... seems to suggest seeing the object as it really is, the aim of Buddhist insight meditation, the context makes it clear that the ordinary person’s perception of “earth as earth” already introduces a slight ...
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Today is the Buddha’s day- it is the day the Lord was born, attained enlightenment, as well as the day he entered parinibbana. This is the day all the Buddhist s around the world should pay due reverence ...
Saturday, 02 May 2009
... commandments handed down by the Buddha, and it need not be confined to Buddhist teachings. It actually derives from a basic sense of humanity. For example, suppose we have a spurt of anger and want to ...
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
... an arahat. The Ven. Ananda was trying strenuously to attain Arahatship overnight on the eve of the first Buddhist council. He was practising the whole night the form of vipassana meditation known as ...
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
... these rules comprise the eight precepts which Buddhist devotees observe on holidays and during periods of meditation. These voluntary precepts are abstention from: (1) killing, (2) stealing, ...
Tuesday, 07 April 2009
The Progress of Insight (Visuddhiñana-katha) A Modern Treatise on Buddhist Satipatthana Meditation by The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw ...
Monday, 06 April 2009
Information about the Money Rules This article was written for the many bhikkhus who have asked me questions about the money rules found in the Vinaya. Since a newly ordained bhikkhu has little chance ...
Monday, 06 April 2009
... until I came in touch with Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw's guidances, and I rejoice at my Vipassana practices. I encourage every Buddhist to practice Vipassana, as this is the only way to realize the Buddha's ...
Saturday, 21 March 2009
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Saturday, 21 March 2009
... A must-have book for all Buddhist s. In English translation. ...
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
The books and talks in this section are from the courtesy of TBSA (Theravada Buddhist Society of America). They are free for downloads, but if you wish to distribute them in any way, please ask permission ...
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
... questions put forth by a medical doctor such as questions on rebirth and abortion. Purpose of Practicing Kammatthana (Buddhist ) Meditation Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw explains the two ...
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
... all Buddhist s. Porisada - The Man-Eater This booklet was written especially for children, but the Dhamma it contains is suitable for adults too. The story refers ...
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
... and Daw Ngwe Saw. Education He received his early years' education at Kelly High School, an American Baptist Mission School for boys, in Mandalay. He had his religious education in Tipitaka (Buddhist ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
... / The Sixth Buddhist Council / Foreign Missions / Literary Activities / Mahasi Mausoleum / Birth to Youth The Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw was born in 1904 at Seikkhun, a large, prosperous and charming ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
... senior disciples of Mahāsi Sayādaw, especially Chanmyay Sayādaw U Janaka. He has edited many books by Mahāsi Sayādaw, Ledi Sayādaw, and other Buddhist monks and scholars. He has worked tirelessly for ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
... Books: Visuddhimagga: The Path of Purification - Bhikkhu Nanamoli (Seattle: Buddhist Publication Society Pariyatti Editions 1991) Purpose of Practicing Kammatthana Meditation - Mahasi Sayadaw (Yangon: ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
... And Vipassana may be practised at any age. Q 6. Do I have to be a Buddhist to practise Vipassana? There is nothing, which can be called particularly ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
Buddhist Meditations - TRANQUILITY VS. INSIGHT (BY MAHASI SAYADAW) What do we meditate on? How do we develop insight? These are very important questions. The two kinds of meditation are Samatha (tranquility) ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
(BY MAHASI SAYADAW) On coming across the Teaching of the Buddha, it is most important for everyone to cultivate the virtues of moral conduct (sīla), concentration (samādhi), and wisdom (paññā). One should ...
Monday, 16 March 2009
