By Bhikkhu Bodhi Though right concentration claims the last place among the factors of the Noble Eightfold Path, concentration itself does not mark the path’s culmination. The attainment of concentration
By Rev. Hui Tsung The virtues of Constant, Bliss, Inner self, and Pure come from the Mahā-parinirvāna sutras, the chapter of Life, which are the ultimate, perfect four virtues of
The Noble Eightfold Path The Way to the End of Suffering Right Concentration By Bhikkhu Bodhi The eighth factor of the path is right concentration, in Pali samma samadhi. Concentration
By Oliver Chang Buddhism is a practical religion, a creed to live by, not just another system of metaphysical philosophy as most outsiders imagine it to be. To be a
Written for the 50th anniversary of the BAUS Author Ven. Chao Ding Translated by Soula Lo 1. Preface Time goes fast, it seems that not so long ago elder Ven.
Author: Oliver Chang; Editor: Steven Christopher Mindfulness is a skill of mental training and has nothing to do with thinking or any thought process. Vipassana or Insight Meditation centers around
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi The expanded text of a talk given at the New Year’s Interfaith Prayer Service, Chuang Yen Monastery, January 1, 2015. At the beginning of a new year
When we study the Buddha’s teachings, no matter who teaches us, we are learning from the Buddha himself, for all these teachings ultimately derive from the Buddha. The Buddha appeared
※若您想要消災超度、設齋供眾，請填寫表格《Form Download》。 “Until the hells are empty, I vow not to become a Buddha; Only After all living beings are saved, will I myself attain Bodhi” ~ Earth Store Bodhisattva
