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Buddha-nature is none other than the basic wanting of good for oneself. This is the seed. As this seed grows (and sometimes decays!) it becomes the basic wanting of good for some others. When it full… (View Post)
It is important to know that just as emptiness and form, etc. are not-two, they are also not one and the same thing. Not different, not the same. Sunya. (View Post)
It should be kept in mind that the Buddha spoke of two kinds of desire: one unwholesome and the other wholesome. The wholesome type is called chanda, and it means a healthy desire for shelter, food, … (View Post)
I'll paraphrase here: The Buddha said that there was no more expedient means to awakening, when cultivated, than mindfulness of the body. I'd say meditation makes me feel "more grounded". (View Post)
I think the term sankhara means control/controller/controlling. It makes sense in the context of the aggregates and in its relation to karma. Consider the following translations with sankhara transla… (View Post)