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I can't meditate.

I can't meditate.

Beginners with meditation often get the feeling that they can't meditate; "I meditate for a week now, and still see no change", "I can't control my mind", "My mind is only getting crazier, I cannot get rid of my problems and thou

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Maha-dukkhakkhandha Sutta: The Great Mass of Stress

Maha-dukkhakkhandha Sutta: The Great Mass of Stress
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 2005–2010

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi at Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Then, early in

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Random Thoughts XXI: Vibrations of Life

Random Thoughts XXI: Vibrations of Life

Vibrations are very powerful because energy is directly affected. One vibration may cause pain, one may locate it, and another may end it. What kind of vibrations are you bringing into your energy field?

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Genuine Goodwill Blazes & Shines!

Friends:

Genuine Goodwill Blazes & Shines!

The blessed Buddha once said:

Among tigers, lions, leopards and bears I lived in the jungle.
None of them was frightened of me, nor did I fear any of them!
Uplifted by such universal friendliness, I enjoyed

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Yodhajiva Sutta: The Warrior

Yodhajiva Sutta: The Warrior (1)
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
© 1998–2012

Translator's note: This discourse is addressed to monks, and deals with their battle to maintain their celibacy and to come out victorious in the practice.

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DailyOm – Ending The Cycle + At The Feet Of The Divine + Co-Creating with Nature + Life Transitions + Remember The Light Side + Everyone Has A Story + What We Can't See

DailyOm – Ending The Cycle
February 4, 2011

Ending The Cycle

Start Today

Today we can make the choice to end a cycle or way of being that is not in alignment with our soul’s desire.

One of the hardest things in life is feeling stuck in a situat

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Dhamma Dana (documentary)

Dhamma Dana (documentary)
by Lowpressurefilms

Dhamma Dana (documentary) from Lowpressurefilms on Vimeo.

Documentary - 30 minutes http://vimeo.com/13815026

Best Domestic Documentary, Queens International Film Festival, New York City.
Official Sel

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Miracle Tales andthe Domestication of Kuan-yin

Miracle Tales andthe Domestication of Kuan-yin

Yü Chün-fang
Professor ofRutgers University

Summary
Miracle stories about Kuan-yin began to be compiled inthe fourth century and continue to be collected and circulated down tothe present day. In this

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The Great Compassion Mantra Of Avalokiteśvara - Ani Choying Drolma

The Great Compassion Mantra Of Avalokiteśvara - Ani Choying Drolma
http://youtu.be/MSLA2DubpG4

Published on 13 Aug 2012 by ShaktipatSeer2

Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर lit. "Lord who looks down") is a bodhisattva who embodies the compas

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How to be a Real Buddhist through Observance?

Friends:

How to be a Real Buddhist through Observance?

Nikini Poya day is the full-moon of August. Bhikkhus who did not enter the yearly
rains retreat (Vas) early at Esala Poya day (peravas), are allowed to enter the
the rains retreat now in Augus

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The Life Of The Buddha

This documentary covers the life of Siddhartha Gautama, a young prince from India who went out to find the reason for "Dukkha" [problems] of human life. He later found the reason of Dukkha and teached a way to live life. He was later known as the B

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Buddha Nature

Buddha Nature
The Fundamental Nature of All Beings
By Barbara O'Brien, About.com Guide

Buddha Nature is a term used often in Mahayana Buddhism that isn't easy to define. To add to the confusion, understanding of what it is varies from school to sc

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What are the Fruits of the 5 Mental Abilities

Friends:

What are the Fruits of the 5 Mental Abilities?

The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus, there are these five mental abilities. What five?

The ability of Faith (saddhā)
The ability of Energy (viriya)
The ability of Awareness (sati)
The abilit

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Any conscious moment also dies immediately

Friends:

Any conscious moment also dies immediately!

Life, personality, pleasure, pain, endures joined in one conscious moment, that flicks by... Whether such ceased clusters of clinging are those of a dead or alive does not matter, they are all al

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Blue Medicine Buddha

It is in Mahayana, the dominant Buddhist tradition of East Asia, that the Medicine Buddha first appears. Veneration of this Lord of Healing became one of the most popular and widespread devotional groups.

According to Mahayana tradition there ar

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Company digging mine in Afghanistan unearths 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery

Company digging mine in Afghanistan unearths 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery
By Daily Mail Reporter

A Chinese company digging an unexploited copper mine in Afghanistan has unearthed ancient statues of Buddha in a sprawling 2,600-year-old Buddhi

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The Basic Differences between the Old and the new Buddha

The Basic Differences between the Old and the new Buddha

The Old Buddha

Some friendly/unfriendly
Relativist view
A dharma is a thing
The Sakyamuni was an historical person
(Note this same transition in Christianity)
Buddha is a noun
Liberates fro

Started by Melodie Munro

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