The Lord Buddha is the Greatest Teacher of Gods and Men alike. During the Buddha's journeys into India and many other parts of the world, he has systematically designed his teachings to the intellectual aspirations and spirtual understandings of individuals whom he had…
The Meditative Development of Unselfish Joy
One who begins the development of unselfish joy should not start with dearly beloved person, a neutral person or hostile person. For it is not the mere fact that a person is dearly beloved, which makes him an immediate cause of developing unselfish joy, and still less so ne…
Pictures of Buddha's Relics Ceremony
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Click here to view the photo album | View Slideshow We celebrated the Buddha's Relics Ceremony on July 3, 2010, to pay great respect and gratitude to the Buddha and our prayer is for peace and happiness to all beings around the world. Deeply thanks for joining and enjoyi…
Understanding and Managing Stress
Stress is a term adopted from engineering science by psychology and medicine. Simply defined, stress in engineering means force upon an area. As so many forces are working upon us in the modern age, and we find it extremely difficult to cope under so much pressure, stress i…
BUDDHISM and COPING with STRESS
While it is true that humans do need some stress to relief us of our boredom of everyday living, excessive amount of stresses are however harmful.Stresses can come about from many different sources. The areas of stress commonly experienced often originate from our interpers…
What does one mean by "Living the Dharma"?
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LIVING THE DHARMA - ONE MAN'S FIRST BABY STEP The Dharma (the Teachings of the Buddha) is a living knowledge. The Dharma is neither just a collection of discourses, nor just a system of belief. It is an art of living in peace and happiness. The Dharma has to be "liv…
Dealing with Anxiety
Before talking about how to deal with anxiety, let's do a brief meditation that will help us release some of our stress and anxiety. When meditating, sit comfortably. You can cross your legs or sit with your feet flat on the floor. Place the right hand on the left, the …
What is the nature of dreams?
All conditioned experience can be compared to a dream. The outer world, experienced through one's senses seems so real and solid and consists of minute particles which can be split until they disappear. It is continually shared with others and involves body, speech and …
How to control anger?
Anger is the only luxury one cannot afford. Good impressions gathered over lifetimes are mind's capital and the only source of lasting happiness. These may be burnt away in no time through fits of hot or cold rage. Buddha said that avoiding anger is the most difficult a…
Polishing the Mind
by Bhikkhu Thanissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) November 9, 1996For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma The Buddha teaches that there are two sides to the path of practice: the side of developing and the side of letting go. And it’s important that you see the practice in both…
Bliss of Letting Go
NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO ARAHATO SAMMASAMBUDDHASSA
In the Buddhist world today, there is much discussion among meditators about the relevance of Jhana (to be explained below). The first question usually asked is "Must one achieve Jhana first to become fully Enlightened (Ar…
Buddha's Relic Processional Ceremony (July 2-3, 2010)
We will observe the ceremony to pay great respect to the Buddha’s relic that were offered last year. We are honored to invite you, your family and friends to join us for this ceremony on July 2, 2010, 7:30 Pm @Bodhikaram Temple to July 3, 2010, start from 9:00 @Tom Br…
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NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO ARAHATO SAMMASAMBUDDHASSA
Probably the most misunderstood term in Western Buddhist circles is that usually translated as 'attachment'. Too many have got it into their head that they shouldn't be attached to anything. Thus jokes abound such a…
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