"A mendicant develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities."
This reflection points out several ways that virtue supports us in our practice, as the "water for arahant soup".
Mit der Geburt beginnt das Altern, nicht erst ab 50, 60 oder 70 Jahren. Die Zeichen des Alterns zeigen sich allmählich: Runzeln, graue Haare oder ein gebeugter Rücken. Gibt es ein fröhliches Altern? Welche Vorteile bringt das Altern?
Continuing to explore the fourth precept, the commitment to refrain from false and harsh speech, by looking at mindful listening as a support for skilful speech
This talk explores Bhava, one of the 12 links on the Wheel of Dependent Origination also called the "Wheel of Samsara." Bhava comes right after Craving and Grasping and is usually translated as "Becoming." Bhava or Becoming is something that that most of us find ourselves caught in. However, bringing kind awareness to this tendency can be a major support for living our lives fully in the present moment.
Altern, Krankheit und Tod sind Tatsachen, denen wir als Menschen nicht entfliehen können. Darum ist es hilfreich, dass wir uns mit diesen Tatsachen auseinandersetzen und uns entsprechend vorbereiten.
In this instruction we will move from a focus on the object and turn towards an investigation of the quality of the mind and an awareness of what arises in the body
