#avijja

[majianguo]

Avijja (fundamental ignorance), one of the ten fetters in the Theravada tradition which shackles a sentient being to samsara. It is this ignorance of the nature of suffering which traps one to rebirth. Photo taken at Vihara Watugong located in Semarang.

[buddhismnow]

Self-Acceptance, by Corrado Pensa

Everyday Buddhist: Self-Acceptance, by Corrado Pensa: http://wp.me/pFy3u-l3

In the Theravada tradition there is something called the five hindrances, the five obstacles — anger, attachment, dullness and sleepiness, restlessness, and doubt or hesitation. And as I am sure many people know, these five characters tend to visit us rather frequently. Sometimes they take turns; sometimes they all call together; sometimes they go away after a while; sometimes they stay — it…

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[advayavada]

Advayavada Study Plan - week 43

Advayavada Study Plan – week 43

[Advayavada Study Plan – week 43] Non-liberated human beings are essentially prone to existential suffering (see week 42) because they wrongly strive after and try to hold on to things, concepts and situations which they believe to be permanent, but are not. Their mistaken view of things is produced by a thirst, craving or clinging (tanha in Pali, trishna in Sanskrit) which is in turn caused by…

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[fateexitium-blog]

Bai Liang enters the storage room! What does she find in here?

There are six shelves aligned here, as well as a closet and a table. Pretty much everything that you’ll find here are cleaning products and the likes, with the closet holding stuff like brooms and dust pans.

[advayavada]

Advayavada Study Plan - week 17

Advayavada Study Plan – week 17

[Advayavada Study Plan – week 17] Non-liberated human beings are essentially prone to existential suffering (see week 16) because they wrongly strive after and try to hold on to things, concepts and situations which they believe to be permanent, but are not. Their mistaken view of things is produced by a thirst, craving or clinging (tanha in Pali, trishna in Sanskrit) which is in turn caused by…

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Advayavada Study Plan - week 30

Advayavada Study Plan – week 30

[Advayavada Study Plan – week 30] Non-liberated human beings are essentially prone to existential suffering (see week 29) because they wrongly strive after and try to hold on to things, concepts and situations which they believe to be permanent, but are not. Their mistaken view of things is produced by a thirst, craving or clinging (tanha in Pali, trishna in Sanskrit) which is in turn caused by…

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[grevilleacorner]

Sticky bugs This mind is crawling;Sticky bugs looking for food - Deluding itself.

[jeffreywooten]

#ShineOn #Gratitude - #thichnhathanh reminds us to have compassion for those who "awaken then forget." #avijja #sakkayaditthi