The following passage occurs in several places: All beings are the owners of their actions (kamma), heirs of their actions, born from their actions, related to their actions, and have actions as their refuge. Whatever action they do, whether good or evil, they will […]
Month: February 2018
Is there any difference between Reincarnation and Rebirth?
The reality is the same for all of us. Even those who are neither Buddhists, nor Hindus, are reborn, whether they believe it or not. At least they cannot deny that they have been born, can they? So the difference between Rebirth in Buddhism, and Re-incarnation in Hinduism […]
The Holy Quest
After his enlightenment the Buddha uttered the following spontaneous verse: Through many births I wandered, Seeking, but not finding, the builder of this house. Painful is repeated existence. Oh housebuilder, you are seen now. You shall build no house again. All your rafters are […]
How do you know what is right?
Good question. Short answer is, you don’t, at least not to begin with. The Pali words for the eight factors of the noble path all begin with sammā- e.g. sammā-diṭṭhi (right view), sammā-saṅkappo (right thought). However, sammā doesn’t just mean right. How do we […]
The Four Kinds of Nutriment
All conditioned phenomena arise due to one of four causes. These are known as the four foods, or four nutriments: 1. Physical food. 2. Climate. 3. Mind or consciousness. 4. Kamma (including, but not confined to kamma in past lives). Physical food is essential […]
The Way of Inquiry – The First Discourse
Not my first discourse, I hasten to add, but the Buddha’s first discourse. That seems like an appropriate place to start. If you are reading this thread then I assume that you wish to know more about the teaching of the Buddha. I will […]
