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The 37 Factors of Enlightenment: A Practical Guide to the Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā
Key Takeaways 1. Introduction: A Map for Inner Freedom What does it take to live with genuine peace and clarity? The historical Buddha offered a detailed answer in the form of the 37 Requisites of Enlightenment, called in Pāli the Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā (literally “qualities belonging to awakening”). This ancient list is not an academic curiosity. It is…
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The Five Remembrances (Upajjhatthana Sutta) – A Guide to Contemplating Life’s Unavoidable Truths
Key Points at a Glance Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and the Upajjhatthana Sutta Buddhist psychology is not an abstract academic discipline. It is a practical, lived framework for understanding how the mind creates suffering through its habitual resistance to the natural flow of reality. While many Western psychologies emphasize biography, personality formation, and developmental conditioning,…
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Buddhist Comics – Part II
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Buddhist Comics – Part I
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112 Contemplations for Buddhist Psychology
A modern synthesis drawn from the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, Theravāda Abhidhamma, and Mahayana mind‑training texts. These contemplations aim to be faithful in spirit to their source traditions while offering a practical, psychologically accessible curriculum for contemporary readers. They are offered as humble tools for direct investigation, not as absolute dogma. 1–12: Establishing Mindfulness 1. Mindfulness of…
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The Noble and Ignoble Expressions of Speech
Key Takeaways 1. Introduction to the Expressions of Speech Speech is one of the most immediate and powerful ways we affect the world around us. With just a few carefully chosen words, we can calm a tense and anxious situation or inflame it beyond recognition. We can build lasting trust and deepen connection or break…
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The Ten Fetters (Samyojanas)
Key Takeaways 1. Introduction to the Ten Fetters In Buddhist psychology, the human condition is often described as being “bound” or “shackled.” This is not a punishment from an external deity, nor is it a random occurrence in a chaotic universe. Rather, it is the result of specific, identifiable mental habits that have been woven…
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Failure in Ethics and Failure in View; Accomplishment in Ethics and Accomplishment in View
Note to readers: The fourfold framework used in this article (failure/accomplishment in ethics and view) is a modern teaching synthesis based on principles found across the Pali Canon and later Buddhist traditions. It is not presented as a direct quotation from any single sutta but as an organizing structure to help understand how the Buddha…
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Three Unskillful Thoughts and Three Skillful Thoughts
1. Key Takeaways 2. Introduction: Why Thoughts Matter in Buddhism In Buddhism, the mind is considered the starting point of everything we experience. The opening verse of the Dhammapada, a well‑known collection of the Buddha’s sayings, states: “Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind‑wrought. If one speaks or acts with…
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The Buddhist Concept of Good and Bad Conduct: Body, Speech, and Mind
1. Key Takeaways 2. Introduction In the rush of modern life, we often make quick decisions about what to do, say, or think without stopping to consider their impact. Buddhism offers a practical, time-tested framework for understanding the quality of our actions. This framework is not based on blind faith or obedience to an external…