Wisdom through Mindfulness

" Suppose there were a king or king's minister who had never heard the sound of a lute before. He might hear the sound of a lute a...

"In a guest house, O monks, people from the east may take lodgings, or people from the west, north or south. People from the warrior ca...

"These are the four drains on one's store of wealth: 1. debauchery in sex 2. debauchery in drink 2. debauchery in gambling 3. evil ...

Leave that sound alone...it is not disturbing you but you are disturbing the sound! Leave that object alone...the object is not distracting...

"Suppose there were a pool of water — sullied, turbid, and muddy. A man with good eyesight standing there on the bank would not see she...

He has become calm and at rest, Wise in speech and not self-centered; He's shaken off unwholesome states — Like wind would leaves from ...

"Now, suppose that there were an empty, hollow water-pot set on a stand, and a man were to come along carrying a load of water. What d...

DHAMMA* can be seen as a "GPS" in a car. Having GPS alone will not help us to arrive at the destination. We still have to DRI...

The three essential ingrients to gain wisdom are, the right effort, a clear comprehention and the right mindfulness. It is just like a plant...

Why do we cling to what we see? This is because of craving. If thre is no more craving how can clinging survive ? It is like a tree that alw...

Sure...there is pressure in what we see. This is why we cling to it. This same clinging will lead to our own suffering... at the end. Sam...

"Monks, if anyone were to say, 'Without having broken through to the noble truth of stress as it actually is present, without havin...

Consider your mind as your garden. It is very easy to grow weeds but it is hard to grow nice flowers. You need constant effort and mindful...

"Now how, Ananda, in the discipline of a noble one is there the unexcelled development of the faculties? There is the case where, when ...

Not even if it rained gold coins would we have our fill of sensual pleasures. 'Stressful, they give little enjoyment' — knowing t...

The king asked: "Venerable Nagasena, what is the distinguishing characteristic of consciousness?" "The distinguishing charac...

Not to gain or loss not to status or honor, not to praise or blame, not to pleasure or pain: everywhere they do not adhere — like a water be...

"There is the case where a monk enters & remains in a certain peaceful awareness-release. He attends to the cessation of self-ident...

" Suppose a hen has eight, ten, or twelve eggs: If she doesn't cover them rightly, warm them rightly, or incubate them rightly, th...