Wisdom through Mindfulness

"Monks, there are these five forms of stinginess. 1. Stinginess as to one's monastery [lodgings] 2. Stinginess as to one's fami...

"Monks, these five future dangers , unarisen at present, will arise in the future. Be alert to them and, being alert, work to get rid o...

Brahmin, a certain person leaving his household would go forth as a homeless , out of faith thinking I am submerged in birth, decay, death,...

"Householder, when the mind is unprotected , bodily actions are unprotected as well, verbal actions are unprotected as well, mental act...

1. There is the course of action that is unpleasant to do and that, when done, leads to what is unprofitable (not worth doing for both reaso...

"What do you think, Rahula: What is a mirror for?" "For reflection, sir." "In the same way, Rahula, bodily actions,...

Sometimes when you travel along this path * of Dhamma, some things you hear are so familiar you just know for sure that you have heard them...

"There are these four types of excellent thoroughbred horses to be found existing in the world. 1. There is the case where an exc...

"This world is swept away by AGEING , by ILLNESS , by DEATH ." "With the world thus swept away by aging, illness, & death...

"Just as a sal tree, a birch, or an aspen, when smothered & surrounded by three parasitic vines , falls into misfortune, falls into...

1. Seeing a form via the eye, one explores a form that can act as the basis for pleasant feeling, one explores a form that can act as the ba...

"I tell you, Vaccha, even if a person throws the rinsings of a bowl or a cup into a village pool or pond, thinking, 'May whatever a...

" There are these three types of sick people to be found existing in the world. Which three? 1. "There is the case of the sick pe...

"I tell you, monks, there are two people who are not easy to repay. Which two? Your mother & father. Even if you were to carry your...

Suppose there were a wet, sappy piece of timber lying in the water, and a man were to come along with an upper fire-stick, thinking, 'I...

One whose passion, aversion, & ignorance are washed away, has crossed over this ocean with its sharks, demons, dangerous waves, so hard ...

"It's not easy to teach the Dhamma to others, Ananda. The Dhamma should be taught to others only when five qualities are establishe...

The path to enlightenment is not so easy. It is a path that goes against the stream. Buddha called this "Patisothagami " or goi...

I think in meditation sometimes we get caught to a trap. When the mind runs out of the primary object, just acknowledge it and let go. Never...