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Effective Ways to Make Resolutions
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Effective Ways to Make Resolutions
118. EFFECTIVE WAY TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS Luang Por Wat Paknam taught me that the most effective way to make fruitful resolutions was to make them while focusing between their blessings. When they begin
Luang Por Wat Paknam emphasizes making resolutions with a focus between blessings during the blessing chant 'Yadtha'. Visualizing a clear Buddha image aids the resolution process, ensuring they resona
Basic Meditation Practice
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Basic Meditation Practice
Basic Meditation Practice You can start meditating by sitting cross-legged, placing your right leg over your left leg and your right hand over your left hand. If you cannot sit in this position, you c
This text provides a guide for beginners to meditation, emphasizing the importance of posture, deep breathing, and relaxation. The practice begins with sitting comfortably, either cross-legged or on a
Meditation Techniques and Daily Practices
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Meditation Techniques and Daily Practices
Part Six: Meditation Technique and Tips session. On other days, you may feel tense and have poor meditation experience because of stress from work. We should observe how daily activities affect medita
In this section, we explore how daily activities impact meditation experiences and provide ten practical assignments for practitioners. By reconnecting with the body's center, cultivating gratitude, a
Journey to Joy: The Dhammakaya Experience
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Journey to Joy: The Dhammakaya Experience
Journey to Joy 52 54 recite the mantra, “Samma Arahang". Now, I can let go of all my thoughts as soon as I sit down to meditate and close my eyes. I can see the body of the Dhammakaya inside me when I
In this passage, the author describes the experience of meditating on the mantra 'Samma Arahang' and the visualization of the Dhammakaya within. The author conveys a powerful sense of joy and lightnes
Journey to Joy
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Journey to Joy
Journey to Joy the muscles of your back, your chest, your legs and all the way down to the tip of your toes. Let every part of your body relax. Don't let any part of your body contract, tighten or bec
In this guide, learn how to achieve a state of complete relaxation throughout your body, from your muscles to your toes. Experience an emptiness and lightness as you clear your mind of all thoughts. I
Start Meditation Today
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Start Meditation Today
Start Meditation Today Then, imagine that your body has no organs, assume it is a tube, a hole, a hollow vacuum like an inflated balloon or like a crystal or diamond cylinder, bright and clear. Let it
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Tomorrow The World Will Change: Testimonies from Inner Peace Pioneers
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Tomorrow The World Will Change: Testimonies from Inner Peace Pioneers
"Tomorrow The World Will Change Testimonies from Inner Peace Pioneers " The peace starts with me as an individual. For every individual who comes to meditate and develops that peace It means 'another
The text discusses the importance of meditation in achieving personal peace, highlighting the experiences of practitioners in South Africa. It emphasizes that meditation is accessible to everyone, reg
Understanding Dhammakāya in Aṅgāṇā-sutta
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Understanding Dhammakāya in Aṅgāṇā-sutta
In brief, contemporary academics refer to the term dhammakāya in the Aṅgāṇā-sutta either as a noun or an adjective. As a noun, the term is interpreted mostly as the Buddha’s teachings collected togeth
The term dhammakāya is interpreted in contemporary academia as both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, it denotes the Buddha’s teachings, while as an adjective, it refers to the nature of the Tathāga
The Essence of Dhamma-Milk in Spiritual Growth
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The Essence of Dhamma-Milk in Spiritual Growth
related also to the happiness arisen from the realisation of truths, as mentioned in the previous verse. In verse 33, Gotami is said to have been fed on the ‘dhamma-milk.’105 Because it is fed to her
The concept of dhamma-milk represents spiritual nourishment derived from the Buddha's teachings, leading to inner peace and realization of truths. Gotami's declaration signifies the transition from ph
Cultivating Your Merit Sphere: A Guide to Mindfulness
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Cultivating Your Merit Sphere: A Guide to Mindfulness
Reflect on your merit sphere, easily and comfortably. Develop a feeling that you have a bright merit sphere residing at the center of your body. It doesn’t matter whether the sphere may appear clearly
Reflecting on your merit sphere is essential for mental refinement and clarity. Begin by embracing a comfortable mindset while focusing on the bright merit sphere within your body. Understand that cla
The Path to Enlightenment through Meditation
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The Path to Enlightenment through Meditation
silently and continuously in the mind. If you are not sure about the location of the center of the body, just know that anywhere in the area of your abdomen will do. Don't be disappointed if you find
This text discusses the process of meditation, focusing on the abdominal area as the center of the body. It acknowledges the challenge of a wandering mind in beginners and emphasizes the importance of
Meetings with a Dhamma Master
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Meetings with a Dhamma Master
Meetings with a Dhamma Master the greatest possible goodness to humanity, the destruction of Mara, which is the behind-the-scenes influential power of evil in existence. For Christians, I suppose, th
In this enlightening dialogue with Luang Por, he emphasizes the importance of clearing one’s mind to combat Mara, the personification of evil similar to Satan in Christianity. Luang Por explains that
The Concept of the Unknown Factor in Human Belief
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The Concept of the Unknown Factor in Human Belief
Luang Por: "Humans are categorized into two groups: either believing that the Unknown Factor exists, or believing that it does not exist. There are, of course, atheists, who say that the possibility e
Luang Por categorizes humans into two groups based on belief in the Unknown Factor, discussing atheists inclusively in those who believe. He elaborates on those who perceive this factor as necessary f
Understanding Dhamma and the Path to Enlightenment
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Understanding Dhamma and the Path to Enlightenment
Attaining Dhamma: meditative attainment; a state of absorption in meditation where the mind achieves super insight and knowledge; knowing and seeing according to the truths. Attaining the Dhammakaya:
This text discusses fundamental Buddhist concepts including Dhamma, a state of meditative attainment leading to super insight, and the Dhammakaya, the Body of Enlightenment. It highlights Buddha's rol
Understanding the Dynamics of Body and Mind through Dhamma Teaching
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Understanding the Dynamics of Body and Mind through Dhamma Teaching
Meeting #10 04 February 2010 I am here today with a friend and volunteer to the Wat, Jane Welfar. She has been helping various programs here for the past three years, and literally gave up her li
This meeting revolves around a farewell to a dedicated volunteer, Jane Welfar, who has devoted three years to assisting at the Wat. The discussion focuses on Luang Por's insights into the nature of ex
Dhamma Talk with Luang Por at the Peace Revolution Conference
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Dhamma Talk with Luang Por at the Peace Revolution Conference
Meeting #13 04 March 2010 – International Buddhist Association Building Luang Por has agreed to meet with the members of the Peace Revolution Conference for a Dhamma talk and a question/answer sessio
In a gathering at the International Buddhist Association, Luang Por leads a Dhamma talk addressing meditation experiences and the relationship between body, mind, and Dhamma. Observing attendees, he e
Understanding Defilements and Dhamma in Buddhism
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Understanding Defilements and Dhamma in Buddhism
Meticulous with a Dharma Messenger If we are not mindful, then defilements become even more apparent to us. We must bring together concentration, effort, and meditation. They must all come together.
This text delves into the importance of mindfulness to combat defilements and achieve purity through meditation. It emphasizes the synergy of concentration, effort, and mindfulness. The Buddha's journ
Exploring the Unknown Factor and the Eightfold Noble Path
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Exploring the Unknown Factor and the Eightfold Noble Path
Suzanne Jeffrey "The students you are teaching now will be the politicians when you retire. If you do not teach them properly, then who is to blame? We are!! We are to blame because we are probably n
The content emphasizes the responsibility of educators to guide students, as they will shape the future. It discusses various perceptions of the Unknown Factor, including Nibbana, God, and Supreme Kno
Meditation Techniques for Inner Peace
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Meditation Techniques for Inner Peace
eyelashes to lightly touch your cheeks, as though you are falling asleep. (Please do not force your eyelids closed or squeeze them shut because that causes tension in this area, as well as other areas
In this guided meditation practice, you will learn to relax by closing your eyes and focusing on your inner self. Start by gently closing your eyes, smile internally, and take deep breaths to relax yo
Relinquish All Else: The Path to Dhamma
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Relinquish All Else: The Path to Dhamma
53. RELINQUISH ALL ELSE Merely meditating and reciting the mantra "samma arahang" will create merit. It is not easy to attain Dhammanetya when the mind wants to dart here and there around the entire
The text emphasizes the significance of meditating and reciting the mantra 'samma arahang' to create merit. To attain Dhammanetya, one must bring the mind back to focus, specifically above the navel,