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The Seven Enlightenment Factors - Part 2
The cultivation of the first three enlightenment factors—sati, dhammavicaya, and virīya—was discussed in the previous post. This post...
Win Thu Wun
Apr 22, 2025
Exploring Dhammaṭṭhavagga of Dhammapada: the chapter about "One Who Stands by Dhamma"
The phrase "following the Dhamma" can be understood in various ways, depending on the perspective one adopts as Dhamma itself is a term...
Win Thu Wun
Mar 23, 2025
Great things take time...
Patience stands as a truly remarkable quality, one that receives abundant praise throughout the Buddhist texts, and is one of the ten...
Win Thu Wun
Mar 19, 2025
The Seven Enlightenment Factors - Part 1
In the Dhammānupassanā (contemplation of phenomena) section of the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10), the Buddha elaborates on the seven...
Win Thu Wun
Jan 22, 2025
New Year's Message: 2025.
The teachings of all the Buddhas centre around the core three principles, which are to: (i) refrain from unwholesome deeds (ii) cultivate...
Win Thu Wun
Jan 10, 2025
How to die... wisely
Death is inevitable but oftentimes, it's often not thought about deeply by practitioners mostly due to ignorance (avijjā) and the craving for existence (bhava-taṇhā). No matter how old or young you are, your time in this existence is limited and unknowable and that's why the Buddha mentioned that one must repeatedly reflect that "I must be parted and separated from all I hold dear and beloved." Every person born into this world will inevitably face death. That's why the Buddh
Win Thu Wun
Oct 24, 2024
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