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October 2020

October 06, 2020

Making a Business of the Dharma

The Buddha said: One should not strive everywhere, One should not be another’s man. One...

October 02, 2020

Moral Character and Intention in the Dhammapada

The Buddha said: Moral character is preceded by intention, ruled by intention, produced by intention....

September 2020

September 29, 2020

The Buddha’s First Sermon

To understand what is important and foundational to a teacher’s philosophy, it is important to...

September 25, 2020

The Unawakened Life Sucks – The First Noble Truth

The Buddha said: Now this is the noble truth (that the unawakened life) sucks. Rebirth...

September 22, 2020

The Buddha’s Diet

The Buddha said: Mendicants, I eat my food in one sitting per day. Doing so,...

September 18, 2020

Three Levels of Buddhism

The Buddha said: “Right speech, right action, and right livelihood - these states are included...

September 15, 2020

What is Nikaya Buddhism?

The Buddha said: “The true Dhamma does not disappear all at once in the way...

September 11, 2020

Buddhist Hermeneutics

The Buddha said: It may be, Ananda, that to some among you the thought will...

September 08, 2020

Three Unwholesome Roots

The Buddha said: Bhikkhus, there are these three unwholesome roots. What three? The unwholesome root,...

September 04, 2020

Translating Sasana as Religion

The Buddha said: The bhikkhu who experiences great joy, and has faith in the religion...

September 01, 2020

The Buddha Was Not an Atheist

The Buddha said: I understand the gods, and the path and way leading to the...

August 2020

August 28, 2020

Attaining Nirvana – Complete Liberation

The Buddha said: Some enter the womb; evil-doers go to hell; the good go to...

August 25, 2020

Is Buddhism a Religion?

The Buddha said: “The practitioner will find great joy and attain the state of final...

August 21, 2020

This Prison of Rebirth

The Buddha said: “Practitioners, this prison of rebirth has no known beginning. No starting point...

August 18, 2020

The Denial of Rebirth

The Buddha Said: “And what is wrong view? ‘There is no meaning in giving, sacrifice,...

August 13, 2020

Understanding the Noble Quest

The Buddha said: “And what is the noble quest? It’s when someone who is themselves...

August 11, 2020

Are the Mahayana Sutras Authentic?

If you are a Buddhist you should be interested in what the Buddha said. But...

August 08, 2020

They Say the Buddha Said

The Buddha, like Jesus and Socrates, never wrote anything down. So how do we know...