Buddhist Holy Day Dhamma (01/05/20240)

If there were a mountain made of gold, Made entirely of solid gold, Not... read more

And what is the way of developing immersion further that leads to... read more

These five things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant who... read more

Good people say well-spoken words are foremost;   second, speak on the teaching, not... read more

Bhikkhus, suppose a man would enter a thorny forest. There would be thorns... read more

Where there is no eye, Samiddhi, no forms, no eye-consciousness, no things... read more

Bhikkhus, there are these four ways in which craving arises in a... read more

Mendicants, there are these five grasping aggregates.  What five? That is, the grasping... read more

Bhikkhus, when an instructed noble disciple meets with pleasure, he reflects thus:... read more

(1) “Brahmin, one excited by lust, overcome by lust, with mind obsessed... read more