How to Become a Powerful Person

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

It is not through arsenals stacked with lethal weapons Nor by battalions of lightning-swift troops That we can vanquish the forces of darkness And open the gates to freedom for the world. The source of true power lies not in domination By the brute force of armies or...

Crossing the Realm of Death

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

In South Asia, during the rainy season, the monsoons rains come pouring down mightily and heavily. When the rains pour down, the rivers swell up and widen, and their current becomes fierce and tumultuous. Seemingly out of nowhere, many streams previously non-existent...

Our Mind Is Our Best Friend

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

Excerpt from a talk by Bhikkhu Bodhi (August 2, 2002) In our lives we often distinguish people as enemies and friends. We consider as enemies those people who are benton harming us, on doing some damage to us or to our loved ones. And we consider as friends those...

The Challenge to the Sangha in the 21st Century

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Speech Lanka Daily News, July 19, 2006 The Sangha — the order of fully ordained monks and nuns — is the visible representation of the Buddha in the world; for twenty-five centuries, it has sustained the continuity of the Dharma among humankind; by...

The Three Essentials of Practice

Aug 4, 2008 | Articles

As it is written in the Maha Prajna Sutra, it is necessary: 1. To concentrate our mind on the cognition of enlightment (the perfect wisdom) 2. To focus on the thought of great compassion; and 3. To learn the skillful means of emptiness (the universal reality behind...