On May 01, there was the celebration of Buddha's birthday that was organized by the Buddhist Council of New York. The auspicious event was held in conjunction with the Zoom due to covid.
Overview of Buddhist Meditation
In this post, we are going to look at the general outline of Buddhist practice. The outline will show the overarching structure, process, and principle of Buddhist meditation, by which one can not only better understand what Buddhism is about, but also understand the...
How to Sit for Meditation
"After the meal, when I have returned from the alms round, I enter a grove. I collect some grass or leaves that I find there into a pile and then sit down. Having folded my legs crosswise and straightened my body, I establish mindfulness in front of me. ” Aṅguttara...
How was the Buddha able to obtain enlightenment after his going forth?
Here is the passage for our gathering today. “Thus Uddaka Rāmaputta, my companion in the holy life, placed me in the position of a teacher and accorded me the highest honour. But it occurred to me: ‘This Dhamma does not lead to disenchantment, to dispassion, to...
Gotama Siddhartha – A prince born of a silver spoon near the Himalaya mountains.
The passage for Today’s talk is from Majjhima Nikaya as thus. “ I had three palaces, one for the rainy season, one for the winter, and one for the summer. I lived in the rains’ palace for the four months of the rainy season, enjoying myself with musicians, none of...
Refuge in the Sangha: The faith in the people as the evidence that enlightenment is real.
The passage for Today’s talk is from Anguttara Nikaya. “He acquires unwavering confidence in the Sangha thus: ‘The Sangha of the Blessed One’s disciples is practising the good way, practising the straight way, practising the true way, practising the proper way, that...
Refuge in the Dhamma – The faith in the cosmic truth open to us.
The passage for today's gathering is from Majjima Nikaya 26.Ariyapariyesana Sutta. “I considered: ‘This Dhamma that I have attained is profound, hard to see and hard to understand, peaceful and sublime, unattainable by mere reasoning, subtle, to be experienced by the...
Notice for Yoga Class Cancellation
Yoga Class cancellation Due to other schedules, we have to cancel yoga class on those days indicated below. Sorry for inconvenience. 9 of January, Wednessday 7pm, Yoga class. 2 of January, Saturday 7pm, Yoga class.
Refuge in the Buddha – Faith in limitless possibility within us.
“When a bhikkhu has known that covetousness and unrighteous greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind and has abandoned it; when a bhikkhu has known that ill will…negligence is an imperfection that defiles the mind and has abandoned it, he acquires unwavering...
"Be no-self rather than be yourself"
“Cunda, as to those various views that arise in the world associated either with doctrines of a self or with doctrines about the world: if [the object] in relation to which those views arise, which they underlie, and which they are exercised upon is seen as it...