Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta for Pursuers of Perfection # 1
In this Appendix we delve al little deeper into the meaning of the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta. The Dhaamacakkapavattana Sutta itself is a very brief teaching because it serves merely as a reminder to listeners who were already well versed in the materials covered
The 38 Ways to Happiness:- Restraint from Drinking Intoxicants (3)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Sixth Group of Blessings. Blessing Twenty: Restraint from Drinking Intoxicants.
Abstaining from Unwholesomeness # 2
means: being ashamed of unwholesomeness. Even if others don’t see what we are doing, but we bear still witness to our own unwholesome deeds it will cause us to be discontent
The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 6
The Three Signs of Existence [tilakkhana] that are exhibited by all material things are impermanence [aniccam], suffering [dukkham] and not –self [anatta]
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 3
The Lord Buddha compared craving to the resin of the persimmon tree or varnish which are some of the stickiest forms of sap
Raising our Children # 1
“A tree which bears bad fruit will be cut down; no one will want to save it. On the other hand, if the fruit tastes sweet and delicious,
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 1
When the Lord Buddha had finished his explanation of the origin of suffering, he continued with an explanation of the cessation of suffering
The Noble Truth of Suffering : Metaphors for the importance of the Aggregates of Clinging
The Soil of the Earth: Just as the soil is prerequisite for the growth of all forms of plant life the aggregates of Clinging are prerequisite to the arising of all other forms of suffering
The Noble Truth of Suffering : 13. Clinging to the Five Aggregates
Our psychophysical constituents or aggregates comprise five categories: corporeality [rupakhanda], feelings [uedanakhanda]
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering #1
After explaining the Noble Truth of Suffering, Lord Buddha continued with an explanation of the origin of suffering
