Wisdom through Mindfulness

To Guide people to gain wisdom through practice of mindfulness, based on Buddhist principles.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Work of consciousness: A magic trick

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It all starts here. What ever is associated with consciousness is an illusion. It is another clever trick of the magician. We need ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

More on right speech

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Friday, March 22, 2013

The Five Spiritual Faculties

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"Monks, there are these five faculties. Which five? The faculty of faith, the faculty of energy, the faculty of mindfulness, the facu...
Friday, February 8, 2013

The four kinds of kamma...

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 (Please click on the figure to enlarge) Kamma is the result of our will or intention .   We discussed before that we have no absolut...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Four skillful ways of answering questions

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In this post I will examine the different methods of answering questions skilfully based on Buddhist wisdom. As I was searching for this ...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Advice on mindful speech: Before you speak...

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Here is Buddha's advice on right speech. This is very valuable in our daily lives as we become more mindful in our speech. S...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The Emergence of Contemplative Neuroscience: Richard Davidson, Ph.D.

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Monday, December 31, 2012

"Ruts" in the mind

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Imagine a stream of water flowing over a large rock. Over time it will make small tracks on the rock that will gradually become groove...
Monday, December 17, 2012

The five hindrances: Like a "bowl of water" (mind) with different contaminants

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The Five Hindrances- Like a " clear a bowl of water" (still mind) with different contaminants or  situations.   ( Pleas...

What gets in the way of our right concentration or stillness: The Five hindrances

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The five hindrance obstuct the path to our right concentration or stillness of the mind. So it is good to identify these as we meditate ...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Samatha (tranquillity) and Vipassana (insight) Meditation: The bottom line is don't debate, just do it!

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There has been so much discussions and debates between Samatha (tranquillity) and Vipassana (insight) meditation methods. Ajahn Brahm ...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Further investigation of the second Noble Truth: The Craving

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We discussed the first noble truth in a previous post. Here we will try to explore the second noble truth, the cause of suffering or stress...
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