Wei Wu Wei starea in care se manifesta invulnerabilitatea
Calea de "inviere din morţi", de a ne intoarce acasă, de la "starea de recipient" la "starea de izvor", de la vulnerabilitate la invulner...
A free e-book preview of selected poems from the upcoming collection BARROW by Laotian American poet Bryan Thao Worra scheduled for release in October, 2009 by Sam's Dot Publishing.
The e-book edition of Tanon Sai Jai, a collection of poems from 2003 to 2009 and a photo-essay by Laotian American poet Bryan Thao Worra, a 2009 NEA Fellow in Literature. Tanon Sai Jai is also avai...
"Anapanasati Bhavana (developing the awareness of breathing) uses the breath as the objective support of the heart and consists in knowing and mindfulness (sati) of in and out breathing. In becomin...
“Big brother elephant, we wish to speak with you.”
Clearly hearing this, the elephant suddenly swung around to face the monks. It stood stock-still, its ears fully extended.
“Big brother elepha...
Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera is a towering figure in contemporary Thai Buddhism. He was widely revered and respected during his lifetime for the extraordinary courage and determination h...
“Over on that hill, in that cave, or under that overhanging cliff the air is good, it is right for meditation (bhavana) and the heart (citta) can easily become concentrated and drop into a state of...
“Buddhism is derived from practice. The Buddha himself practised until he fully understood the true nature of Dhamma; only then did he begin to teach others. Buddhists, therefore, understand the im...
Let me stress once more that we have each come from our parents and have gained knowledge from our teachers. This is why we shouldn’t forget ourselves and think that we’re smart and self-sufficient...
Excerpt: “Training the heart to attain happiness is the way that all the Buddhas proclaimed to be the right and true way. When our hearts never have time to rest and attain calm, they are not funda...
Excerpt from Acariya Maha Boowa explaining his meditation practice: "From then on I accelerated my efforts. It was at that time that I began sitting in meditation all night long, from dusk until da...
“The heart is pre-eminent. Nothing surpasses the heart in importance. The business of the heart is therefore extremely pressing and imperative. All things originate from the heart – just this much ...
“The heart is pre-eminent. Nothing surpasses the heart in importance. The business of the heart is therefore extremely pressing and imperative. All things originate from the heart – just this much ...
“Buddhism is derived from practice. The Buddha himself practised until he fully understood the true nature of Dhamma; only then did he begin to teach others. Buddhists, therefore, understand the im...