Meditation Articles and Techniques

There are many serious consequences of foolish behaviour: Meditation Meditation for Peace   Why being a Fool is really Dangerous:     A  fool brings problems to their families with shame     There are many serious consequences of foolish behaviour:   1. They believe what they do is okay when it is clearly wrong. Their ability to judge and their self-perception are both faulty and false.   2.They suffer the loss of their good reputation and become a family and public embarrassment.   3. They are unpopular, mistrusted and lose the respect of their families, plus fiends and others.   4. A  fool brings problems to their families with shame and disgrace plus if their misdeeds are criminal, prison is their future.   5. They experience loss of their dignity and the chance of a successful, happy future. &..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Arranging for their marriage to a suitable apouse: As if giving all manner of basic needs and education is not enough, children even expect parents to give approval (or otherwise) when in doubt about who to marry MeditationMeditation for Beginners   1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 5     An in appropriate marriage might ruin the rest of a couple’s life   4. Arranging for their marriage to a suitable apouse: As if giving all manner of basic needs and education is not enough, children even expect parents to give approval (or otherwise) when in doubt about who to marry. When one’s children are fully educated and are well-established in their careers, if they wish to marry, then parents have two important duties-firstly to finance their childrens’ marriage and secondly to advise and take the final decision in their childrens’ choice of spouse. In reality, who your child marries is not the important issue-it is whether they possess the sixteen qualities of a “good friend” (see Chapter Five) upon which to build ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Sometimes it can be quiet hard to recognize a fool, as on the surface they may seem just like us, they seem okay, they have a crowd of friends, families and go to school or work Meditation Meditation for Peace   Tips on how to Recognize a Fool:     They may come from good backgrounds, be clever and highly educated   Sometimes it can be quiet hard to recognize a fool, as on the surface they may seem just like us, they seem okay, they have a crowd of friends, families and go to school or work.   They may come from good backgrounds, be clever and highly educated, may be handsome or beautiful, may have good jobs and positions of power.       a fool may persuade their friends to skip school, steal others’ money, use drugs, etc.   1. However, a fool does not follow acceptable standards of behaviour, pushes boundaries and is argumentative; may have good jobs and positions of power.   2. They try hard to persuade others to follow their examp..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Having them taught the arts and sciences: Education is the gateway to knowledge and wisdom for a child MeditationMeditation for Beginners   1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 4     Choosing good books for their children     3. Having them taught the arts and sciences: Education is the gateway to knowledge and wisdom for a child. If they have the chance of a full education, success will follow in later life. Thus parents should instill in their children the love of education and reading by:   Choosing good books for their children: The books most suitable for the child to read are often the ones that children are too lazy to read. Children left to book of cartoons rather than read a book with serious content. It is up to parents to find ways to make useful books interesting to their children-such as getting the children to read such books aloud to them before bed.   Choosing good te..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Our parents, our first role-model: Both children and young adults will observe the actions of adults around them and naturally copy what they are shown Meditation Meditation for Peace   Actions of a Fool:     A fool gets irritated and angry very quickly when wise people try to reflect to them the errors     1. Our parents, our first role-model: Both children and young adults will observe the actions of adults around them and naturally copy what they are shown.So, for example, they sometimes believe that their parent’s behaviour is okay, when in fact it is not. Adults, including parents and family members can, sometimes be less than positive role models for young people. Therefore, parents and their friends need to set a good example in everything they do and say. Young individuals, who are still naïve the world, are easier to be persuaded than adults.   2. A fool can easily involve (influence) themselves in other peoples’school or college lif..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Training them in virtue: The first ‘good friends’ to each and every one of us in the world are our parents or guardians. As such Meditation Meditation for Beginners   1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 3     Setting a good example to your child     1. Training them in virtue: The first ‘good friends’ to each and every one of us in the world are our parents or guardians. As such, parents need to take great care in teaching their children to distinguish between right an wrong, Through consistent guidance, the child will develop the ability to be “a teacher to themselves” [yonisomanasikara],namely adopting the positive core values mentioned in Chapter One. Thus each parent must take responsibility for the child’s initial guidance-from the time thieir child first opens their eyes to the world onwards. There is ample medical and psychological evidence to suggest that every individual is impressionable right from the time of be..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

A fool will have a cloudy and dull mind, as it is full to brimming with negative and damaging thoughts Meditation Meditation for Peace   The characteristics of a Fool:     bullying, and encouraging them to behave in similarly negative ways.     A fool will have a cloudy and dull mind, as it is full to brimming with negative and damaging thoughts. There are three main features of a fool that you can observe:       harbouring harmful thoughts of revenge, envy and jealousy.     1. A fool will differ greatly from the wise by having constant negative thinking, harbouring harmful thoughts of revenge, envy and jealousy.   2. A fool tells lies regularly, speaks a low level of language, uses abusive speech and constantly chatters about unimportant things.   3.A fool will behave in an abusive ways towards others, e.g. bullying, and encouraging them to be..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The said proper upbringing can be measured in terms of the fulfillment of five parental responsibilities to a child Meditation Meditation for Beginners   1.The Parent-Child Relationship # 2     The first and most immediate environment to the child are the parents themselves.     Parents responsibilities to their children   The said proper upbringing can be measured in terms of the fulfillment of five parental responsibilities to a child:   1. Restraining the child from evil: parents need to take great care in teaching their children to distinguish right from wrong, as the basis of positive core values. Parents should not be afraid to tell their children, “This is evil-even if someone holds a knife at your throat or a gun at your head forcing you to do this, you should still refuse to do it – it would be better for you to die than to do this”. If parents were to take the effort to teach this poi..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

A fool is someone who believes their misdeeds or bad actions are okay and right, when in truth they are negative and wrong Meditation Meditation for Peace   Who is a Fool?     A fool is someone whose behaviour is going in the wrong direction and who has poor judgment.     1. A fool is someone who believes their misdeeds or bad actions are okay and right, when in truth they are negative and wrong.   2. A fool is someone whose behaviour is going in the wrong direction and who has poor judgment. They do not listen to words of truthful advice given by someone who cares and is wiser.       ‘skipping’ school, drinking alcohol, smoking, taking drugs.     3. A fool is someone who focuses their attention on negative thinking, producing hurtful, damaging actions and speech towards others and themselves.   4. A fool encourages others to behave badly as well, by en..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The first and most important factor in influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between parents and their children Meditation Meditation for Beginners   1. The Parent-Child Relationship # 1     I will help my parents to do their work The first and most important factor in influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between parents and their children. The quality of the relationship between parent and child is measured in measured in terms of fulfillment of reciprocal responsibilities.     have been supported by my parents- I will support them in turn A child’s responsibilities to his parents A child should show his responsibility to his parents by reminding himself: 1. “I have been supported by my parents- I will support them in turn” (such a recollection helps the cultivation of positive core values); 2. “I will help my parents to do their work” (such a recoll..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

People have different ideas about right and wrong. Some think that different opinions on right and wrong mean there is no final answer to the sort of behaviour we should try to have in life Meditation Meditation for Peace   Mixing with Fools, Just isn’t Cool!!     Each individual should decide for themselves what is right and wrong.   People have different ideas about right and wrong. Some think that different opinions on right and wrong mean there is no final answer to the sort of behaviour we should try to have in life. Each individual should decide for themselves what is right and wrong. However, we believe we should have clear standards of good and bad. If we do good things, our life will improve in the future. If we do bad things, even by mistake, it may ruin our lives in the future. We should learn about the future results of our actions so we can choose the sort of future we want.   When we are inexperienced, we might learn about good and bad behaviour by trial and error. If we ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Hearing this question, it was not considered to be very difficult. However, once there was a person who answered this question Meditation Meditation for Peace   What are the Blessings of Life     The Blessings of the Lord Buddha.     Hearing this question, it was not considered to be very difficult. However, once there was a person who answered this question. His opinion was ignominiously disproved by another person.   “Ladies and gentlemen, please listen to me. I know what the Blessings of Life are.” Said someone. “The things that our eyes see are the Blessings of life. Please notice, when we wake up in the morning, we see many birds flying in the sky, the sun rise, green trees, and cute little children. These views are considered to be the Blessings of life.”   Right after he finished his speech, another man argued immediately. “Wait, ladies and gentlemen, don’t believe him yet. What he said is impossible. If ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

No-one in the world is perfect. Therefore we must know how to interact with the different social groups around us in order to pick up the positive core values we lack from them Meditation Meditation for Beginners   Underlying Objective of Dividing Society into Six Sectors     No-one in the world is perfect.     No-one in the world is perfect. Therefore we must know how to interact with the different social groups around us in order to pick up the positive core values we lack from them. The six different groups reflect the six different sets of needs and expectations. There is no person in the world who lives in a social vacuum because there are always times of life when we have to rely on others for our survival. We are therefore social beings-we live together and work together. Some may wonder whether there is any special significance in dividing society into six sectors-and whether society could be divided into a greater of lesser amount of sectors instead. The six sector..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The problem is that no person is a perfect exemplar of all the qualities of a True Friend. It is therefore necessary to have tactical friendship starting with those around us Meditation Meditation for Beginners   The Process of Engendering Responsibility     Responsibility     The problem is that no person is a perfect exemplar of all the qualities of a True Friend. It is therefore necessary to have tactical friendship starting with those around us, to maximize the amount of goodness exchanged. Realizing that responsibility and the instilling of responsibility are the key factors in society, the question arises how responsibility and core values can be engendered. Responsibility was never a virtue to arise by accident-and this is only too true of the sorts of responsibility already mentioned-responsibility for the human dignity of ourselves or others, responsibility for ethical economics for ourselves or others or responsibility for personal or social peace. Responsibility..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

26 centuries ago, people in India were very alert in researching the questions about life, spirit, and soul Meditation Meditation for Peace   The history of the Blessings   to achieve happiness in life; how to be successful at work etc   26 centuries ago, people in India were very alert in researching the questions about life, spirit, and soul. The questions such as: “Where did we come from before we were born; where would we go when we die; how to achieve happiness in life; how to be successful at work etc. were often asked. Some people were gathering in a public park, at city gates, near monuments in order to discuss these questions.   When more people joined the group, more opinions and ideas were proposed. The people who proposed an idea tried their very best to convince others to believe them. If any idea was believed by many people, the person who created the idea would become a teacher and got many ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

There is one interesting point of life. Only studying a lot to achieve great intelligence in order to have a good job and to earn a lot o9f money is not enough to be born as a human being Meditation Meditation for Peace   Why we have to study the Blessings?   we have to study the Blessings   There is one interesting point of life. Only studying a lot to achieve great intelligence in order to have a good job and to earn a lot of money is not enough to be born as a human being. Only this will never help us to reach the true happiness. Worldly knowledge only helps us to make a living, which is only physically, but doesn’t support us mentally at all.     studying a lot to achieve great intelligence in order to have a good job     Normally, a person consists of two parts: the body and the mind. The body part needs food to be nourished and prevented from the decease called hunger. It also needs nutrient to support its growth and to stay healthy. Likewise, the mind also nee..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

When a seedling first sprouts its germinal shoot is undifferentiated Meditation Meditation for Beginners   Principles of Social development    a seedling first sprouts its germinal shoot is undifferentiated.   When a seedling first sprouts its germinal shoot is undifferentiated. Later the shoot will differentiate into a stem and a shoot-but which of these develops the most will depend on many factors such as the amount of light the shoot receives. Similarly society has the potential to develop in any of many ways. It can develop in the direction of catastrophe or in the direction of progress. The pathway of social development taken depends on the quality of the degree of responsibility on all levels exhibited by the members of that society. The more a society fills up with irresponsible people, the harder it will come for those who do want to be responsible to maintain t..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The preaching of the Buddhist monks, especially from respectful monks who are well-known in preaching people Meditation Meditation for Peace   The Blessings: a guide to preaching    Studying the Blessings in a systematic way will make people understand the teachings easier.   The preaching of the Buddhist monks, especially from respectful monks who are well-known in preaching people, is usually based on the Blessings. The monks use the Blessings as their leading topics or models of preaching because the Blessings are not too difficult, but at the same time not too easy. One of these monks is Phramongkholthepmuni  of the temple of Paknam Bhasicharoen in Thailand.   In the Middle Age, during the reign of the king Mengraimaharat, there was a monk named Phrasirimangkhlachan. He wrote a book about the Blessings in the Pali language. This book later became a guide for preaching, and is nowadays used as a ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Our Human Environment in the Six Directions includes those who are the most influential in our lives Meditation Meditation for Beginners   Conclusions   The persons who possess true friend characters will not be harmful to their natural environment.     The information and lessons from this chapter can be concluded as:   1. Our Human Environment in the Six Directions includes those who are the most influential in our lives. They can lead us to rack and ruin or point the way to eternal prosperity. Even having only a single false friend could be enough to lead us to hell. As witnessed during the Lord Buddha’s time, when King Ajatasattu foolishly believed the advice of a false friend, Deveadatta-and committed parricide, and only later did he realize the gravity of his crime and even though he tried to compensate by making many donations to Buddhism and building the first cetiya, he could not av..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The progress in this life. For example, when we are children, we can be successful in our education Meditation Meditation for Peace   The Blessings: The cause of progress and prosperity   When we grow up, we can build up our own status and earn a lot of money.     Progress can be divided into 3 levels, which are:   1. The progress in this life. For example, when we are children, we can be successful in our education. When we grow up, we can build up our own status and earn a lot of money. We can become rich, well-known; have a good job and family     The progress in the next life.     2. The progress in the next life. It means that if we do a lot of good deeds and have a lot merit, when it’s our time to leave this life, we will go to heaven.   3. To reach Nirvana. This is the highest progress of all. Conducting ourselves according to the princip..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The Lord Buddha not only taught scrupulous ethics for earning a living, but also how earnings should be allocated so that one can live without financial problems Meditation Meditation for Beginners   Self-Discipline in allocating one’s earnings   Setting aside money in case of emergencies, such as insurance for when one is ill   The Lord Buddha not only taught scrupulous ethics for earning a living, but also how earnings should be allocated so that one can live without financial problems. He taught that one should divide one’s earnings into four parts. The first part is for making one’s earnings into four parts. The family. The second and third parts are for re-investment on one’s business. The fourth part should be put aside in case of emergency. Keeping a part in case of emergency can be interpreted in two ways as follows:     Hence, keeping some savings, one can help one’s relatives and friends   1. Setting aside money in case of emergenci..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Many scholars once said that the Blessings of Life are the ways that lead to progress, happiness, and prosperity Meditation Meditation for Peace   What are the Blessings of Life?   Blessings of Life are the ways that lead to progress Many scholars once said that the Blessings of Life are the ways that lead to progress, happiness, and prosperity. According to the Thai Royal Institute Dictionary of the year 1982, the Blessings of Life are the cause of prosperity.      the cause of happiness, and prosperity in life Therefore, the Blessings of Life, in conclusion, are the cause of happiness, and prosperity in life. They are the Lord Buddha’s principles which should be conducted and practiced. The Blessings of Life consist of 38 principles.   Meditation - Related Articles 7 Bases of mind  How many kinds of meditation are there? Learning Meditation Basic Meditation M..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The most time-consuming activity in a person’s life is to earn a living. How should a true friend earn a living, one may ask? Meditation Meditation for Beginners   The Good Friend must be Scrupulous   Perseverance: meaning a diligence and determination having set one’s mind   The most time-consuming activity in a person’s life is to earn a living. How should a true friend earn a living, one may ask? The Lord Buddha said that a person can earn a living if they possess the following three virtues:   - Perseverance: meaning a diligence and determination having set one’s mind on a task one should not give up until the work is completed no matter how difficult it is;   - Finding a niche: One should find a niche for oneself that is appropriate to the time and place one finds oneself in. Those who can do that will definitely earn money for their living.   - Resilience: Resilience which means a person who is..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Those who wish happiness in this life, the next life and the most happiness so as to extinguish all the defilements to reach Nirvana, have to develop themselves by following the steps to happiness Meditation Meditation for Peace   Summary   Refraining from harming ourselves with the avoidance of drinking Alcohol   Those who wish happiness in this life, the next life and the most happiness so as to extinguish all the defilements to reach Nirvana, have to develop themselves by following the steps to happiness:   1) Do not associate with the Fool but associate with the Wise and pay respect to those worthy of respect so as to depend on their suggestions for the best way for our life.   2) iving is a suitable location and having performed good deeds in the past should help to remind us to take pleasure in doing good deeds and setting ourselves up properly in life.   3) Keeping in mind Learning to be learned, using Artfulness in the Application of knowledge, Artfulness in conduct an..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

“…the wise man [pandita] knows four kinds of True Friends well. They are: The Helpful Friend [upakaraka], the Constant Friend [samanasukhadukkha] Meditation Meditation for Beginners   The benefits from studying on True Friend characteristics   We should set a good example by exemplifying the characteristics of true friends.   1. From the sixteen characteristics of true friends identified by the Lord Buddha, we learn that True Friends have all the opposite qualities of the False Friend:       1. The mercenary [annadatthuhara]     2. The Man of Empty Promises [uaciparama]     3. The Flatterer [anuppiyabhani]     4. The Man who Leads you down the Roads to Ruins [apayasahaya]   2. Knowing the Sixteen Virtuous Characters of True Friends, we avail ourselves of a second standard by which to identify true friends.   3. The most important thing we need..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

A particle means fine dust, which is so small that eyes could hardly see it. It could only be seen when sticking to something clean like a looking glass. In small quantities of particles, we still could not see them Meditation Meditation for Peace   A Mind Free Of Particles Of Defilements.   Raga: Is a Small disaster but is slow to relieve.   A particle means fine dust, which is so small that eyes could hardly see it. It could only be seen when sticking to something clean like a looking glass. In small quantities of particles, we still could not see them. It is only when brightness destroys them can we see them.   A mind with particles is a mind penetrated with fine defilements that vring the mind into grief, less brightness, less sparkle, less glitter, and bereft of efficiency in thinking, as in the case of a mind that thinks slowly and negatively.   A mind without any particles is a mind free of all defilements both rough and fine, making us fresh, bright and ready to work (the duty of mind is thinking), ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

In the previous chapter we defined the meaning of ‘friends’ as those in whom we invest time, energy and respurces for example, someone with whom we associate regularly, working together or at least in the same place. In fact, such a definition is only a small part of a much wider scope of meaning covered by the word ‘friend’ Meditation Mediation for Beginners   The Meaning of a True Friend   In order to observe more easily the behaviours of those with whom we call friends   In the previous chapter we defined the meaning of ‘friends’ as those in whom we invest time, energy and respurces for example, someone with whom we associate regularly, working together or at least in the same place. In fact, such a definition is only a small part of a much wider scope of meaning covered by the word ‘friend’. In order to observe more easily the behaviours of those with whom we call friends, the Lord Buddha classified two categories of friends: the True Friend and the False Friend. The sixteen forms of cgaracters of False Friends are presented and discussed in the previous chapter. They are a set of tell-tale signs that can be used to filter out..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

It’s unavoidable for every one to face the eight worldly conditions except for the enlightened one or the noble one whose mind is kept calm and collected no matter what pleasant or unpleasant objects come to him/her Meditation Meditation for Peace   A Mind Free of Sorrow.   This means that the mind is affected with something undesirable   It’s unavoidable for every one to face the eight worldly conditions except for the enlightened one or the noble one whose mind is kept calm and collected no matter what pleasant or unpleasant objects come to him/her.   The Buddha saw through his mind that:   1. Anicca is impermanence or transience, and instability.   2. Dukkha is suffering that can definitely be destroyed is one day, and is not long lasting.   3.  Anatta is actually not one’s true self and is not in control to lead one to satisfaction, all of which are opposite to Nirvana, which are permanence, happiness and self.   This is similar to an ill person who is not ready to do a..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Naturally we need to carefully observe the behaviors of those with whom we associate. It may to be easy to be able to tell what kind of a person they are because the persons may appear as our friends when is fact they could be false friends or even enemies Meditation Meditation for Beginners   Why do we need to identify our false friends?   We have already known them well and for a long period of our lives.   Naturally we need to carefully observe the behaviors of those with whom we associate. It may to be easy to be able to tell what kind of a person they are because the persons may appear as our friends when is fact they could be false friends or even enemies. These people are very wicked and cunning that you place your trust in them, It could be too late before we knew them well. Then they already did us harm. Hence it is wise and necessary to study the characteristics of false friends which the Lord Buddha had taught us. The benefits from studying the characteristics of false friends are:   Firstly, the descriptions of false friends can guide us to id..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The mind is the nature of thought inside our body and can collect and assimilate all kinds of sense-objects Meditation Meditation for Peace   A Mind Free Of Worldly Vicissitudes.   Dukkha is Suffering. All conditioned states are subject to oppression.   The mind is the nature of thought inside our body and can collect and assimilate all kinds of sense-objects.   Fear is similar to worry, feeling anxious, and being afraid, which are considered dissatisfaction.   A moving mind has wishes, and desires, which are likely to transpire.   Worldly vicissitudes are worldly conditions that are inevitable for all humans.   A mind that is not affected by the worldly vicissitudes has equanimity or neutrality of mind. Indifference to praise and blame is all in the performance of duty, because the mind sees through it, that’s all.   These worldly conditions are classified as two types:   1. P..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Our society today is a real melting point of different sorts of people, good and bad. There are a noticeable number of bad people in the world as we hear on the news Meditation Meditation for Beginners   The Enemy in Friend’s Clothes   The four forms of behaviour that distinguish a man who lead us down the Roads to Ruin   Our society today is a real melting point of different sorts of people, good and bad. There are a noticeable number of bad people in the world as we hear on the news. Each bad person commits different wrongdoings and in various approaches. The Lord Buddha classified the bad persons into four kinds according to how such people interact with their friends. He called those bad persons ‘false friends’ which means that they intend to destroy you, but they act as if they were your friends. The four kinds of false friends comprise:   1. The Mercenary [annadatthuhara] 2. The Man of Empty Promises [vaciparama] 3. The Flatterer [anuppiyabhani]..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Is there any place in the world that is without suffering? No. How come Prince Siddhartha became ordained? Meditation Meditation for Pecae   Thoroughly Attaining Nirvana.   In Dhammakaya, There is Nirvana or Nibbana   Is there any place in the world that is without suffering? No. How come Prince Siddhartha became ordained?   He would you like to find out the place where the sufferings could not reach you.   Did he find it ? Yes, he did.   Where was it? It was Nirvana.   Where was Nirvana?                    Since this is so, we have to then study it.   Nirvana means Extinction of the Defilements or Sufferings.     In the human body, There is Dhammakaya.   Nirvana means freedom or to free oneself from sufferings or extricate ourselves from the three cycles of Existence..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The word ‘friend’ here refers to people in whom we invest time, trust and resources Meditation Meditation for Beginners   With False Friends, who needs enemies?   The point where we start to associate with them is the point when we take them on.   The word ‘friend’ here refers to people in whom we invest time, trust and resources. It means not only our ‘buddies’ but also includes all relatives, colleagues, teachers and employees in whom we make such investments.   When we accept someone as a friend, we start to ‘associate’ with them specifically by three sorts of investment: joining, receiving, and giving:   - Joining means eating, sleeping and investing together. - Receiving means taking someone on as one’s spouse, one’s child, one’s employee or as one’s extended family. The point where we start to associate with them is the point when we take them on. - Giving m..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The Lord Buddha said, “According to the real basics of life, life is suffering, which we don’t know.” As a metaphor for this saying Meditation Meditation for Peace   Attaining The Four Noble Truths.   Soka is a  or unhappy mind.   The Lord Buddha said, “According to the real basics of life, life is suffering, which we don’t know.” As a metaphor for this saying: All human beings have defects or imperfections as their norm so they don’t know how a perfect person is, or how great a perfect person would look like.   Nevertheless, for a wise person: the older he/she is getting, the more they know themselves of life’s miseries, which they just know but can’t see, and do not know how to conquer them.   Dhukkha is physical suffering.   There are two kinds of sufferings:   1. Conditions of sufferings are the sufferings of the normal lives of all beings. The miseries come with and after the birth. They are birth, ol..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

…he regarded the people around us as an important factor contributing to one’s prosperity or deterioration. Working alone, one cannot be successful Meditation Meditation for Beginners   Noone can prosper in a social vacuum   Even though the Lord Buddha taught that…: “Atta hi attano natho” (One should be a refuge unto oneself)1   one must rely on help and support from one’s family members   …he regarded the people around us as an important factor contributing to one’s prosperity or deterioration. Working alone, one cannot be successful. The Lord Buddha said that for a person to be prosperous, one must rely on help and support from one’s family members, friends, colleagues and others in society. Even the Lord Buddha himself relied on his aunt. When his mother passed away seven days after he was born, his aunt took the responsibility for bringing him up in his mother’s place. When he grew up, he developed his skills and knowledge only by the efforts o..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

After having burned away grasses and having uprooted the fields, the gardeners and agriculturists quickly have to set seeds needed to be planted in the ground at once Meditation Meditation for Peace   Celibacy conduct.   Practicing Meditation.   After having burned away grasses and having uprooted the fields, the gardeners and agriculturists quickly have to set seeds needed to be planted in the ground at once.   If we leave the ground empty, grasses and weeds (wild plants growing where they are not wanted) will regenerate and grow there instead.     Maximizing Learning.   One must practice the Ascetic Disciplines (Tapa) to burn away the defilements in the following ways:   A} Practicing Meditation. B} Attending Retreats. C} Observing The Five Or Eight Precepts. D} Maximizing Learning. E} Calming Oneself. F} Being Tolerant from time to time until the defilements are diminished. G} We Must Cultivate Other Virtues into our minds at each ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

After having padded the 30 steps of life, we found that there are many bad habits such as improper manners we display that are is need of much improvement. Meditation Meditation for Peace   Ascetic Practice.    have been eliminated, such as hatred, selfishness, envy, conceit and arrogance etc.   After having padded the 30 steps of life, we found that there are many bad habits such as improper manners we display that are is need of much improvement. Some of them were already adjusted, much better improved and have been eliminated, such as hatred, selfishness, envy, conceit and arrogance etc.   But there are some that we have attempted to adjust but still remain, that are comprised of : lust, fame seeking, drowsiness, flinching, remorse etc., which must be further and more strictly dealt with.   The source of all bad conduct comes from defilements hidden in our minds.   The first things that we have to learn by heart are:   1. The..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The majority of people around the world from the Lord Buddha’s time until now have been under the misconception that success and failure in life depend mainly on the environment around them. Meditation Meditation for Peace   Filtering Out False Friends   Our human environment   The majority of people around the world from the Lord Buddha’s time until now have been under the misconception that success and failure in life depend mainly on the environment around them. Many traditional ceremonies were originated in different places in the world to worship the more awesome aspect of the environment. For example, the aboriginals worship fire, sun and the moon. The Ancient Egyptians worshipped ‘Ra’, the Sun god, believing that it could bring them prosperity. They called upon these natural elements to protect them as well as to bring them happiness and wealth.   Our natural environment including trees mountains forests and the atmosphere   The Lord Buddha too, pointed out the importance o..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

Actually a human has to face lot of problems in his/her life, which have to be solved with wisdom {Panna}. Therefore humans need wisdom. Meditation Meditation for Peace   Conversation of Dhamma To The Occasion.   By listening: that is listening to the wise ones who are Enlightened.   Actually a human has to face lot of problems in his/her life, which have to be solved with wisdom {Panna}. Therefore humans need wisdom.   One, who id full of wisdom, as though he/she were the one who had a miracle crystal ball within them, is able to overcome obstacles and problems easily.   Two main sources of wisdom are:   1. By listening: that is listening to the wise ones who are Enlightened.   2. By cleverly thinking over things with a Dhamma mind.     By cleverly thinking over things with a Dhamma mind.   A short way to rapidly acquire knowledge is by engaging in a Dhamma talk that forces one to h..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques

The Six Roads to Ruin [apayamukha] mean specifically the six forms of behaviour which lead to the inadvertent erosion of our wealth. Meditation Meditation for Beginners   The Virtuous must see the harm of the Six Roads to Ruin   Gambling is harmful because As a winner you beget hatred   The Six Roads to Ruin [apayamukha] mean specifically the six forms of behaviour which lead to the inadvertent erosion of our wealth. Literally, these six forms of behaviour were referred to as ‘portals to destruction’ and indeed, they do not only destroy a person’s wealth, but go on to undermine the whole economic infrastructure of a country or a society too. The Buddha described six different roads to ruin, each with six examples of the harm that they bring in all a total of thirty-six forms of harm brought by them. The Six Roads to Ruin comprise:   1. Consumption of addictive in toxicants; 2. Roaming the streets at unseemly hours; 3. ..... Read More about Buddhist Meditation Techniques