Karma We hear and read about Karma all the time. To a lot of people it’s this invisible force that...
Mettã – Loving-kindness Loving-kindness might come easy or even natural to some people. It’s a kind of love without attachment or clinging....
My Daily Practice The following is my normal daily practice. Taken from the book Chanting from the Heart: Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices by...
Sakyamuni Buddha Mantra Om Muni Muni Mahãmuni Sakyamuni Svãhã Sakyamuni, or Shakyamuni, is referred to the historical Buddha. Muni means sage in ancient Indian. Sakya (Pali: Sakka)...
Five Daily Recollections These are the five daily recollections that you should remember. Whether you write them on a post-it note and...
Seven Aspects of the Vajra Posture 1. If it is not painful, the Vajra posture, with the legs crossed and the feet resting upturned on...
Experiences and benefits of going to Temple It was only this year that I have started to go to a Buddhist Temple. Depending on where you...
Anapanasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi in the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara’s...
A Short Teaching on Mindfulness of Breathing By Thich Nhat Hanh Please, when you breathe in, do not make an effort of breathing in. You just...
Meditation 101 Meditation is one of the most important aspects of Buddhism, if not the most important. Buddha always emphasized the...