The Value of Life

Although we realize that our lives will not last a thousand years, sometimes we still let ourselves drift down into the stream of worldly pleasures which causes us suffering

Overview #2

The Middle Way [majjhima patipada] is a path of practice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence tice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence or self –mortification

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 7

This form of mindfulness is mindfulness that is constantly monitoring the level of wholesomeness in the mind never letting wholesomeness slip away from the mind and its intentions

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 6

The bodhisattva was once born as a golden a golden peacock with a body the size of a cart and eyes like bright red berries and its mouth pink like coral

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 5

At its most basic, Right Livelihood means earning one’s living in a way which avoids the five types of Wrong Trade

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 4

Right Action is the practice of abstaining from killing, stealing and adultery

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 3

The sort of wholesome speech which arises from a mind which is wholesome at the mundane level is well illustrated by the tale of Sujata

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 2

When Right Intention is described in the Suttas, it is anaIysed in to three types: 1.The Intention to remove oneself from sensual desire [nekkamma sankappa]

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 1

Practising the Noble Eightfold Path is not just the duty of the saint or the monk striving for Nirvana –it is also a means by which the householder can secure happiness

Overview #1

After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhattha Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Neranjara