by Ester | Jun 10, 2012 | Geen categorie
Click to read Mind Poison/ Peace of mind Generally speaking there are two ways of dealing with mind poison. At first, for the beginners, we try to evade mind poisons, to not get attracted by them, to go around them and not get too much involved with them. Trying to...
by Ester | Jun 10, 2012 | Geen categorie
Click to read Fear When we look at the five aggregates as a representation of the self, we do not consider each of them separately as the self, but all of them together we consider to be ” I,” the self. We take the aggregated self as something very real,...
by Ester | Jun 9, 2012 | Geen categorie
Click to read Transform emotions The Buddha Dharma is for clearing all the impurities of the mind. There is nothing in the Dharma which is not aimed at clearing our negative emotions. There is nothing in the Dharma that is not a direct antidote for our negative...
by Ester | Jun 9, 2012 | Geen categorie
Click to read Anger Aversion and aggression are both expressions of anger. It becomes very obvious because when you feel anger and aggression you express it very clearly, either through your face, speech, or body language. The way you act becomes rougher and less...
by Ester | Jun 9, 2012 | Geen categorie
Click to read Shifting Attention Usually when we get angry about something our mind is totally focused on this one point, this personal incident, so our anger becomes stronger and stronger, then we feel that we have to do something about it, that we have to act. Anger...
