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Understanding Right View: A Series of Blogs Exploring the Path to Jhānas and Stages of Enlightenment

The Right View, as the initial step on the Eightfold Path, establishes a foundation for spiritual growth and enlightenment, encompassing a righteous perspective grounded in moral principles and ethical values. Within this insightful blog mini-series, we have embarked on a transformative journey, delving deep into the essence of Right View. With every step, we haveContinue reading “Understanding Right View: A Series of Blogs Exploring the Path to Jhānas and Stages of Enlightenment”

The Ten Paths to Wholesome Karma: Cultivating Positive Outcomes in Life and Beyond

This lesson is based on AN 10.176, a discourse found in the Pāli Canon in which the Buddha explains the essential courses of Kamma. For everything we do, there will be a cause and effect. Our actions and intentions create results that can be either wholesome, unwholesome or neutral. Kamma, or karma, explains how ourContinue reading “The Ten Paths to Wholesome Karma: Cultivating Positive Outcomes in Life and Beyond”

Life’s Cheat Codes: Six Aspects of Karma to Know for Establishing Right View

This lesson draws its inspiration from AN 6.63, a discourse in the Pāli Canon where the Buddha outlines the six aspects of Kamma that are essential to comprehend. Karma (Sanskrit), Kamma (Pāli) refers to the actions, intentions, and choices we make in our daily lives, and the consequences that follow from those actions. Our KammaContinue reading “Life’s Cheat Codes: Six Aspects of Karma to Know for Establishing Right View”

Understanding the Concept of Kamma (Karma) and Its Impact on Our Lives

It is an opportunity to spread the message of this universal law and its effects on our lives. By cultivating positive habits and making mindful choices, individuals can create a more tranquil and harmonious life, which includes a sense of peace, calmness, serenity, and contentment. Each person has complete control over their decisions, and theseContinue reading “Understanding the Concept of Kamma (Karma) and Its Impact on Our Lives”

Cultivating a Righteous View: An Introduction to The Four Noble Truths

As practitioners on the Path To Enlightenment, we begin by contemplating the three universal truths of impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and not-self. Once we understand these fundamental aspects of existence, we can turn our attention to the Four Noble Truths, which provide us with a clear and concise understanding of the nature of suffering and how toContinue reading “Cultivating a Righteous View: An Introduction to The Four Noble Truths”

Beyond Delusion: Unveiling the Three Universal Truths

The first of the Three Universal Truths is “Anicca,” a term that can be translated to “impermanence” in English. As per the Pali Canon, everything in the world apart from Enlightenment and the Natural Laws of Existence undergoes constant changes, and nothing remains static. This includes our thoughts, feelings, physical experiences, circumstances and situations. InContinue reading “Beyond Delusion: Unveiling the Three Universal Truths”

Belt Ranks and Stages of Enlightenment: An Exploration of Two Different Progression Systems

“The journey towards enlightenment and the path towards mastery in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu share many similarities. Both require discipline, dedication, and a willingness to overcome obstacles and challenges along the way. In both cases, progress is measured in stages or ranks, each representing a higher level of understanding and skill. The first stage of enlightenmentContinue reading “Belt Ranks and Stages of Enlightenment: An Exploration of Two Different Progression Systems”

Five Facts Regarding Life’s Fragility and Our True Inheritance

Have you ever thought about the impermanence of all things? About the fact that everything around us is constantly changing, arising, and fading away? This universal truth, along with the fragility of life and the absence of a permanent self, is at the core of Buddhist philosophy and can be a powerful source of insightContinue reading “Five Facts Regarding Life’s Fragility and Our True Inheritance”

Existence…This is said to be Existence

5.10 Continuation With attachment (clinging) as condition: continuation (existence) is said. What is continuation? Existence. There are three kinds. Which three? They are as follows: – continuation in the sense-sphere, – continuation in the luminous form-sphere, – continuation in the formless-sphere. **Herein, what is continuation in the SENSE-SPHERE existence? This is the Kamma-world (also knownContinue reading “Existence…This is said to be Existence”