台灣原始佛教協會

(2) Citta-visudhi: Purification of the mind __ This is referred to as samatha or samādhi (concentration) practices. Sīla only can purify the bodily & verbal unwholesome actions & not the mind. If the mind is not strong enough or in purity & easily break the precepts. The most important point for sa...

A yogi without a teacher’s guidance for practice, it is very important to have some knowledge about the practice. Therefore, here includes a general idea of the process & progress of the stages of practice – the path of purification. There are seven stages; purification in terms of virtue (sīla), m...

(4) Contemplation of the dhammas – Dhammānupassanā __ Condensed, the four satipatthāna objects only have mind & body. Contemplation of the body is called rūpapariggaha – discernments of the body. Contemplation of the feelings & mind is called nāmapariggaha – discernments of the mind. Combined the b...

(3) Contemplation of the mind :Cittānupassanā __ In daily life, the minds are arising continuously by knowing the sense objects (arammanas). Starting from the rebirth consciousness, the mind depends on sense objects & mind base (arammanas & vatthu) & is arising continuously. To be aware of them, it...

(2) Contemplation of Feelings: Vedanānupassanā __ Feelings arise in all minds. When the mind meets or contacts with an object & has experience. Mind exists with feeling. It feels the taste of the object. This experience is feeling. Perception (saññā) is noting the object & feeling (vedana) feel it....

(1) Contemplation of the body: Kāyānupassanā __ Anupassanā means contemplate for many times until penetrating the Dhamma. In this body, contemplations were practicing with the 14 types of objects and are divided into six parts. [1] Mindfulness of Breathing [2] Postures & Activities (2 parts) [3] An...

Establishing of Mindfulness: Satipatthāna __ Satipatthāna Sutta is the direct path to the realization of the 4 Noble Truths. Therefore Buddhists should know this important sutta for the practice. Want to know more detailed on this sutta can read & study the book by Ven. Anālayo, Satipatthāna – The ...

(3) The middle way – majjhimā patipadā What is the Buddha’s middle way? If the way or path is true or right, and it is necessary to be sacrificed. It has to be beneficial. Some Buddhists misinterpret it as should not practice very hard to tire oneself. The middle way is not a lazy path. How can we ...

32. Seeing the noble truths __ Seeing & knowing or understanding the 4 Noble Truths is the highest blessing & protection as the Buddha taught. It can be said the greatest blessing & protection of all the others because it transcends dukkha forever. The others are not transcending dukkha, but create...

30.Austerity / 31.Celibacy The Pali word tapo or tapa means to extinguish defilements by striving hard. Here translated as austerity. Brahmacariya is celibacy or life of celibacy or holy life. The meanings of tapa & brahmacariya are not much different. According to Tha-pye-gan Sayadaw, here austeri...