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 Buddha characterized this sort of suffering as that which makes the mind depressed and dejected
The mechanism of overcoming suffering requires the practitioner completely to uproot craving from the mind by transcendental extinction
The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as the sort of grief that comes from loss of a loved relative, loss of honour or influence
Although we realize that our lives will not last a thousand years, sometimes we still let ourselves drift down into the stream of worldly pleasures which causes us suffering
Practising the Middle Way is thus practicing the Noble Eightfold Path. If practiced properly, all eight components of the path will come together as a pure translucent sphere
In the Lord Buddha’s first sermon to the group of five initial disciples he advocated to steer between the extremes of sensual indulgence
The Lord Buddha taught that the extent of craving in the minds of living beings is so great as to be beyond words
The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as the sort of cloudedness of mind, grief and melancholy which result from cloudedness of mind
What is the true meaning of ‘insight’ [vipassana] meditation? In fact insight is insightful vision or seeing things according to their true nature, seeing them thoroughly from every perspective.