Guarding the Doors of the Citadel: Dwelling in Awareness
Living a self-examined life
Expressions between Dogma and Silence: A Japanese Take on the Two Truths
Exploring two interpretations of a central Buddhist doctrine
Avoiding Unwholesome Actions
Lessons from the the Sallekha Sutta
Harmfulness and Harmlessness
Getting rid of false views about self and the universe
Approaching the Precepts and Monastic Rules
Building the foundation of Buddhist conduct
The Philosophical Insights of Tiantai Buddhism: The Tiantai Trilogy, Part 2
On skillful means in the Chinese Tiantai tradition
The Five Mental Hindrances
Venerable Nyanaponika in The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest, begins: “Unshakable deliverance of the mind is the highest goal in the Buddha’s doctrine. Here, deliverance
A Meditation on the Sinitic Lotus School: The Tiantai Trilogy, Part 1
I have always been fascinated by the radical message of Tiantai (see below), its versatility in Chinese thought, and its potential for intellectual cross-pollination with
Contemplation of Feelings
Venerable Nyanatiloka Mahathera cites the Word of the Buddha on the contemplation of feelings (Diga Nikaya 22): But how does the disciple dwell in contemplation of the
All Phenomena Depend Upon Nourishment
Human life begins as a small, dark speck, which needs nourishment (Pali: ahara) as a condition (paccaya) to evolve through a dependent process of coming-to-be (bhuta)
Concerning Right Effort
Right Effort is the sixth factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. If you are to reach a supramundane state, you must realize it through effort