The Development of Wisdom
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 makes the mind still and steady, unifies its concomitants, opens ...
Constant, Bliss, Inner Self, and Pure (Summer Camp 2016)
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 all Buddhas; these virtues are also the goal of all ...
The Noble Eightfold Path – The Way to the End of Suffering
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 represents an intensification of a mental factor present in every ...
Clear Comprehension Dharma Is a Way of Life
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 faithful and diligent Buddhist, one should follow the Buddha’s teaching ...
Pure Mind and Solemn Realm
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. Rén Jun had just hosted the 40th anniversary celebration while ...
Mindfulness: The Practice & Application – A Skill of Mental Training
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 the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness is a serious subject in ...
Aspiring for Peace in the New Year (2015)
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 it is customary for us to express our hopes for ...
Sitting at the Buddha’s Feet (Summer Camp 2014 )
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 in the world to lead people out of suffering and ...
50 Years of BAUS
Though Buddhism was born in India, within its first millennium it had spread westward as far as present-day Afghanistan, eastward to China and Korea (and later Japan), and southward to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. During its long journey, Buddhism ...