Published in Mango Mindfulness:·4 days agoThe Six Perfections.#WednesdayWisdom The Six Perfections or Parami of the Buddha help us to strengthen our character and develop our practice moving us towards enlightenment. They help us to overcome the defilements of greed, aversion and delusion which obscure the truth of things and alter our perception of reality. They are: Dana…Dharma2 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·Jun 22Reality vs. Delusion.#WednesdayWisdom “Living is easy with eyes closed Misunderstanding all you see …. Nothing is real” Lyrics taken from ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ by The Beatles, 1967 I’m just going to leave this here for reflection. If you are able to really contemplate this deeply you will begin to ask questions, to…Dharma2 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·Jun 15Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta.#WednesdayWisdom The Three Marks of Existence or Three Universal Truths in Buddhism help us to understand the truth of reality and bring ourselves to liberation from suffering and ultimately to Nibbana. …Dharma3 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·Jun 8Craving (Tanha).#WednesdayWisdom All our lives we are controlled by either greed [aka craving, desire, wanting] or hate [aka detesting, aversion, loathing]. This is the nature of our conditioning and the duality of our existence. …Dharma2 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·Jun 1We Have Such Good Fortune.#WednesdayWisdom We have had the good fortune to be born as human beings — this time. Do you ever think about this? I do. Here in Thailand, we have a lot of soi (street) dogs and every day I affirm to myself that I do not want to be reborn…Dharma3 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·May 25Avijja — Ignorance.#WednesdayWisdom Last week’s post was about ’Overcoming The Kilesas’ (our mental defilements) and this week let’s look at ignorance or delusion (avijja), which is one of the three poisons Lord Buddha warned us about, the other two being greed (lobha) and hatred or aversion (dosa). When we are ignorant it…Dharma3 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·May 18Overcoming The Kilesas.#WednesdayWisdom It’s hard to emphasise enough just how destructive and controlling the kilesas (Pali) or kleshas (Sanskrit) can be. …Dharma2 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·May 13Dana - Generosity and Giving.Supporting Thai Forest Dhamma … Dana — generosity and giving — is one of the six paramitas of Buddhism also known as the ‘perfections of character’. I would like to invite you to practice Dana and create merit by helping me to support the Thai Forest Dhamma tradition through **my…Dharma2 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·May 11This Body is Not Ours.#WednesdayWisdom The purpose of the teachings of Lord Buddha is to help us gain right understanding. A lot of the concepts ‘go against the grain’ of what we like to have and do. …Dharma3 min read
Published in Mango Mindfulness:·May 4Whatever is Born Must Die.#WednesdayWisdom Everything in nature is born, grows, ages, decays and dies — animals, trees, plants. So do we. This human body will do the same there is no way out. We spend a lot of our time trying to fight the inevitable but this is one battle we cannot win…Dharma2 min read
