“Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust (lobha),...

Every Buddhist has some understanding of the law of kamma: action and its results. Most are familiar with the general notion that if you...

Different beings have different mental inclinations and tendencies, which influence how they think, speak, act, and interact with others....

The cultivation of the first three enlightenment factors—sati, dhammavicaya, and virīya—was discussed in the previous post. This post...

In the Dhammānupassanā (contemplation of phenomena) section of the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10), the Buddha elaborates on the seven...

Nāmarūpapaccayā Saḷāyatanaṃ With mentality and materiality as condition, six sense bases arises. The next link in the Dependent...