Anyone familiar with Buddhism must be familiar with the P?li term “Dhamma” or the Sanskrit term “Dharma”. Leaving aside all the philosophical connotations implied by the term Dhamma, most would understand
Where is my key?One night a man was crawling around on his hands and knees to look for something underneath a lamppost. When his friends
As one’s meditation develops progressively, the mental concentration intensifies. With the progressive intensification of mental concentration, scattered thoughts are being reduced and the mind becomes
Buddhist meditation is not confined only to calming the mind, and concentrating the mind on an object of meditation. They are only the means to
It has been well-known and accepted fact that Buddhism advocates logical reasoning and freedom of questioning as opposed to ‘blind acceptance’. There are not many
The chief purpose of the Buddha’s Teaching is to help worldly people lead a better, meaningful, happy and blissful life. It is, of course, one
I have just returned from a silent meditation retreat in the north of England at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey. It was fantastic to get away
“Applied Buddhism” is the application of Buddhist teachings in our daily life. It is a broad umbrella under which all the essential aspects of life
Each day our senses are bombarded with various experiences. As soon as we wake up a flood of information enters into our eyes and ears.
For those who have experienced meditation I think we might all be able to relate with the following situation. We are sitting in a meditation
