The fire of Bodhi mind
Bodhi mind enabled by the Homa flames In Japan, a very common Buddhist practice, uses fire. The flames of the Homa fire purify our delusions and ignorance, burning them away […]
Bodhi mind enabled by the Homa flames In Japan, a very common Buddhist practice, uses fire. The flames of the Homa fire purify our delusions and ignorance, burning them away […]
As you may be able to imagine, following on from the last article on Bodhi and the aspiration for enlightenment, a Bodhisattva is someone who is working towards enlightenment, or
It has been claimed that there are two types of life: the secular and the sacred. The secular is the human life with all of its rites of passages, its
In this series of articles of the Dharma, we have looked at it from many different perspectives: Dharma in 21st century Japan; Dharma at O Bon time; the Dharma Stream
In Buddhism, sound is a powerful key to enlightenment. Everyday, twice a day, we chant extracts from the sutras. We strive to keep our mouths pure at all times so
Dharmata or Tatatha: the nature or essence of fully enlightened Buddhas. So, what is a fully enlightened Buddha? It sounds scary and unreachable for most of us. It also
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