What to Do When Jealousy Arises?
Why Are We Prone to Jealousy? Because our minds are constantly preoccupied with our own interests, which we take as the guiding principle of life. The root cause lies in a strong attachment to self, in cherishing the self above all.
The Act of Giving: To Give Is to Gain
In spiritual practice, when we recognize a strong miserly tendency within ourselves, we must consciously cultivate the habit of generosity. Practitioners should learn to offer generously to one another—sharing the best of what we have.
Buddhism tells you:How the Mind Fabricates an Illusory World
The Buddhist worldview tells us that, in reality, all phenomena in this world arise from the discriminating activity of the mind. If that is the case, then our suffering and our happiness are also products of mental discrimination. And this gives us hope.
The Three Fundamental Questions on Which Buddhism Is Established (Part Three)
For a Buddhist who truly enters practice, that kind of joy is simply beyond words. In this very life, he or she will become deeply happy and fulfilled. If nirvāṇa truly exists, then by persevering one will discover the nature of mind and attain the joy of liberation.
Realizing emptiness (śūnyatā) brings only joy and no suffering.
Why must we realize emptiness (śūnyatā)? Because emptiness brings only joy and no suffering. Why is that? Because it is emptiness—“bliss” is the natural result of emptiness itself.
Establishing Future Lives Through Reasoning
If greed and self-grasping have not been eradicated, and one has not attained the fruition of an Arhatship, the habitual tendencies of clinging to “I” and “mine” will persist, linking to the final mind at death. This connection inevitably ensures a future existence, for when causes and conditions are complete, the result must arise.
Suffering helps us give rise to renunciation
As for us, our sense of suffering is severely insufficient and extremely limited. In fact, our minds are filled with attachments of this kind. Because of this, we can not give rise to genuine renunciation; our renunciation is largely pretense.
The Three Fundamental Questions on Which Buddhism Is Established (Part One)
Only Buddhism teaches that every person is a Buddha, and that in the end you can realize the same omniscience as the Buddha. This is also theoretically self-consistent. That is precisely why one must study Buddhist theory.
The Three Fundamental Questions on Which Buddhism Is Established (Part Two)
To realize Madhyamaka through detailed analysis and direct experiential observation—that is what is called practice. At this point, your mind knows very clearly that, in practice, everything has “collapsed.” You can let the entire world collapse; nothing appears at all. What remains is only the fundamental essence that gives rise to everything. This is called awakening or enlightenment.
Only Two Possibilities for Life? An Inquiry into the True Meaning of Life(part3)
The idea that “when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out” is actually a very tragic view of life, because it implies that death renders everything about us meaningless. If there is rebirth within samsara, then we must reexamine the meaning of our lives, as well as rethink our worldview and values.
Only Two Possibilities for Life? An Inquiry into the True Meaning of Life(part2)
So what, then, is the source of the world? It can only be the mental, the mind. On the relative level, the law governing mind is that one moment gives rise to the next. Therefore, the first moment of consciousness in this life can only come from the previous life.
Only Two Possibilities for Life? An Inquiry into the True Meaning of Life(part1)
This is because science has no means of proving the nonexistence of rebirth, while research supporting the existence of rebirth continues to accumulate. In fact, Buddhism possesses not only a logically self-consistent theoretical framework, but also practical methods and verifiable conclusions that can confirm its claims through direct experience.
Worldly goals are already hard enough to accomplish，let alone becoming a Buddha
If you truly want genuine accomplishment, you really must renounce all worldly attachments in this lifetime. Some people want to give up nothing yet grasp everything—clinging to greed, hatred, and delusion—and still aspire to become a Buddha and transcend life and death. This is obviously sheer foolishness.
What are the different stages of meditation?
With consistent long-term practice, you will naturally progress through different stages of meditation, collectively known as the nine meditatitve absorptions.
Are all thoughts bad? How can we use thoughts to practice?
However, even with the cessation of the six senses, the inner awareness, often called "inner luminosity," will never vanish.
Can we really describe all our supernatural powers?
Human language simply cannot capture the complexities of time, space, and phenomena that divine perception can access. Our words are limited by our senses; we label things based on what we perceive, not the full reality that divine powers might glimpse.
Expressions of States: The Culmination of Practice
Why is awakening said to be inconceivable and beyond the reach of consciousness and sensation? Because states are non-conceptual and not based on feelings. Thoughts change, and feelings vanish.
The Interrelationships Among the Bodhisattva’s Six Pāramitās (Part 3)
Through contemplation, experiential feelings arise; once such feelings have arisen, one enters concentration within those feelings. This is what is called the practice of one-sided emptiness. Eventually, the experience of emptiness itself is relinquished, the nature of mind is clearly recognized, and one then enters Dharmatā-samādhi.
The Merit and Defect of Monotheism
While Western philosophy examines the world through the lens of the six senses, Buddhism focuses on meditative introspection. This introspection can lead to a profound transformation of the mind.
The Importance of Teachers in Buddhist Practice
Close followers of a guru may receive pith instructions directly from the guru without studying many theories, but it doesn't mean that just receiving the pith instructions alone will work for them. It requires careful analysis and experience, as well as frequent communication with the guru.