Skills of the Dhamma Wheel
Skills of the Dhamma Wheel
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The Ten Perfections
The Ten Perfections
In the early centuries after the Buddha’s passing away, as Buddhism became a popular religion, the idea was formalized that there were three paths to awakening to choose from: the path to awakening as a disciple of a Buddha (s›vaka); the path to awakening as a private Buddha (pacceka-buddha), i.e., one who attained awakening on his own but was not able to teach the path of practice to others; and the path to awakening as a Rightly Self-awakened Buddha (samm› sambuddha). Each path was defined as consisting of perfections (p›ramı) of character,
Metta Forest Monastery: Sunday Audio Dhamma Talks
Metta Forest Monastery: Sunday Audio Dhamma Talks
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Cultivating wisdom, transforming “Mano”
Cultivating wisdom, transforming “Mano”
Cultivating wisdom, transforming “Mano” from Plum Village on Vimeo.
Daily Word: Be, be who you really are.
Daily Word: Be, be who you really are.
Be Love, be Joy, be Peace, be that Pure Being that you really are.
Unplug from what you think you are.
Let go of that false perception about yourself.
You are special, you are a Light Child, you are beautiful.
Peace All Over The World
Peace All Over The World
We met Robert Bradley while shooting our first film, “Playing for Change: A Cinematic Discovery of Street Music.” Robert is originally from Detroit, Michigan, but we filmed this song in Los Angeles in front of a Playing For Change graffiti wall painted by a local artist. We had just finished a take of Robert singing “Playing For Change Blues,” a song we created while filming across America, and were beginning to interview him. All of a sudden he started speaking the lyrics to this song… We immediately grabbed another mic for his guitar, plugged it directly into the camera and asked him to perform it for us. Enjoy!
Peace Through Music: Playing For Change: Chanda Mama
Peace Through Music: Playing For Change: Chanda Mama
I saw this beautiful video through one of my fellow tweeters and friend “Prasad Palacharla.” I had to post this video so that everyone can see it. It is a music video of a song called “Chanda Mama” and it was recorded from many parts of the world. They had one beat playing, and with that same beat they went around the world having people from different parts to sing on the musical track. It is amazing how it all pieced together. And this is a beautiful example of what UNITY sounds like. When we all forget about race, creed, religion, sect, group, or whatever we use to identify ourselves, when we forget that, and just come together as a human being, as ONE BIG FAMILY, because WE ARE ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS no matter, we can make beautiful music in Peace and Harmony. Watch and enjoy this video.
Namaste!
The Shift by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
The Shift by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
The Shift
Taking Your Life from Ambition to Meaning
The Shift—a companion book to the movie of the same name—illustrates how and why to make the move from ambition to meaning. Such a shift eliminates our feelings of separateness, illuminates our spiritual connectedness, and involves moving from the ego-directed morning into the afternoon of life where everything is primarily influenced by purpose.
Watch clips of the movie.
Lokah Samasta by Miten and Deva Premal
Lokah Samasta by Miten and Deva Premal
Lokah Samasta Sukino Bhavantu… Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi…
I wanted to make a video that showed our universal common ground. We all experience birth and death, we celebrate new beginnings and mourn our losses, we all labor in some way and we all feel a deep urge to create, we have a deep seated need for beauty and dread of what is not… Children, Women, Marriages, Births, all manner of Work, all manner of Art, all manner of Worship, Spiritual Elders and simple peasants, Death and Mourning… silent moments of prayer or thought… Somehow these ways in which we share our most human emotions and experiences – that which becomes archetypal and mythic – these form the seeds of our Divinity. May those seeds bear fruit in your spirit. Peace to all, happiness to all, Grace be in your heart, no matter your path!
An original home-made video for the sacred chant Lokah Samasta as recorded by Miten and Deva Premal:
From the cd “Soul in Wonder” from White Swan Records copyright 2007
MC Yogi Music Video – Rock On Hanuman, Live @ Toby’s
MC Yogi Music Video – Rock On Hanuman, Live @ Toby’s
MC Yogi – Rock On Hanuman, Live @ Toby’s from MC Yogi on Vimeo.
MC Yogi Music Video: Give Love, Give Your Love Away
MC Yogi: Give Love, Give Your Love Away
MC Yogi – Give Love (Giving4Living Mix) from MC Yogi on Vimeo.
Alexi Murdoch
Alexi Murdoch
I just discovered this artist, he is creative and sings about Light, Truth, Beauty, Life, Peace. Beautiful music which is truly inspiring so I must promote this guy. Hey if you know of another artist that is inspiring please send us a comment, let us know about him, her or group. Namaste!
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path
| 1. Right View | Wisdom | |
| 2. Right Intention | ||
| 3. Right Speech | Ethical Conduct | |
| 4. Right Action | ||
| 5. Right Livelihood | ||
| 6. Right Effort | Mental Development | |
| 7. Right Mindfulness | ||
| 8. Right Concentration |
The Noble Eightfold Path describes the way to the end of suffering, as it was laid out by Siddhartha Gautama. It is a practical guideline to ethical and mental development with the goal of freeing the individual from attachments and delusions; and it finally leads to understanding the truth about all things.
How to Save Yourself: Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera
How to Save Yourself
Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera
Oneself, indeed, is one’s savior, for what other savior would there be?
With oneself well controlled the problem of looking for external savior is solved, — (Dhammapada 166)
As the Buddha was about to pass away, His disciples came from everywhere to be near Him. While the other disciples were constantly at His side and in deep sorrow over the expected loss of their Master, a monk named Attadatta went into his cell and practised meditation. The other monks, thinking that he was unconcerned about the welfare of the Buddha, were upset and reported the matter to Him. The monk, however,
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