The Great Masters of meditation have told us that the knowledge of meditation practice along the Middle Way was lost 500 years after the Lord Buddha passed away into Nibbana (Nirvana).
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The Buddha characterized this sort of suffering as that which makes the mind depressed and dejected
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Today, think of the phrase “ Naddhi Santi Parang Sukhang ” : there is no happiness beyond serenity of the mind. Such are the words of every Buddha in the past, present, and future.
The Lord Buddha compared craving to the resin of the persimmon tree or varnish which are some of the stickiest forms of sap
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ก่อนได้เป็นพระสัมมาสัมพุทธเจ้า พระโพธิสัตว์ต้องสละชีวิตและอวัยวะมานับภพนับชาติไม่ถ้วน หากเปรียบศีรษะที่ทรงสละไป ก็มากกว่าผลมะพร้าวในชมพูทวีป ดวงตาที่สละไปมากกว่าดวงดาวบนฟากฟ้า เลือดที่สะละไปมากกว่าน้ำในมหาสมุทร เนื้อที่สละไปมากมายกว่าพื้นดิน
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