by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 7, 2024 | Buddhism for All
The Buddhist system of meditation training is based on two pillars: serenity (samatha) and insight (vipassanā¸ literally: “clear seeing”). The basic premise is simple: it’s good to have the right equipment for each task. If you need to see your own face,...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 3, 2024 | Buddhism for All
In practicing right effort, one generates desire and makes an effort for four things: the non-arising of unarisen unwholesome states the abandoning of arisen unwholesome states the arising of unarisen wholesome states the maintenance and expansion of arisen wholesome...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 31, 2023 | Buddhism for All
The inclusion of right livelihood in the Noble Eightfold Path was a surprise to me. After all, I didn’t think a great, world-transcending sage like the Buddha would give a bother about what people do for a living. In retrospect, however, it makes...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 24, 2023 | Buddhism for All
Like right speech, there is a very simple way to think about right action: it is action that gives rise to peace and happiness in self and others. In the same way, right action is simply right intention as applied to action. As usual, the Buddha provided useful...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 17, 2023 | Buddhism for All
There is a very simple way to think about right speech: it is speech that gives rise to peace and happiness in self and others. In that sense, right speech is right intention as applied to speech, so as long as you maintain right intention while speaking, you...
