Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon#2

This last metaphor clearly illustrates how no benefit can be found by indulging in sensual pleasure

Practice of Chastity#1

The practice of chastity is a superb behaviour which means to conduct more strictly in accordance with the practices of Buddhism to prevent the growth of defilements until all defilements are vanished by passing through the processions according to the levels of the mind.

Overview : 1. The Path of Sensual Indulgence

The path of sensual pleasure [kamasukhallikanuyogal, is to seek for pleasures through the channels of the five outer senses: eyes, ears, nose, mouth and physical contact

The False Concentration

The False Concentration (How many kinds of meditation are there? Part 3)

Overview #1

After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhattha Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Neranjara

Commentorial Metaphors: Indulgence in sensual pleasures:

A pig content to wallow in dung: Indulging in sensual pleasures is rather like a pig, which spends all its life wallowing in the warm mud and dung of its pigsty because it thinks that this is the ultimate happiness.

The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 3

The Lord Buddha compared craving to the resin of the persimmon tree or varnish which are some of the stickiest forms of sap

The Heart of the Family#4

Sacrifice means generosity in living together as a family. Placing the well-being of the family ahead of ourselves

The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 2

Thus the Lord Buddha taught that if we can overcome our greedy attachments to the things we love in the world, craving can be overcome too

Asalha Puja Day

The history, importance and customs of Asalha Puja Day