Gratitude # 1
“A blind man will not see the world, no matter how brightly the sun shines. In the same way An ungrateful person will not see gratitude no matter how much help and compassion is received from the benefactor
Contentment # 1
Contentment means “happiness with oneself and one’s possessions.” More precisely, it means becoming satisfied with what you have
The advantages of making merit with a faithful mind
Dhamma For People. The fruit of making merit with a faithful mind is beyond the expectation, but the merit making is not too difficult to do...if you believe in merit and the fruit of merit.
Respect # 2
Respecting the Sangha means becoming aware of the goodness in the Sangha who have trained themselves well and prolong the life of Buddhism. One may pay respect by
Non-Recklessness in the Dhamma # 1
Non-recklessness means: being in control of oneself the whole time, no matter whether one is thinking. Speaking or acting
The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 4
Right Action is the practice of abstaining from killing, stealing and adultery
The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 2
When Right Intention is described in the Suttas, it is anaIysed in to three types: 1.The Intention to remove oneself from sensual desire [nekkamma sankappa]
Abstaining from Unwholesomeness # 1
“Before we dress up beautifully, we need to shower off all the dirt. So as before we purify the mind for a higher virtue, we need to abstain from all kinds of unwholesomeness
The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 7
When the factors f the Eightflfold Path arise, they do so to gether-just as the elder monk kondanna, after lidtening to the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta instantly attained the fruit of the Stream-Entry
The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 1
The final of the four Truths of the Noble Ones taught by the Lord Buddha was the Path to the Cessation of Suffering (or the Noble Eightfold Path) – the way to extinguish all suffering and attain Nirvana.
