Right Speech is the third of the eight path factors in the Noble Eightfold Path, and belongs to the virtue division of the path. The definition “And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from…
Long Life Trinity Buddha
The long life practice of the ‘Trinity Buddha’ is particularly very beneficial: For sick peoples tormented by unknown sickness, incurable diseases, agonizing illnesses etc. To pacify threats that may shorten one’s life such poisonous animals and…
Jambhala
Jambhala (also known as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Zambala or Jambala) is the God of Wealth and appropriately a member of the Jewel Family ( Ratnasambhava). In Hindu mythology, Jambhala is known as Kubera. Jambhala is also believed to be…
Sanghata Sutra
The Arya Sanghaṭa Sutra is a Mahayana Buddhist scripture that promises to transform all those who read it. Like other sutras, the Sanghata records a discourse given by the Buddha, but unlike other sutras, the Buddha tells us…
Amitayus Long Life Sutra
According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “This text is very precious and there is so much benefit in printing or writing it. This is one of the texts that, if written in gold, mountains of negative…
Solitude: Underrated!
by Buddhistdoor International Buddhistdoor view One of the more irksome things about contemporary living is the constant, gleeful denigration of the individual state of solitude. Instead of being praised as an essential part of good…
Eloquent Silence
In the Lankavatara Sutra there is a combined word, Vivikta – Dharma which means the Dharma of Solitude. When you experience it for yourself, you will meet the Buddha in this koan. You will know,…
Henry Rollins
“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”
Right Speech
by Barbara O’Brien The moral discipline portion of the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path is Right Speech, Right Action, and Right Livelihood. What does it mean to practice ‘Right Speech’? Is it something as simple as saying kind words and…
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Buddha’s practical instructions to reach the end of suffering Within the fourth noble truth is found the guide to the end of suffering: the noble eightfold path. The eight parts of the path to…