Top 10 Buddhist Mantras for Meditation and Incantation Ever wondering which Buddhist mantras to use for your meditation practice? Buddhist mantras are powerful invocations that are capable of evoking the essence of the various Buddhas, bodhisattvas, as well as the benevolent cosmic force in the state of Buddhahood. Words […]
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10 Inspirational Quotes from Ajahn Brahm Ajahn Brahm is a British Theravada Buddhist monk who is currently the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia. He is also the Spiritual Director of Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Spiritual Advisor to the Buddhist Society of South Australia, Patron of the Brahm […]
20 Quotes about Meditation in the Lotus Sutra Meditation is one of the practices in both the Eightfold Path and the Six Paramitas. In Buddhism, the practice of meditation is to cultivate and discipline the minds so as to develop wisdom to perceive true nature of life. In Western […]
One day, the Buddha went for a walk with Ananda. When the two reached the outskirt of the city of Sravasti, they saw an untouchable coming toward them carrying a bucket full of excrement. The untouchable, whose name was Nidhi, saw the Buddha and Ananda at the same time they […]
Don Miguel Ruiz is a Mexican author of the book – Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. Published in 1997, the book was a New York Times bestseller for more than seven years and 5.2 million copies were sold in the U.S. alone. The book Four Agreements advocates personal freedom from beliefs and […]
10 Major Mahayana Sutras in Buddhism The sutras of the Buddha-Dharma are immeasurable like an infinitely vast ocean. It is said that there are 64,000 compendium of Buddhist sutras. With so many sutras available, have you ever wondered which are the major sutras to focus for Mahayana traditions? When […]
During the Buddha’s time, there was a woman who was in extreme misery after the death of her only child. When she asked the Buddha to revive her son, he said, “Go and find a household which have never known death and ask for some kusha grass for your son, […]
Four Immeasurables: Essence of Love in Buddhism Have you wondered what are the ingredients of happiness in Buddhism? To have a rewarding relationship with people, we need to cultivate the Four Immeasurables. The Buddha taught the following to his son Rahula the Four Immeasurables: “Rahula, practice loving-kindness to overcome anger. […]
Master Hsing Yun is the founder of Fo Guang Shan, Buddha’s Light International Association, Hsi Lai Temple, Nan Tien Temple, as well as tertiary education institutions such as University of the West, Fo Guang Shan University, Nan Tien Institute, etc. An advocate and proponent of “Humanistic Buddhism” which places an […]
