Among the many qualities one must cultivate to purify bodily, verbal, and mental actions, acceptance stands as one of the most essential. So often, human beings act from impulse or rigid personal views, neglecting the well-being of themselves and others: an outcome born of the absence of acceptance. True acceptance is not passive submission; it is a profound state of mind grounded in wisdom, and embraces patience, renunciation, empathy, karuṇā (compassion), and mettā (loving-

All the Buddhas' teachings can be summed up in three simple but profound principles: avoid unwholesome actions, cultivate wholesome...

A human rebirth is as an extraordinarily rare and valuable opportunity. In the human realm, unlike in many others, there is the right...

The Buddha often emphasised that human birth is extraordinarily rare and precious. As mentioned in the previous post, in the Chiggala...

The Buddha once used a striking parable to illustrate just how difficult it is to obtain a human birth: the parable of the great blind...

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