Editorial
The Life of the Buddha and His Greatness
Le 17 June 2013, by
I. The Birth In the full-moon day of May [I] in the year 623 B. C. [2] there was born, in the Lumbini Park [3] at Kapilavatthu,[4] on the borders of Nepal, a noble Prince of aristocratic Saakya clan. His father was King Suddhoodana,[5] and his mother Queen Mahaa Maayaa. Seven days after the birth of the child, the mother died, and Mahaa Pajaapati Gootami, her younger sister, who was also married to King Suddh6dana, became his foster-mother. Great were the (...) continue
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July 5 - July 13 - Energy Body: Hevajra
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Longchen Foundation - UK
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The Noble Eightfold Path - by Bhikkhu Bodhi — Chapter IV : Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood
The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi Chapter IV Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood (Samma Vaca, Samma Kammanta, Samma Ajiva) Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi The next three path factors — right speech, right action, and right livelihood — may be treated together, as collectively they make up the first of the three divisions of the path, the division of moral discipline (silakkhandha). Though the principles laid down in this section restrain immoral actions and promote good conduct, their ultimate purpose is not so much ethical as spiritual. They are not prescribed merely as guides to action, but primarily as aids to mental purification. As a necessary measure for human (...) continue
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Dhammapada - (Dhp 3). Cittavagga: The Mind
DHAMMAPADA (Dhp 3). Cittavagga: The Mind translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu © 1997–2009 33-37 Quivering, wavering, hard to guard, to hold in check: the mind. The sage makes it straight — like a fletcher, the shaft of an arrow. Like a fish pulled from its home in the water & thrown on land: this mind flips & flaps about to escape Mara’s sway. Hard to hold down, nimble, alighting wherever it likes: the mind. Its taming is good. The mind well-tamed brings ease. So hard to see, so very, very subtle, alighting wherever it likes: the mind. The wise should guard it. The mind protected brings ease. Wandering far, going alone, bodiless, lying in a cave: the (...) continue
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