Informações:
Synopsis
a podcast on original Buddhism
Episodes
-
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 2
09/04/2020Once Nigantha Nataputta, a spiritual teacher and leader of the Niganthas, hatched a plan to embarrass the Buddha. He said to Prince Abhaya, “Prince, I have a plan to make you famous far and wide as... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 1
02/04/2020I was a spoiled youth. My father had lotus ponds dug for me with lotuses of all colors. My clothes and sandalwood were imported from Kāsī. A servant held a white umbrella over my head day and night... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Sutta Topics 2
22/03/2020Stand like a guard, vigilantly watching the doors of the 6 senses. When you see something, do not become entranced by it. If you have no control over where you look, you can easily be overwhelmed by... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Teaching and Learning
16/03/2020If you long for a devoted crowd of disciples, it corrupts your heart and makes deep meditation difficult. Respect can be a dart, difficult to remove. -KN Thag 18.1 Sāriputtattheragāthā While this... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Meditation 4
16/01/2020If you learn to practice self-control over the things you see, hear, smell, taste, touch, and think, then you will keep your mind pure. When your mind is pure, joy arises. When you are joyful, the... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Meditation 3
10/01/2020Once Ānanda asked the Buddha, “Is it possible to achieve a state of meditation where you no longer experience any physical sensation, any space, any consciousness, nothingness, perception, anything... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Meditation 2
04/01/2020What are the five things that are the hallmarks of deep meditation, of jhana? When a spiritual seeker completely withdraws from sense pleasures they enter the first stage of jhana. They are filled... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Meditation 1
29/12/2019I know of nothing that can arouse desire more than a thing of beauty. If you fixate on such a thing without wisdom, your desire will only grow. The best way to overcome desire is to focus your... a podcast on original Buddhism
-
Loving Kindness
11/12/2019Hatred never brings an end to hatred. Only by love can it end. This is the truth of ages. -KN Dhammapada 5 All beings fear cruelty. All beings fear death. Knowing that all beings suffer just like... a podcast on original Buddhism
-