Dhamma Wheel

If we're mindful of an increase of wholesome states and a decrease in unwholesome states with what we're doing, we should continue. If we're stagnating or it's the opposite, we should implement changes. If conceiving of Dhamma in terms of maths leads to the former, great. If not, then change is need...

Hello Friends, What are your recommendations and experiences for reading and listening to Suttas before or after meditation. Do you find better results in reading or listening before or after meditation? How about listening to Suttas be read while meditation? Such as listening to mn148 in full no e...

Hello! I'm a member of a Lutheran church, the church of my parents, but I take Buddhism very seriously and have a little experience practicing it. I have meditated somewhere around 100 hours and read seven books about Buddhism. At the moment I'm reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, which I...

Sure, I know exactly what you mean! If I were you, I'd consider getting a good anthology. Bhikkhu Bodhi's In The Buddha's Words is recommended: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buddhas-Words-Anthology-Discourses-Teachings/dp/0861714911 I second this recommendation. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the huge...

Thank you for sharing this.

Rupert Gethin's The Foundations of Buddhism gives a good overview of Buddhism in general. It doesn't have Buddhist histories of all the countries you listed though; I don't think such a book exists.

Firstly, I should note that I am not myself a Buddhist, but have developed a keen interest in the teachings. However, time and time again a major issue keeps popping up, which is that it seems to me that overall Dhamma rests on the reality of Samsara. That is, without Samsara actually being the cas...

Abhayagiri in Northern California is great. Been there a number of times. Forest setting, you get your own kuti and walking path to practice in, good Vinaya, good people. I think I found it through Google.

I've been listening to Buddhist interviews and reading articles lately that has led me to believe there is a wave of millennial anger towards Baby Boomers, blaming them for holding back the future of Buddhism. At first I thought it was a joke -- but it appears not to be. Someone please enlighten me...

:goodpost: By the way, don't think that this kamma-tracking system is a far-fetched idea. Right now, if you're a STEM guy working for some corporate America's high tech companies, then Big Brother is logging every single key stroke, every single mouse click you're doing at your desk job. You'd bett...

Thank you for sharing this Bhante.

Hello, I'm not sure if buddhism with all the bowing and chanting and rituals is for me.I use to be very self reliant on inner qualities like my own virtue and kind deeds but now tried to go to external things and don't feel authentic. I don't feel really inspired when I visit temples or monasteries...

What is the destination of the people who get Buddha's teachings wrong? I don't think anyone can give a answer to this question that generally applies to everybody. Each individual case will be different because there are many other determining factors However, I think we say that there is a correc...