by Marco | Jan 28, 2021 | Dharma Talks, The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path
Mindfulness in the Context of Right View Right View means you are to engage in observation and reflection, which in turn leads to clarity and insight about what life does and does not offer. Right view is also referred to as wise understanding because it empowers you...
by Marco | Jan 28, 2021 | Dharma Talks, The Four Noble Truths
4 Things Unique to the Buddha’s Teachings What is unique about the Buddhist teachings? Conditionality (the law of cause and effect), the Four Noble Truths, the practice of mindful awareness, and the power of self-reliance differentiate Buddhism from other...
by Jeanne Ricci | Jan 9, 2021 | Dharma Talks, The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths As Practice The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths are more than a philosophical statement; they’re also a practice that leads you to the realization of important insights. The Four Noble Truths was the Buddha’s first teaching after he found...
by Jeanne Ricci | Nov 23, 2020 | Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta, Dharma Talks, The Four Noble Truths, The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Embodied Awareness of the Four Noble Truths Through mindfulness of the body, you begin to see why the Buddha began with the First Noble Truth, dukkha, the stress and anxiety interwoven in all life. You can also experience in your body the Second Noble Truth, since you...
by Marco | Nov 22, 2020 | Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta, Dharma Talks, The Four Noble Truths, Videos
The Roots of Suffering: Greed, Aversion, and Delusion The Buddha taught that the origins of suffering are greed, aversion, and delusion, which he called the Three Unwholesome Roots. Through mindfulness we can liberate ourselves from these tendencies of mind and ease...
by Marco | Nov 18, 2020 | Articles, The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths It is craving… accompanied by relish and lust, relishing this and that… craving for sensual desires, craving for being, craving for non-being… FIRST NOBLE TRUTHWhat is the Noble Truth of Suffering? Birth is suffering, aging is...