Suffering and Nirvana (The End of Suffering) are two of the Four Noble Truths. How are they related to each other? Can we have Nirvana without suffering?
People are conducting their lives with a sense of self in doing all the things they do. From the most mundane activities to high pitch emotions we are doing it. In the ultimate reality, Buddha's Teacings point to non-self which means there is "I" doing anything. Let's look into this further.
Having good friends is an essential part of our lives but often times our good friends turn out to be not so good. So what are the important characteristics we need to look for to have a true good friends?
Looking within is everyday practice we do to cultivate the mind. This episode describe some of the common scenarios most of us have encountered in life and how we use mindfulness to help us in those situations.
Does the mind exist? That sounds like a funny question. But for Buddhist practitioner this is a great interesting question. Whether you are a Buddhist or not, this concept is worth the time to do a little investigation.
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Patience is one great virtue in life we all need to cultivate and practice. Without patience we do or say things on impulse or reaction of the ego mind which leads to many issues.
When we see we don't just see, we also look. When we look we don't just look:
- we look with lust
- we look with desire
- we look with greed
- we look with jealousy
- we look with . . .
Just like our body, our mind needs good nutritious foods to be healthy. Bad foods make us sick so if we are not aware our mind becomes unwholesome which in turns produces bad speech and action.
Every human being is born with a default ignorant mind. Without knowing, this ignorant mind creates traps that encages itself and cause sufferings. What are these traps that the mind creates?
