you can think of craving and attachment as the same thing and will be used interchangeably. Most of my references are from books in the Pali Canon. The
The Pali text was preached by the Supreme Buddha and its interpretation (Atthakata) was maintained by the disciples such as Sariputra , Moggallayana , Mahakashyapa and Ananda. The Tripitaka with its textual interpretations was the subject of the first , second and third councils. It is pretty...
The heart of Buddhist practice is to generate our own presence in such a way that we can touch deeply the life that is here and available in every moment. We have to be here for ourselves; we have to be here for the people we love; we have to be here for life with all its wonde...
The Buddha’s Technique and Practice of Counselling as Depicted in the Pali Canon Jenny Quek This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.Learn how your comment data is processed.
Please don’t take too long. I wonder if, in addition to empathy/kindness, serenity/equanimity, endurance/patience and fairness/justice you might also want to tackle other virtues some see as vital to an overall conception of virtue (e.g., courage, honesty) or any of the “conservative”...
the other hand, the statistic of how long those who drink wine live is far less than those who abstain from drinking. Therefore a statement like this could be solely based upon addiction, but not health. One may argue about self-control on the issue of drinking, but this is blindly ...
We can see from these texts that it is very important to combine taking refuge with practising the Teachings of the Buddha. This will mean making the effort to acquire the faculties that enable us to wake up from the long sleep of ignorance that has brought us so much suffering. ...
Adding to the complexity of this discussion is the distinction between non-self experiences (something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through) as states (short-term, transitory), or as a trait (long-term, lasting). Thus, in the case of trait, experience is altered in such a way...