Satipaththana -

Out of the monarchy and oligarchy systems of governments which existed during the Buddha’s time, the system of monarchy was the most powerful. There was a continuous power struggle among the rulers of the sixteen main states of India,…

The focus of this short article is to subtly bring up the Buddhist teachings on politics and economy and analyze the characteristic features of an immoral leader. Political theoretical concepts are discussed in a very sensible manner in…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The most common and widely known formulation of the Buddha's teaching is that which the Buddha himself announced in the First Sermon at Benares, the formula of the Four Noble Truths. The Buddha declares that these…

By Bhikku Bodhi Though right concentration claims the last place among the factors of the Noble Eightfold Path, concentration itself does not mark the path's culmination. The attainment of concentration makes the mind still and steady,…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The eighth factor of the path is right concentration, in Pali samma samadhi. Concentration represents an intensification of a mental factor present in every state of consciousness. This factor, one-pointedness of mind…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The Buddha says that the Dhamma, the ultimate truth of things, is directly visible, timeless, calling out to be approached and seen. He says further that it is always available to us, and that the place where it is to…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The purification of conduct established by the prior three factors serves as the basis for the next division of the path, the division of concentration (samadhikkhandha).This present phase of practice, which advances…

by Ven Bhikku Bodhi Right livelihood is concerned with ensuring that one earns one's living in a righteous way. For a lay disciple the Buddha teaches that wealth should be gained in accordance with certain standards. One should acquire it…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi Right action means refraining from unwholesome deeds that occur with the body as their natural means of expression. The pivotal element in this path factor is the mental factor of abstinence, but because this…

By Ven Bhikku Bodhi The Buddha divides right speech into four components: abstaining from false speech, abstaining from slanderous speech, abstaining from harsh speech, and abstaining from idle chatter. Because the effects of speech are…