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    Ed Rock

    Catching the Essence of Our Honey Dreams

    We think high and low, we think we know! We think, we think, we think. But can we catch the one who thinks, oh, catcher can you do it? And then, again, the catcher slides Into her honey...

    Ed Rock 14th-May-2012 01:17 AM
    James Taeza

    Conditioning

    Buddham, Dhammam, Sangham namassami. I am very thankful for this opportunity to be able to share my thoughts. Dedicated to Visakha Puja Day this previous weekend. Being acknowledged by...

    James Taeza 8th-May-2012 03:48 PM
    Kendra Jory

    The Rain

    It is raining today and I just love it. I love the rain. It's grey and dark outside but everyone's lights are shining. It is a day where you can give yourself a break and just read or do art all...

    Kendra Jory 7th-May-2012 02:00 AM
    Jonas Rydell

    The entertaining battle

    I have been a devoted listener to Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmalis Dhamma talks since last year, and it has made it so clear how to progress on the Buddhist path, and also the mindset that is most...

    Jonas Rydell 29th-April-2012 07:57 PM
    Andria Armstrong

    The hopes and needs of a transgender woman

    Hi everyone, hope you are all feeling well. :) I wanted to share something personal, in the hopes that something good can come of it. As I've mentioned at various times and places here on the...

    Andria Armstrong 27th-April-2012 05:34 PM
    Ed Rock

    What Are We?

    What are we beyond the changes and flux that is a fundamental truth within this vast universe of ours, an undeniable fact that affects all matter. What is there? What is the basic principle?...

    Ed Rock 20th-April-2012 10:10 PM
    Jerrod Lopes

    I just remembered something very important.

    There is no suffering. It's only there if you want it. It's an imaginary friend. No suffering. It's a word. Nothing can be adequately described with words. Something as serious as suffering surely...

    Jerrod Lopes 12th-April-2012 01:37 PM
    Ed Rock

    What’s Story Do We Believe?

    What religious story do we believe? Do we believe the story that was burned into our hearts when we were young? Or the story that sounded better than all the rest when we began searching? Or the...

    Ed Rock 12th-April-2012 05:15 AM

  • Blog Comments

    Kendra Jory

    The Rain

    Melbourne sounds very nice :)

    Kendra Jory 16th-May-2012 12:01 AM
    Mark Perrett

    The Rain

    When it's raining I like to turn everything in the house off. Total silence. Nothing but the sweet sounds of nature all around me. I close my eyes and just listen. The rain bouncing off the tin...

    Mark Perrett 15th-May-2012 10:03 AM
    Daniel Ionita

    The Rain

    I love the rain and I love storms as well (as long as they don't cause real damage). Rain makes me feel safer. When I was a kid I lived between a pair of "bad" neighborhoods, whenever it rained I...

    Daniel Ionita 14th-May-2012 01:41 PM
    Kendra Jory

    The Rain

    Thank you Stuart.

    Kendra Jory 11th-May-2012 09:50 PM
    Stuart Corner

    The entertaining battle

    if you hang around for another 20-30-40-50 years lust will diminish noticeably whether you practice meditation or not - it's really is that fickle that it only likes youth and it will only leave you...

    Stuart Corner 10th-May-2012 05:05 PM
    Stuart Corner

    The Rain

    I like being a Buddhist too ... even, 'I am' is an attachment to existence, I guess ... maybe 'there is'??? ... anyway, out of all my many, many attachments, I think I'll leave my attachment to...

    Stuart Corner 10th-May-2012 04:21 PM

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    Taking the Five Precepts Online 

    Published on 25th-June-2011 02:46 PM
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    You may take Refuge and take the Five Buddhist Precepts anytime right here from this page. Even if you have taken them before you can reaffirm them by going to a private place and chanting along (click play on the audio below). Going for Refuge and taking the Precepts define a person as a practising Buddhist.

    Going for Refuge gives a continuous perspective on life by referring to one's conduct and understanding of the qualities of the Buddha (wisdom), Dhamma (truth) and Sangha (virtue). The Precepts are for reflection and to define one's actions as a responsible human being. There is a formal means of requesting Refuge and Precepts from a bhikkhu/bhikkhuni, which is as follows:

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    Developing Mudita 

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    Rachel Green
    Published on 16th-June-2011 03:14 PM
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    In early January I attended a talk given by Venerable Buddharakkhita. It was a very special evening devoted to a guided meditation and talk on Mudita - sympathetic joy. It is not a topic I have heard spoken of much before so I have written down what I learnt from him. Mudita is one of the 4 Brahma Viharas or Divine Abidings, the others being loving-kindness, compassion and equanimity. These are all powerful antidotes for self-doubt, unfriendliness, cruelty and unbalanced destructive mind states. ...
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    Understanding the Essence of Dependent Origination 

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    Ajahn Brahmali
    Published on 2nd-April-2011 07:49 PM
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    The following essay is an edited transcript of a talk given at the Buddhist Society of W.A. on 17th April 2009.

    As you read the word of the Buddha and get a feel for what he taught, again and again you come across the teaching of dependent origination (paṭicca samuppāda). It soon becomes quite obvious that this teaching is a very important part of the way the Buddha explained things. At the same time dependent origination is a difficult teaching to understand. This essay, then, is an attempt to draw out the most important aspects of dependent origination in such a way as to make it more easily comprehensible.
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    Dhammaloka Chanting 

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    Please join -anytime- the Dhammaloka community in Perth Western Australia in their Buddhist chants. These are chanted every Friday night before the mediation and weekly Dhamma talk, however you can chant along anytime! Are you doing a home retreat?



    Would you like to pay homage to the Dhamma in the morning, take the 5 Precepts at home or just recite the Metta Sutta before you begin your meditation? Use this recording and its text as it suits you...in your daily Dhamma practice. ...
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    The Basic Method of Meditation 

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    PART 1: Sustained attention on the present moment

    "The goal of this meditation is the beautiful silence, stillness and clarity of mind."

    Meditation is the way to achieve letting go. In meditation one lets go of the complex world outside in order to reach the serene world inside. In all types of mysticism and in many traditions, this is known as the path to the pure and powerful mind. The experience of this pure mind, released from the world, is very wonderful and blissful.
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    What Is Buddhism 

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    Introduction

    For more than 2,500 years, the religion we know today as Buddhism has been the primary inspiration behind many successful civilizations, a source of great cultural achievements, and a lasting and meaningful guide to the very purpose of life for millions of people. Today, large numbers of men and women from diverse backgrounds throughout the world are following the Teachings of the Buddha. So who was the Buddha and what are his teachings?
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    Metta Meditation 

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    If you practise this meditation it can help you stay positive towards yourself and others. It can also help to keep you calm and kind in difficult situations and reduce irritation and anger. Kindness is an antidote for anger and irritation. Many Buddhists use this loving kindness meditation extensively and particularly to dissolve anger and bitterness from the past. ...
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