Meditation

Meditation Experience - Kalayanamitra Caroline Fraser

Meditation Experience from Kalayanamitra Caroline Fraser who joined the 8th version of The Middle Way Basic Program from Wat Johannesburg South Africa

Openness to Criticism # 1

The person with openness to criticism refers to someone who learns easily and is gentle in response to teaching

Patience # 2

When the Lord Buddha pursued perfection in one of his lives as a bodhisattvas, he was born as a prince named venerable Taemee

Patience # 1

The word patience came from “kunti”, which means you can still maintain your normal life with the conflict of desirable and undesirable things

Listening Regularly to Dhamma Teachings # 2

Do not think that the monk is young, you are older than the monk and you have listened to the sermons of senior well-known monks many times

Listening Regularly to Dhamma Teachings # 1

Listening regularly to the Dhamma teachings means to seek out opportunities to hear Buddhist teachings.

Gratitude # 2

It is difficult for a person to have the right thought to persistently cultivate good deeds and virtues for themselves

Gratitude # 1

“A blind man will not see the world, no matter how brightly the sun shines. In the same way An ungrateful person will not see gratitude no matter how much help and compassion is received from the benefactor

Contentment # 2

People like to have power because those who have power can control others. When those who would like to have power do not get power, they get discontent

Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta for Pursuers of Perfection # 2

The Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta is one of the most important teachings for Buddhists to know. It is so important because it acts like a master-plan for all the subsequent teachings on Buddhism given during the Buddha’s lifetime

Meditation Experience - Bonnie Nozawa

Ms. Bonnie Nozawa unveiled the worst time in her life and meditation was her solution. Let's read her story and you will find that meditation is not difficult for you.

Contentment # 1

Contentment means “happiness with oneself and one’s possessions.” More precisely, it means becoming satisfied with what you have

Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta for Pursuers of Perfection # 1

In this Appendix we delve al little deeper into the meaning of the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta. The Dhaamacakkapavattana Sutta itself is a very brief teaching because it serves merely as a reminder to listeners who were already well versed in the materials covered

Humility # 2

We need to associate those who can point out our delusions on a regular basis. Such friends could help us to assess what we do and show our weaknesses

The Enlightenment of the Buddha’s First Disciple # 2

Furthermore, a large number of Brahmas were able to attain the fruit of “stream-entry” at the moment the Buddha completed his teaching of the Dhamacakkapavattana Sutta

Humility # 1

Ocean is where water comes together from all over the places. It must have lower elevation than the source of the water. Likewise, the person who wants to inherit the goodness from others must be humble

The Enlightenment of the Buddha’s First Disciple # 1

In preaching the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, the Buddha revealed the Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment [bodhipakkhiyadhamma],

Respect # 2

Respecting the Sangha means becoming aware of the goodness in the Sangha who have trained themselves well and prolong the life of Buddhism. One may pay respect by

The Middle Way Once More

One of the good project from Dhammakaya Temple. These are the participants' experience.

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 7

This form of mindfulness is mindfulness that is constantly monitoring the level of wholesomeness in the mind never letting wholesomeness slip away from the mind and its intentions