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Recently I’ve encountered a few places where Buddhism is described in somewhat poetic terms, like this piece of a meditation: (Quote) However, if you truly explore yourself within, you may find that … (View Post)
It is something to take seriously though. If we don’t want NB to become dominated by a few voices it is important that more people step forward to keep it alive. That he hasn’t come back shows that h… (View Post)
The Buddha has no intention of answering the question about higher states of consciousness yet. He first advocates practicing moral conduct as a foundation for spiritual development. ― Ayya Khema (View Post)
Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have to be here now, in this very moment, and we have to know what is happening internally and… (View Post)
It is often thought that the Buddha's doctrine teaches us that suffering will disappear if one has meditated long enough, or if one sees everything differently. It is not that at all. Suffering isn't… (View Post)