“Everyone knows that training makes our body stronger, fitter and more flexible. Now, neuroscience research shows that mindfulness training cultivates the innate capacities of the mind to be present, to step out of automatic pilot and to create space so… Read More ›
The word “wisdom” crops up a lot in The Dhammapada, and quite right too as it occupies one of 3 sections along with Moral Discipline and Mental Discipline in Buddha’s Eightfold Path. The two steps in this section are Right… Read More ›
The Dhammapada chapter 8 has a strange title, The Thousands, with each of the 15 verses comparing the value of ONE act following The Buddha’s teaching, with a THOUSAND acts of not following his teaching. The important message of the… Read More ›
The Dhammapada, chapter 7, recreates Buddha’s words telling us how to recognise an enlightened person and describes a number of features of enlightenment generally. This is important because it sets the goal, lays down the template and shows us what… Read More ›
We live in a materialistic world, self obsessed, constantly craving more, often “living” inside a fake reality of social media, computer games, television. Chapter 5 of the Dhammapada describes a wise person as someone who rejects all this having recognised… Read More ›
There is no Buddhist bible. The closest written work is The Dhammapada, a collection of sayings and teachings from Buddha passed on in the oral tradition of the time and then subsequently written down. I recently began to read the… Read More ›
The Two Doctors 
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