In my talks on the Surangama Sutra I have been speaking of the twelve ayatanas, or entries, which refer to the six sense organs and the six sense obj read more »
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A Japanese warrior was captured by his enemies and thrown into prison. That night he was unable to sleep because he feared that the next day he would read more »
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When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, the cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted th read more »
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Ordinary people cannot conceive of the Buddha's wisdom. Even Arahats are unable to comprehend such wisdom. For an ordinary person to try to fathom w read more »
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Aryans worshipped the forces of nature. these forces were divided into two classes. Benevolent forces of nature were called Devas and malevolent forc read more »
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As a rule, kingship was hereditary. But there are instances when the king owed his position to the choice of the people. The king led the army in bat read more »
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The early Aryan settlers were engaged in taking possession of the Land of the Seven Rivers (saptasindhava) represented by the Indus and its principal read more »
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The early Aryan settlers were engaged in taking possession of the Land of the Seven Rivers (saptasindhava) represented by the Indus and its principal read more »
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