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Our mission is to enable people to live a moral, minfdul and meaningful life, in the spirit of Theravada Buddhism. On our blog you'll find inspirational and in depth articles on buddhism and mediation.
The Buddho Foundation Blog
2w ago
This work provides an analytical study of the jhānas, an important set of meditative attainments in the contemplative discipline of Theravāda Buddhism. Despite their frequent appearance in the texts, the exact role of the jhānas in the Buddhist path has not been settled with unanimity by Theravāda scholars, who are still divided over the question ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
2M ago
A brief talk given as final instruction to an elderly Englishwoman who spent two months under the guidance of Ajahn Chah at the end of 1978 and beginning of 1979 This short talk is for the benefit of a new disciple who will soon be returning to London. May it serve to help you understand ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
2M ago
An informal talk given to a group of newly ordained monks after the evening chanting, middle of the Rains Retreat, 1978 …) Our way of practice is looking closely at things and making them clear. We’re persistent and constant, yet not rushed or hurried. Neither are we too slow. It’s a matter of gradually feeling ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
2M ago
This is the third, further revised version of the original Sangha Guide on Buddhism and Sex published by the English Sangha Trust, Dhammpadipa, London NW3. The greater part of it also appeared in the journal Sangha. As one of the older generation, I have felt very conscious of my temerity in trying to write something ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
3M ago
A discourse delivered to the assembly of Western monks, novices and lay-disciples at Bung Wai Forest Monastery, Ubon, on the 10th of October, 1977. This discourse was offered to the parents of one of the monks on the occasion of their visit from France. I am happy that you have taken this opportunity to come ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
4M ago
The ultimate goal of Buddhism is the deathless condition of Nibbana, the sole reality. Hence, one who aspires to that state should renounce mundane pursuits and attachments, which are ephemeral, for the sake of that reality. But there are very few who are sufficiently mature to develop themselves to achieve that state in this very ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
5M ago
The word ‘mindfulness’ as an indication for a meditation system found its entry in the west when John Kabat-Zinn started his program of ‘Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction’ (MBSR) at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979. Since then, mindfulness has been used by therapists in the treatment of stress, pain, anxiety, etc. It has also ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
5M ago
An ancient maxim found in the Dhammapada sums up the practice of the Buddha’s teaching in three simple guidelines to training: to abstain from all evil, to cultivate good, and to purify one’s mind. These three principles form a graded sequence of steps progressing from the outward and preparatory to the inward and essential. Each ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
5M ago
Like the Roman god Janus, every person faces simultaneously in two opposite directions. With one face of our consciousness we gaze in upon ourselves and become aware of ourselves as individuals motivated by a deep urge to avoid suffering and to secure our own well-being and happiness. With the other face we gaze out upon ..read more
The Buddho Foundation Blog
6M ago
Nowadays you can take a yoga class in almost every city and there are numerous online channels that make it easy to practice yoga at home. Different physical postures are combined with breathing, sometimes static, sometimes in a flow, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. But what exactly is the essence of yoga? What is the goal ..read more