by Staff | Jun 21, 2010 | Dharma Notes
Thus spoke Shakyamuni Buddha in the Squirrels’ Feeding Ground Of the Bamboo grove at Rajaghriha (a translation from the Sigalovata Sutra) These traits make a person a true friend: If that person is good hearted to you If that person treats you the same...
by Staff | Feb 20, 2008 | Dharma Notes
Very simply put, it is a quieting, a balancing, of the mind and other senses (the mind is one of the senses in Buddhism). Meditation is a means to discover what is in our mind and discover how what is in our mind affects us. It is not a means to Enlightenment for us...
by Staff | Dec 7, 2007 | Dharma Notes
According to the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, there are three types of givers and then there is the process, itself. I will begin with the process, itself, as it is the most remarkable: Giving as a Buddhist is to know that there is a giver, a gift, and a receiver of...
