by Chade-Meng Tan | Feb 4, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, Mindfulness is the main pillar of the meditative practice taught by the Buddha. It is also the first of the seven factors of enlightenment, the balancing factor of the five spiritual faculties, and so on. The Buddha declared that mindfulness is...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Feb 3, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Coming up on the 1st day of the 1st Lunar Month (February 10, 2024) is the birthday of Maitreya Buddha. “Maitreya Buddha birthday is celebrated on the 1st day of the 1st moon of the Chinese lunar calendar which coincides with the Chinese New Year Day, a day of...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 30, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Context: Establishing right mindfulness) Yes, it turns out there is such a thing as wrong mindfulness. Every part of the Noble Eightfold Path has its “wrong” counterpart. For example, there is wrong view (versus right view), and wrong intention (versus...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 28, 2024 | Buddhism for All
The five hindrances are mental obstacles that hinder the mind from meditative concentration. Beyond that, they also hinder the mind from wisdom in general, which means that they don’t just operate during meditation, they also operate in daily life. The five are:...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 25, 2024 | Buddhism for All
(Context: How to Establish Right Mindfulness) The final foundation of mindfulness is the mindfulness of dharmas (or dhammas in Pali, and dharmas in both Sanskrit and English). Dharmas here is often translated as “mental objects”, which is an awful translation...
