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The noble ones aren’t attached to activities—to acting, speaking, or thinking—in any way. When the processes of action f...
04/03/2026

The noble ones aren’t attached to activities—to acting, speaking, or thinking—in any way.

When the processes of action fall silent, their minds are empty and clear like space.

But we ordinary people hold on to speaking, standing, walking, sitting, lying down, everything—and how can it help but be heavy?

The noble ones let go of it all and so are at ease.

If they walk a long time, they don’t get weary. If they sit a long time, they don’t ache. They can do anything without being weighed down.

The people who are weighed down are those who hold on.

The Law of Dependent Arising (Paṭicca Samuppāda) Part (372)It is to explain this that we used two terms in our sermons a...
17/02/2026

The Law of Dependent Arising (Paṭicca Samuppāda) Part (372)

It is to explain this that we used two terms in our sermons and books, namely 'pragmatic' and 'relative'. Because it is pragmatic we make use of it, because it is relative we give it up. Now I am going to give you a new simile of a type you had never heard before. As you know, there are relay-races. In this race I am going to describe, there are two teams Māra team and the Buddha team. We are not concerned with the participants of the Māra team. In the Buddha-team there are four runners. In a relay race they make use of a baton to be carried and passed on.

The baton has to reach the winning-post for a team to win. Runner No 1. starts running. He runs in self-sacrificing spirit. He runs with all his efforts, panting all the way. On reaching the second runner he successfully hands over the baton to him but himself falls dead. His partner does not look back to see whether his friend is dead but runs in the same spirit putting forth his best efforts. He runs and runs panting and passes the baton to the third and falls dead. The third in the same spirit and with the same vigour runs and passes the baton to the fourth but falls dead.

The fourth likewise runs in the same spirit with all his might to reach the winning-post. There he hands over the baton to the judge and himself falls dead. Who gets the prize? Who won the race? Is the 'baton' the winner? There is no one to receive the prize. Take it that Nibbana too is something like that. Everyone seems to have the problem of 'self' and 'not-self' ('attā' and 'anattā'). Who attains Nibbana? The Buddha has said in repudiation: "These Brahmins are leveling at me a false charge of preaching annihilation."

We are also accused of it because of our sermons highlighting the Buddha-word. But this is how the Buddha answers the charge of preaching annihilation: "Formerly, as well as now I point out only suffering and the cessation of suffering". "Dukkhameva uppajjamānam uppajjati dukkham nirujjhamānam nirujjhati." "What arises is only suffering and what ceases is only suffering." There is no question of persons at all. If so there is nothing to lament. Those who lament it are doing so because of ignorance.

The Dhammapada :The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom.



“Mind is the forerunner of all states.Mind is chief; mind-made are they.If one speaks or acts with a pure mind,Happiness...
17/02/2026

“Mind is the forerunner of all states.
Mind is chief; mind-made are they.
If one speaks or acts with a pure mind,
Happiness follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

— Dhammapada (verses 1–2, paraphrased)

This teaching reminds us that everything begins in the mind. Our thoughts shape our words, actions, and ultimately our life experience. When the mind is clouded by anger, greed, or ignorance, suffering follows. But when the mind is pure, mindful, and compassionate, peace and happiness naturally arise.
In short: change the mind, and life changes with it.

Watch your thoughts gently. Nurture clarity and kindness within. What you cultivate inside becomes the world you walk in.

13/01/2026

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21/09/2025

Namo Buddhaya

Why Meditate?

Why meditate? So many reasons. It would be much more of a challenge to find a reason not to meditate. But today, I will give just one.

There is a constant flow of mental states through the mind. Some of these mental states afflict the mind and undermine its basic well-being. Other mental states bring peace, clarity and joy to our lives. It makes sense to be proactive in reducing the negative mental states and increasing the positive. To do that we need to learn how to look within ourselves in a systematic way. We need to learn how to identify negative mental states as negative and positive mental states as positive. We need to learn how to establish an awareness that prevents the arising of negative mental states or, failing that, allows us to swiftly abandon those that have already arisen. We need to learn how to introduce into the mind positive mental states and learn how to cultivate those that have arisen, and bring them to maturity. Meeting these needs requires effort.

Buddhist meditation is the means designed by the Buddha to put forth the necessary effort in the most effective way.

09/02/2025

Namo Buddhaya

AnapanasatiThere is the case where a monk — having gone to the wilderness, to the shade of a tree, or to an empty buildi...
15/07/2023

Anapanasati

There is the case where a monk — having gone to the wilderness, to the shade of a tree, or to an empty building — sits down folding his legs crosswise, holding his body erect and setting mindfulness to the fore [lit: the front of the chest]. Always mindful, he breathes in; mindful he breathes out.

1. Breathing in long, he discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long.'

2. Or breathing in short, he discerns, 'I am breathing in short'; or breathing out short, he discerns, 'I am breathing out short.'

3. He trains himself, 'I will breathe in sensitive to the entire body.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out sensitive to the entire body.'

4. He trains himself, 'I will breathe in calming bodily fabrication.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out calming bodily fabrication.'

Just as a skilled turner or his apprentice, when making a long turn, discerns, 'I am making a long turn,' or when making a short turn discerns, 'I am making a short turn'; in the same way the monk, when breathing in long, discerns, 'I am breathing in long'; or breathing out long, he discerns, 'I am breathing out long' ... He trains himself, 'I will breathe in calming bodily fabrication.' He trains himself, 'I will breathe out calming bodily fabrication.'

1. In this way he remains focused internally on the body in & of itself,

2. Or externally on the body in & of itself,

3. Or both internally & externally on the body in & of itself.

4. Or he remains focused on the phenomenon of origination with regard to the body,

5. On the phenomenon of passing away with regard to the body,

6. Or on the phenomenon of origination & passing away with regard to the body.

7. Or his mindfulness that 'There is a body' is maintained to the extent of knowledge & remembrance.

And he remains independent, unsustained by (not clinging to) anything in the world. This is how a monk remains focused on the body in & of itself.

—Gautam Buddha—

Meditation is a way of training your mind to maintain attention and focus. When practicing for the first time, you will ...
04/04/2023

Meditation is a way of training your mind to maintain attention and focus. When practicing for the first time, you will notice your mind wandering. This is perfectly normal. Guided meditation allows you the freedom to sit back and relax your mind as a novice. The guide will help you meditate in a step-by-step process using a series of steps and instructions.

Breathing Meditation is one of the simplest forms of guided meditation that is often used for relieving anxiety. In breath meditation, the focus is on your breathing – the rate of breathing, how deeply you breathe and the various body parts you use for breathing. Anxiety can make your breathing shallow and rapid. Breathing meditation allows your body to relax and make you feel calmer.

This form of meditation links breathing with cognitive awareness. When you are focused on your breathing, despite breathing being an involuntary mechanism, you tend to gain control on your emotions. A relaxing meditation – guided through focusing on your breath – can give you a sense of relaxation and awareness like none other.

Virtue, meditation, and wisdom are the tools we use in training ourselves in how to relate to the world around us. This...
15/02/2023

Virtue, meditation, and wisdom are the tools we use in training ourselves in how to relate to the world around us. This training will help us to see the qualities that bring true benefit to our society - the qualities of loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. These are the Brahma vihāras, or divine abodes.

In a way, these can be considered a goal of social action: creating a way in which human beings should live.

Loving-kindness is the wish for another's happiness. Compassion is the wish to alleviate another's suffering. Sympathetic joy is the happiness we feel in the success of another. And equanimity is the ability to stay centered in the midst of life's ups and downs.

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