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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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Knowledge and vision
The final result of the wisdom practices is “knowledge and vision of things as they are” (yathā-bhūta-ñāṇa-dassanā) one step away from full awakening. But what…
Comments on Awakening (yesterday’s post)
Yesterday’s post on awakening left readers with no way to submit a comment because of the way I posted it. By posting what you are…
Awakening
Buddhism is a practice tradition. Central to Buddhist practice is the development of virtue and wisdom. We all know that practice makes perfect. Final awakening…
The jhānas: Dhamma made easy
The following is the final chapter of my recently revised book Rethinking Satipatthana. It can be read independently of the other chapters. It deals with…
Where did these images come from?
The images used in this site are based on photographs of a collection of twenty four two-foot-high statues that can be found at the Burmese…
The miracle of samādhi
Samādhi occupies a prominent role in the early Buddhist texts. It is the final factor of the noble eightfold path to which the higher achievements…
Q&A w/BC: Walking for peace
Celsa: There is a group of monks walking for peace to Washington DC right now. Is this in agreement with Buddhism principles? Is this a…
Bodhidharma’s Witnesses
It is commonly known that Buddhism seldom proselytizes, but its practice of “reverse proselytizing” is not so widely appreciated. Here is the idea: Bodhidharma was…
Sunday Zoom Dhamma Talks
I have just added the following to the Events page. Please join us when you can. It is short notice, but I am giving a…
Q&A w/BC: Happiness not suffering
Bruce: Buddhism sounds negative and depressing, because it deals with suffering. And I think a lot of people are turned off with anything dealing with…
Q&A w/BC: Moments of insight
Anne: Can you describe in writing one of your most powerful experiences during meditation? BC: There is a tendency for modern practitioners to seek after…
Q&A w/BC: The virtuous vegetarian
Gerry: Killing is another good example of a wrong interpretation of the Buddha’s teachings and intention, as well as strict vegetarianism. The rational “intent” of…
Remembering Sue Hamilton (1950–2016)
I just came across this article by Jayavara Attwood that removed much of the mystery in my mind surrounding a remarkable scholar of early Buddhism,…
Q&A w/BC How do we promote Buddhism without corrupting the Dhamma?
This is a continuing discussion between Gerry Trione and BC. Gerry Bhante- Your insight and perspective on these issues is very helpful for “bridging the…
Q&A w/BC What would you do?
Colleen Kastenek has has an interesting Q, but rather than adding an A, it is appropriate that I let you readers do that. Please comment…