No-one in the world is perfect. Therefore we must know how to interact with the different social groups around us in order to pick up the positive core values we lack from them
…he regarded the people around us as an important factor contributing to one’s prosperity or deterioration. Working alone, one cannot be successful
All that has been mentioned in the forgoing chapter are virtues which need to be instilled in the hearts of the people destined for self-improvement-because anyone with positive core values has the seeds of growing up into the sort of person for whom society is crying out.
What is Meditation? When you are talking about meditation, you have to understand first that meditation is not the matter to the hermit or the ordained ones only But meditation is the way to train and develop your mind to become more stable,
The Buddha divided this category of suffering into two parts material disappointment and abstract disappointment
The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as that which produces tears of anguish whenever we are unable to give up our attachment to something
The Artistry Behind Preaching the Four Noble Truths In the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta as in his other sermons
Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)
Bias because of desire [chandagati]; results in unjust treatment due to the influence of personal love and pleasure.
Close your eyes and clear your mind. Imagine that you are lying down on the grass and looking up at the stars at night. You feel relaxed and comfortable. Just close your eyes and rest your focus at the center of your abdomen.