by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 16, 2023 | Buddhism for All
The prospect of working towards full enlightenment can be very daunting. Fortunately, there is good news, and there is even better news. The good news is that the path towards full enlightenment can be broken down into four stages, and reaching stage one...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 15, 2023 | Buddhism for All
But wait, is there more to nirvana? Is nirvana simply extinguishing (of greed, hatred, delusion and all things uncool), or is nirvana also some reality? The ancient texts strongly suggest the latter. As the wave analogy in the last post suggests, the...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 14, 2023 | Buddhism for All
“I’m trying to extinguish his greed, hatred, and delusion.” First, it’s useful to know the literal meaning of the word nirvana. Nirvana literally means “going out”,[1] as in the extinguishing of a flame, so in that sense, nirvana means...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 13, 2023 | Buddhism for All
Once upon a time, a fish and a turtle were friends. The turtle returned from a visit to dry land, and the fish had a lot of trouble trying to understand this “dry land” place where the turtle had been. So, the fish asked a series of questions, such as, “Is...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 13, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, The Third Noble Truth is about complete freedom from affliction. Imagine a man afflicted by a horrible skin condition. He had sores and blisters all over his limbs, being devoured by worms. When he burned his afflicted skin over a fire, he...
