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
“When we plant a mango tree to satisfy our appetite or getting rich depends on the fruit the tree will give
1. Can rely on oneself 2. Become a respectable leader
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
Those people who are habitually pessimistic, angry, greedy, etc, always attract negative things to themselves
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)
Merit means ‘goodness’ or ‘happiness’ It is something which, if it arises in the mind, will cause the mind to become pure and free of cloudiness
In many countries, there is growth in materialism, civilization and consumer goods, job availability and the ability to earn high salaries