A compilation of selected Suttas (discourses of the Buddha), harmonised by the Vinaya (code of discipline of the Buddha), and the Abhidhamma (higher teachings of the Buddha). They are clarified here with explanations for easy reference, understanding and direct application in life.
- How sharing of merits with devas began?
- How do I choose a suitable religion and use its teaching as guidance through this life?
- How can I live a long life, be healthy, good looking, rich, happy and peaceful?
- Excerpt from Sayalay Susīlā “Unravelling the Mysteries of Mind & Body through Abhidhamma” book, page 137:
- In THE SHORTER EXPOSITION OF ACTION (MN 135), the Buddha states:
- Taking life makes a being short-lived, whereas abstaining from killing leads to longevity;
- Cruelty begets many sorts of sickness, whereas kindness begets (good) health;
- Anger robs a person of beauty, whereas patience enhances beauty.
- In THE SHORTER EXPOSITION OF ACTION (MN 135), the Buddha states:
- Cula Kammavibhanga Sutta: MN 135 other references:
- Maha Kammavibhanga Sutta: MN 136
- Excerpt from Sayalay Susīlā “Unravelling the Mysteries of Mind & Body through Abhidhamma” book, page 137:
- I want to be rich with much wealth, and is able to enjoy that wealth. Could you show me how?
- Sappurisadana Sutta: AN 5.148
- Richness in Dana – The basic foundation for the start of the creation of wealth and richness is offering, dana. The seed needed to sprout a harvest is giving, dana. The quantity, abundantness and quality, deliciousness & nutritioness of the harvest are in one’s intention that accompanies the giving.
- Dana Sutta: AN 7.49 – the causes, the reasons for the graduation or degree in wealthiness, the return and non-return to this world.
- Sappurisadana Sutta: AN 5.148 – a person of integrity’s gifts; giving with a sense of conviction, with attentiveness, in season, with an empathetic heart, and without adversely affecting himself or others; these causes and their results.
- Aputtaka Sutta: SN 3.20 – the causes, the reasons for not being able to enjoy the wealth that one has.
- What are the results visible in the here and now from the practice of generosity or dana?
- Can you please explain why some people succeed in business while others do not?
- Discourse on Trading: Vanijja Sutta: AN.4.79
- Is there a simple guide for a lay person like myself to follow so as to enable me to live a happy and worthwhile life?
- What do I need to do to go to heaven in my next life?
- What do I need to do to avoid being born in the woeful states in my next life?
- Keep the precepts well
- Master the Jhanas
- Strive to be a Sotapanna
- If I wish to be free from stress, my eyes free from strain and live at ease and comfort, is there a way to fulfill this wish?
- What do I need to do if I yearn to be freed from all the suffering, stress, disappointments, and sorrow that I am experiencing in my life?
- My mind is constantly occupied with worries, anxieties, and fear, how do I get rid of them?
- Dhajagga Sutta: SN 11.3
- Subrahma Sutta: SN 2.17
- The young deity Subrahma once asked the Buddha:
“Always frightened is this Mind!
Always troubled is this Mind!
Always agitated is this Mind!
About present problems…
About future problems…
If there is a release from this worry & anxiety,
please then explain it to me right now!”
Whereupon the Blessed Buddha simply declared:
“I see no other real safety for any living being,
except from control of the senses,
except from the relinquishment of all,
except from awakening into Enlightenment!”
- The young deity Subrahma once asked the Buddha:
- Are we the only beings living in this vast wide borderless universe?
- Are plants considered as living things/beings as taught by science?
- 31 Planes of Existence
- Buddhist Cosmology Chart
- 31 Planes of Existence
- Commentary on Plants
- Buddhist Views on Plants as Living Beings – Commentary:
Beings, fundamentally, with consciousness are considered as living. Plants, without consciousness, are not considered as living beings. However, a class of beings called asaññasatta (unconscious beings) – only material body is present; without consciousness, are living beings, according to the 31 planes of existence.
- Buddhist Views on Plants as Living Beings – Commentary:
- How can I overcome sexual lust which is recurring again & again despite experiencing progressive calmness in my meditation?
- Why do we observe Uposatha precepts (eight precepts) during meditation retreat? What is the importance and significance in keeping them?
- I know I need to meditate regularly because I have experienced the benefits, but I am lazy. What do I have to do to overcome this laziness?
- Be wise, people tell me! But they don’t tell me how. Please do tell me how.
- Learn the Dhamma
- Master the Jhanas
- Practice Vipassana
- How do I know how to judge a person from one’s character? How can I recognize a good and wise person?
- I find I need to learn to improve my speech urgently. Lately I found I have hurt too many people too frequently with the words that came out from my unrestrained mouth. What do I do?
- I found many times what I spoke are not the truth, which I now realize is akin to lying. How do I overcome this?
- Why do I have to practice the four foundations of mindfulness? Why is so special about this practice?
- Establishing the Four Foundations of Mindfulness
- The Four Foundations of Awareness
- 佛法開示 – 四念處
- 美國洛杉機
- The only way to nibbana !
- Why do I need to practice concentration (samatha) when I can go straight to insight (vipassana) meditation ?
- What are the common obstacles that a meditator faces when he practices meditation?
- I have the sign, the nimitta, the light, when I meditate. But it does not last, it disappears for a long time. Why is that so and what should I do to sustain it ?
- Why is it worthwhile to strive to become a sotapanna?
- How long does it take to practice to become a sotappanna?
- Mahasatipatthana Sutta – to the Kurus
- How does one practice to become a sotappanna, sakadagami, anagami, an arahant?
- I heard the goal of the practice is to end all desires. Isn’t the wish to end all sufferng also a desire? Isn’t this contradicting?
- What is Nibbana?
