It is common in the discourses to come across seemingly ordinary qualities (recollection, energy, effort, tranquility, to mention but a...

All living beings are afraid of death, they all seek to protect themselves and their life. Safety can be physical, but it can encompass...

Actions can be based on greed, aversion, and ignorance. Or they can be based on the absence of greed (generosity), on the absence of...

Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. These days a new opening. Back to normal? When it started, it seemed a short-term crisis. It...

On one occasion (MN 37), the Buddha is asked to summarize his teaching in a brief statement. And this is what he came up with: sabbe...

Dhamma-vicaya is a Pāli (compound) word that is usually translated as 'investigation (vicaya) into Dhamma.' Most translators are...

Buddhism is often seen as a religion, or better a family of religions, more or less directly connected with the teachings of an ancient...

There are two switches: one needs to be turned off, the other needs to be turned on. The switch to turn off is thirst (which entails a...

Meditation is a training of intentionality. The purpose is to improve one's ability at deliberately steering intentions in a beneficial...