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Internal and External Supports
Just as admirable friendship is the most important external factor in the practice, appropriate attention is the most important internal one. “Attention,” in the Buddha’s vocabulary, is a matter of which questions you take to heart – the ones you … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Dukkha, Friendships, Mindfulness, Relationships, Wisdom
Tagged good friendship, Intention, Mindfulness
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Karma and Self
A question we’ve heard before came up again recently: “If there’s no self, then who gets the karma of our actions?” It’s a tricky question because the answer requires trading in our presumption of a self-centred world for a completely … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Karma, Mindfulness, Speech, The 8-fold path, Wisdom
Tagged Karma, Mindfulness, selfing, The Buddha's Path, the self
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The Wet Log Sutta
From MN 36: https://suttacentral.net/mn36/en/sujato? Suppose there was a green, sappy log, and it was lying in water. Then a person comes along with a drill-stick, thinking to light a fire and produce heat. What do you think, Aggivessana? By drilling the stick against that green, … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Dukkha, Hindrances, Mindfulness, Precepts, Wisdom
Tagged defilements, Mindfulness, unwholesome roots
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Compassion
Sometimes people find compassion practice the easiest entry to practicing mettā more generally. As Thanissaro Bhikkhu said, compassion is an extension of mettā that we feel when we encounter suffering. When we are confronted with suffering, especially in person, compassion … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Compassion, Mindfulness, Patience, Speech, Sublime states
Tagged Compassion, Karuna, Metta, Mindfulness
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Mettā in practice
Many Mahayana Buddhist chants include the blessing: “May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.” While we may not find these precise words in the Pali canon, it is an idea that permeates the Buddha’s teachings. We must … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Karma, Mindfulness, Patience, Sublime states, Wisdom
Tagged kindness, Metta, Mindfulness
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Kindness
Gil Fronsdal has a wonderful series of published talks called “The Issue at Hand”. The following is from Chapter 6: Heartfelt Practice – Whatever a mother, father Or other relative may do, Far better is the benefit From one’s own … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Compassion, Generosity, Harmlessness, Mindfulness, Precepts, Wisdom
Tagged Heart and meditation, kindness, Mindfulness
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Crossing the flood
In this sutta the Buddha explains to a heavenly being how he “crossed the flood”, i.e., how he replaced delusion with deep and complete wisdom (awakening). Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Savatthi … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Dukkha, Mindfulness, Patience, Wisdom
Tagged Crossing the flood, Mindfulness, Too much or too little energy
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Anxiousness and mindfulness
The fourth of the five hindrances is anxiousness or restlessness. It is paired with its energetic opposite, apathy and laziness. The word anxiousness is chosen deliberately to distinguish it from anxiety, which is a treatable mental or emotional condition. As … Continue reading
Posted in Causes and results, Mindfulness, Precepts, Wisdom
Tagged Anxiety and mindfulness, Hindrances, Mindfulness
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The Buddha's Advice to Laypeople 