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From young, we're inculcated to study hard, earn money, and succeed in life. But they don't bring peace. So, what does?
In Buddha's time, ascetic monks who wandered in the forest would use discarded cloth to clothe themselves for modesty's sake and simplicity. These cloths can come from those used to wrap corpses.
Do we suffer because of our loved ones, the government, the political system? Or do we suffer because of something else? Ajahn Sumedho shares insights to face suffering and understanding reality.
Mindfulness is a word that is overused now. They teach it in the military, in schools, in the parliament. Some people criticise this because in order to rob a bank you have to be mindful, and to commit a successful crime or to murder somebody and get away with it takes a great deal of mindfulness. But is that what the Buddha meant by mindfulness?
Usually, when you ask someone 'where should a gift be given?', they will say 'where there is most merit, that is where it should be given.'
But the Buddha says no.
One of the things we need to educate ourselves is the nature of wanting. Because if we don't understand wanting, and we are directed by the misunderstandings around wanting, then, the results will be suffering.
Whenever there is a loss and grief, it's often associated with ill-will and anger as part of the symptom of grief.
It's the opposite of love. It is fighting reality, fighting the world.
People, especially in today’s age, assume that love has something to do with romance. The idea of romantic love should be investigated because when we don’t know it properly, it can create so much suffering inside of us. So often, when you fall in love, what you are really loving is the way the person makes you feel.
A good way to understand what actually enlightenment is, is to go a little back to the story of the person who was to become the Buddha. Just like many other people, was searching for meaning in life, searching for happiness in life, searching for security in life.
https://youtu.be/p4kNpmVSxec When the Buddha does talk about being in the present moment he...
https://youtu.be/z30-MKin9xw This is an extract of a talk given by Ayya Khema on the topic of...
It is important to understand why the Buddha starts his teaching with the truth of suffering.
He starts with suffering because his teaching is designed for a particular end. It is designed to lead us to liberation. In order to do this, the Buddha must give us a reason to seek liberation.
the hungry ghost realm, the creatures are depicted with large empty bellies, small scrawny thin necks. They can never get enough satisfaction. They are always hungry, always empty, always seeking satisfaction from the outside. This speaks to the part of us, isn't it?
What are the dangers of being materially rich? This video, Ajahn Achalo shares the happiness that is reliable and the peace that goes beyond suffering.
There is no one word that can sum up the Dhamma. Once you try to categorise the Dhamma, you would run into some difficulties.
Inner peace definitely comes from consistent meditation. But not every time, and not straight away. If you feel like you are not getting anywhere with your meditation practice, here's why you may need to think again.
There is no way that the disappearance of Buddhism can be stopped by war. War will make it disappear even faster. Buddhism is the expression of how we live.
This teaching is extracted from the Q&A section of a lecture by Sis Sylvia Bay at Buddhist Fellowship Singapore
