Friends, Imagine someone who tried to be physically fit. He studied exercise physiology and learned everything about anatomy, increasing muscle mass, oxygen capacity, and whatnot. Once he did that, he declared, “OK, I’m done, now I’m physically fit!” Obviously that...
The post titled Abbot’s Commentary: You Can Do It is now up on Buddhism for All. Angela from the Buddhism.net team reflected on it, and invites you to do so too. 🌕 Angela’s Reflections: When you have seen how people are like silkworms that create our cocoons...
The post titled The Five Higher Fetters are Like a Subtle Final Boss is now up on Buddhism for All. Angela from the Buddhism.net team reflected on it, and invites you to do so too. 🌕 Angela’s Reflections: Venerable Sāriputta, Buddha’s disciple foremost in...
Dear friends, Today is 17 November 2023, the birthday of Bodhidharma, the first Chinese Chan (Zen) Patriarch according to the lunar calendar. We choose this day to launch our first book, Buddhism for All. When I became a Buddhist at twenty-one, learning Buddhism...
The post titled Four Stages of Enlightenment is now up on Buddhism for All. Angela from the Buddhism.net team reflected on it, and invites you to do so too. 🌕 Angela’s Reflections: Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has a beautiful gatha (verse), “I have...
The post titled Call Now and Get 50% More Nirvana Absolutely Free is now up on Buddhism for All. Angela from the Buddhism.net team reflected on it, and invites you to do so too. 🌕 Angela’s Reflections: Ultimately, nirvana, the unconditioned, is beyond words, and...