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Mudita

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by C.F. KnightFrom Metta, Vol. 12, No. 2A feature of the Buddha-Dhamma is cognizance of the pairs of opposites in the training to get beyond them. The Buddha's method of mental training and development was to teach by first defining unwholesome or unskillful thoughts, words, and deeds, or practices ...>

Is Unselfish Joy Practicable?

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Nyanaponika TheraThe virtue of mudita [muditaa], 1 i.e., finding joy in the happiness and success of others, has not received sufficient attention either in expositions of Buddhist ethics, or in the meditative development of the four sublime states (brahma-vihara [brahma-vihaara]), of which mudit ...>

Mudita - The Buddha’s Teaching on Unselfish Joy

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

(Photo source: flickr.com)The awakened one, the Buddha, said:Here, O, Monks, a disciple lets his mind pervade one quarter of the world with thoughts of unselfish joy, and so the second, and so the third, and so the fourth. And thus the whole wide world, above, below, around, everywhere and equally, ...>

普賢菩薩警眾偈

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

是日已過，命亦隨減，如少水魚，斯有何樂，大眾當勤精進，如救頭燃，但念無常，慎勿放逸。普賢菩薩警眾偈是日已過。命亦隨減。如少水魚。斯有何樂。上二句直示。下二句設喻。此頌出出曜經。時南海卒涌驚濤浸灌。有三 ...>

般若波羅蜜多心經

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

般若波羅蜜多心經釋經文【觀自在菩薩。】此經鳩摩羅什大師及玄奘大師譯本，均簡集綱要，唯取正宗分，略其序分流通分。餘家所譯，皆有序流二分。觀自在菩薩，亦曰聖觀自在菩薩。舊時羅什大師譯為觀世音，玄奘大師譯為 ...>

Emptiness

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

by Thanissaro BhikkhuEmptiness is a mode of perception, a way of looking at experience. It adds nothing to and takes nothing away from the raw data of physical and mental events. You look at events in the mind and the senses with no thought of whether there's anything lying behind them.This mode is ...>

Publishing the FPMT Lineage - A Five-Year Plan (2008-2012)

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

I received a regular email from Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (LYWA). The email outlined a 5 year plan that the LYWA is implementing to bring Dharma beyond the boundaries of English language and other barriers. I'm ecstatic to see that they are undertaking such good work in spreading the Dharma. It's re ...>

Pledge Online - 100 Million Mani Recitation Retreat 2008

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

“A Buddha capable of extraordinary feats beyond the capacity of any other being, such as stating exactly how many drops of rain would fall during a rainstorm lasting twelve years, would not be able to fully describe the merit generated by a single recitation of the Mani.” …. extracted from ‘ ...>

Calm Through Copying

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

This is an old news that I find rather beneficial for everyone interested in simple yet effective Buddhist practices. Information regarding this traditional practice (Shakyo in Japanese) can be readily found online. Although I personally feel copying sutra using hand writing is better, since many of ...>

Heart Sutra in Cantonese

  • Posted by Colin
  • December 31, 1969

This is a rather old clip of the Hong Kong artists chanting Heart Sutra in dedication to the 921 Taiwan Earthquake.~End of Post~ --------------------------------------Technorati: Buddhism Buddha Buddhist Dharma Compassion Wisdom Religion Meditation Zen Philosophy Spirituality Inspiration Peace Insig ...>

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