by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 8, 2023 | Buddhism for All
In an earlier post, the Buddha identified three specific types of craving: Craving for sensual pleasure. Craving for existence. Craving for non-existence. In the most recent post, we talked about (1). In this post, we will go into detail regarding (2) and (3), the...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 7, 2023 | Buddhism for All
In the previous post, the Buddha identified three specific types of craving: Craving for sensual pleasure. Craving for existence. Craving for non-existence. In this post, we will go into detail regarding (1). When we say “craving for sensual pleasure”, it is actually...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 6, 2023 | Buddhism for All
In his first discourse, the Buddha explained the causes of suffering. Actually, he only identified one cause: craving. This statement, that the cause of suffering is craving, is the Second Noble Truth. Within this simple statement is a major...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 5, 2023 | Buddhism for All
It was the final climactic scene of the movie. A huge bomb was about to blow up an entire building. The clock was in its final countdown. All attempts by the hero to disarm the bomb had failed. They were mere seconds away from the explosion. What to do? Being the...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 5, 2023 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, If Soryu and I were forced to name one of the Four Noble Truths as the “linchpin” of the four, we would both choose the Second Noble. Because the Second Noble Truth primarily tells us that suffering has causes that accord with natural laws of cause and...
