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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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Karma – Why Do Good People Suffer? A Buddhist View on Fortune, Misfortune, and Injustice
Key Takeaways Introduction: The Problem of Unjust Suffering Why do good people suffer while those who do harm appear to flourish? And how can any teaching of moral causation possibly account for the immense horrors of genocide, transatlantic slavery, and the indiscriminate slaughter of millions in war? These questions trouble anyone who honestly reflects on…
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The Guiding Compass of the Heart: Understanding Right Intention in Buddhism
1. What is Right Intention? 1.1 Definition and Core Meaning Right Intention, known in Pali as Samma Sankappa (sammā meaning “right,” “proper,” or “skillful,” and saṅkappa meaning “intention,” “resolve,” or “thought”), is the second factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. It acts as the crucial bridge between understanding and action. If Right View is seeing the map clearly, Right Intention…