Next in the four foundations of mindfulness is the mindfulness of the mind, and this is described slightly different in various traditions. His Holiness usually talks about it as becoming aware of the primary consciousnesses, not so much about the mental factors... read more
The aggregate of feelings — pleasant, unpleasant and neutral — is the principal way that karma ripens. Very often we think the objects that we contact are the causes of feelings and we react to the object. But actually, we are reacting to the feelings. If an object... read more
Right mindfulness involves mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind, and phenomena. One starts with mindfulness of the body and begins by being aware and careful about what our body is doing during the day. It is holding in our minds the way we would like our body to... read more
When the Buddha spoke about right joyous effort in the context of the Eightfold Noble Path, he talked about four ways of practising it. The first is when negative or harmful mental states have arisen, apply the antidote and subdue them. The second is to prevent... read more
Next in the Noble Eightfold Path is right joyous effort. It is not just pushing. It is a mind that takes delight in doing what is constructive. Often, we do not really know what joyous effort is.Our whole school system is directed towards effort and very much imbued... read more
