siddharth

Living perceiving the attractive, unrestrained in the senses; Not knowing moderation in eating, with laziness and little effort; Māra indeed overcomes that one, like the wind overcomes a weak tree. -- DhammaPada verse 7

Tracing the causes of ignorance | delusion | avijjā sutta (AN 10.61) While ignorance has no discernable starting point, there are conditions that give rise to ignorance. One's association with people of no integrity .. listening to untrue teachings .. lack of sense restraint

A remarkable and spontaneous event during World War I, where soldiers along the Western Front temporarily ceased hostilities on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In this unprecedented moment of peace, troops from opposing sides - primarily the British and German - emerged from ...

Jhanas as a gateway or as a getaway

Six Directions: A teaching on purifying ethical conduct (DN 31) The Buddha encounters a young man who honors his dead parents by performing rituals. He recasts the meaningless rites in terms of virtuous conduct. This is the most detailed discourse on ethics for lay people.

Intention shapes all phenomena (From AN) "Intention, I tell you, is kamma. Intending, one does kamma by way of body, speech, and intellect." AN 6.63