Buddha’s Teachings

EP. 132 - SEEING CLEARLY

What does seeing clearly mean in Buddhism? Seeing clearly is not about our vision with our two eyes. Seeing clearly points to the ultimate truth that is always there but

EP. 131 OBSERVE YOUR MIND

The mind is chief the mind preceeds all things. (Dhammapadda) Happiness and suffering reside in the mind, it is within. Understanding the mind within liberates us from

EP. 130 - NOBLE GUIDANCE

The Teachings would mean nothing if there wasn't a guidance. The guidance has to be provided by a person who has clear understanding of the Dhamma. A noble teacher is jus

EP 129. THE ENEMY WITHIN

The word enemy indicates someone or something that bothers us, disturbs us, takes away our peace and happiness. What is this enemy that is within us?

EP. 128 THE FOUR FIRES

Fires burn fires do damages. When we have fires inside we are disturbed, we are restless, we are agitated. What are those fires? Get to know those fires inside to protect

EP. 127 - THE GREAT WALL OF EGO

The EGO is not clearly understood by most people. In Buddha's Teachings, the Buddha shows that the ego is very much in control of our lives. Without understanding this eg

EP 126. AWARENESS

Having awareness or Sati of the mind is a must have ingredient to reach the ultimate understanding of Nirvana. Without awareness of one's own mind is the same as walking

EP. 125 - THE DOCTOR AND HIS MEDICINE

The Buddha was the greatest doctor and his Teachings is the greatest medicine. However, it doesn't matter how effective the medicine is if the patience doesn't take it it

EP. 124 - LOVING-KINDNESS (Metta)

The Four Great Refuges in Buddha's Teachings are Loving-Kindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Joy in others happiness (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekha). Loving-Kindness

EP. 123 - MIND GENERATED EMOTIONS

Our mind is the source of ALL emotions, good or bad. Whatever we feel it is always inside of us. We cannot feel good or bad outside of our mind. So this mind is responsib

EP. 122 - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Who doesn't want to be happy? Everything we do is to be happy, if not now, soon. If not soon, it's for the future happiness. Has anyone ever stopped to ask why you want t

EP. 121 - THE TWO FIRES

Fire! Fire! Fires are every where. What are those fires? Worldly fires can be divided into two groups. What are those fires? Don't forget to leave a comment or a suggest

EP. 120 SUFFERING & NIRVANA

Suffering and Nirvana (The End of Suffering) are two of the Four Noble Truths. How are they related to each other? Can we have Nirvana without suffering?

EP. 119 - YOU ARE NOT DOING IT!

People are conducting their lives with a sense of self in doing all the things they do. From the most mundane activities to high pitch emotions we are doing it. In the ul

EP. 118 - FRIENDS

Having good friends is an essential part of our lives but often times our good friends turn out to be not so good. So what are the important characteristics we need to lo

EP. 117 - LOOK WITHIN

Looking within is everyday practice we do to cultivate the mind. This episode describe some of the common scenarios most of us have encountered in life and how we use min

EP. 116 - DOES THE MIND EXIST?

Does the mind exist? That sounds like a funny question. But for Buddhist practitioner this is a great interesting question. Whether you are a Buddhist or not, this concep

EP. 115 PATIENCE

Patience is one great virtue in life we all need to cultivate and practice. Without patience we do or say things on impulse or reaction of the ego mind which leads to man

EP. 114 SEEING vs LOOKING

When we see we don't just see, we also look. When we look we don't just look: - we look with lust - we look with desire - we look with greed - we look with jealousy

EP 113 - FOODS FOR THOUGHTS

Just like our body, our mind needs good nutritious foods to be healthy. Bad foods make us sick so if we are not aware our mind becomes unwholesome which in turns produces