There will always be cyclical periods of mental prosperity and decline. You can't, "Do what you don't want to do," at least not as I understand it. Want could mean tanha or intention. You can avoid tanha, but intention is always the basis for action. So, when you meditate, it is because y...

do I have to choose just one ?

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Hi Anna! When I first found my way to Buddhism I really didnt understand the wording and metaphors in the suttas and the Dhammapada. But as the years has gone by these writing has become more and more valuable to me and now I read the suttas on a daily basis. I still read interpretations of the Dham...

Hi! I would like to add "The Four Noble Truths" By Ven. Ajahn Sumedho. http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/4nobltru.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I think, for me at least, it explains the core fundemental teaching of the Buddha in a not so complicated way. Claes

Hi all! Introductions..what to say? Well, I have been practicing Vipassana on and off for three years now (more on than off). I try to live by the Five Precepts and I do consider myself a Buddhist. I live in a rather small town in Sweden without a Buddhist or meditation center so my knowledge about ...