by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 14, 2024 | Buddhism for All
The Buddha famously said, “Mindfulness, I declare, is useful everywhere.”[1] Mindfulness is one of the most important teachings in all of Buddhism. It is the main pillar of the meditative system taught by the Buddha.[2] Furthermore, it is the first of the...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 11, 2024 | Buddhism for All
“Mindfully put your right foot in, take your right foot out,… (the rest of the song) … That’s what it’s all about.” Once upon a time, a talented student of meditation was granted an opportunity to meet a great Zen master. ...
by Soryu Forall | Jan 9, 2024 | Buddhism for All
It is strange that the word appearing most frequently in the context of the Noble Eightfold Path is also the one that gets the least attention: the word “right.” (Meng might joke in response, “I know, right?”) The Pali word translated to right is sammā. ...
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...
