These words of wisdom come from the Tricycle Daily Dharma for January 30, 2014. They talk about the eight steps in the Eightfold Path of the Buddha. These steps have been the subject of many articles in these pages and it is always good to gain another perspective. Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is a well-know Sri […]
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Foundations Of Buddhist Thought – The Eightfold Path
June 26, 2013 by
In the previous segment of the Foundations of Buddhist Thought, we learned about The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is the fourth noble truth of the Buddha. The elements of The Eightfold Path can be characterized in three groups, which serve as the cornerstones of Buddhist practice. The first group is […]
Develop Your Own Path
July 19, 2015 by
The Buddha provided us with a wonderful eightfold path for us to discover our true nature and become enlightened. While this path worked for the Buddha and it would work for you, provided that you are diligent, you may still have to develop your own path. Michael Ray has an interesting idea about developing your […]
Words of Wisdom for September 06, 2024
September 6, 2024 by
Dear Friends: Many of you have asked me how practice progresses once you have the basics of meditation and mindfulness. Practice deepens when we bring mindful, loving awareness into the rest of our lives, including our work, relationships, family, play, and more. The Buddha’s framework for this life of practice is the Noble Eightfold Path. […]
Words of Wisdom for September 06, 2024
September 6, 2024 by
Dear Friends: Many of you have asked me how practice progresses once you have the basics of meditation and mindfulness. Practice deepens when we bring mindful, loving awareness into the rest of our lives, including our work, relationships, family, play, and more. The Buddha’s framework for this life of practice is the Noble Eightfold Path. […]
The Buddha
July 26, 2017 by
For the past five or six weeks, I have been watching episodes of The Buddha on Netflix. The series was produced by the famous Indian producer B. K. Modi. In truth, it is a Bollywood movie in 54 episodes. The costumes and jewelry are extraordinarily beautiful, but I can’t same the same thing about the […]
Get-What-You-Want Buddhism
May 25, 2015 by
Jan Nattier is a scholar of Early Indian Buddhism, Early Mahayana Buddhism, and Chinese Buddhist Translation and author of A Few Good Men (Studies in the Buddhist Traditions). She was a professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University and held the post of the Shinnyōen Consulting Professor (Buddhist Studies) […]
The Task of Repetition | April 29, 2015
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Task of Repetition | April 29, 2015 If we are to close the gap between ideal and actuality—between the envisaged aim of striving and the lived experience of our everyday lives—it is necessary for us to pay greater heed to the task of repetition. Every wholesome thought, every pure intention, every effort to […]
How Do We Make the New Future
February 26, 2015 by
Stephen Batchelor is one of my favorite Buddhist teachers. I like the way he presents “Buddhism without Beliefs.” I think he is now teaching at the Upaya Zen Center near Santa Fe, New Mexico. This quote is definitely in line with his stand on being a Buddhist atheist! He answers the question, how do we […]
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