wa...

Sole dominion over the earth, going to heaven, lordship over all worlds: the fruit of stream-entry excels them. — Dhp 178 "Monk...

"Monks, I will teach you the All. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak." "As you say, lord," the monks respond...

"Monks, there are these five groups of clinging * . 1. The body-group 2. The feeling-group 3. The perception-group 4. The mental-format...

"Suppose, monks, that the great ocean were to go to extinction, to its total end, except for two or three drops of water. What do you t...

The five rewards of conviction (faith) in a lay person. 1. "When the truly good people in the world show compassion, they will first sh...