“Mindfulness is deliberately paying full attention to what is happening around you, in your body, heart, and mind. Mindfulness is awareness without criticism or judgment. This is the Buddhist concept of equanimity and is the grounding for wisdom” The Two… Read More ›
We’re born with this incredible instrument called a mind, which can tune in heaven and hell and everything in between, but no one ever gives us operating instructions on how to use it or what to do with it. Meditation… Read More ›
“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 ›
The Two Doctors 
You must be logged in to post a comment.