Proper Effort Proper effort is the sixth step on the Noble Eightfold Path, part of the mental discipline category. It’s about bringing steady, balanced energy to our practice and our daily lives. In this context, the mind is like a garden. With proper effort, we: The Buddha described four aspects of proper effort, and they […]
Thinking zombies: Our brain-mind is on the roll non-stop. We are trapped in our compulsory and mostly conceptual thinking which produce around 90 to 120 thousands thoughts /24h as confirmed by fMRIMost of us spend our entire life glued within the net of our own thoughts. Except for our cognitive decisions, most of our thinking […]
Ego Part 2 : The #1 hacker of our mind The ego is I me, myself, mine that is our opinion and perception of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. It is our own created self-image with its positive and negative components, which can be true or false.By definition, our ego takes everything personally whether […]
EGO Part1: the #1 hacker of our mind The ego is I me, myself, mine that is our opinion and perception of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. It is our own created self-image with its positive and negative components, which can be true or false.By definition, our ego takes everything personally whether the causes […]
Mindfulness is paying attention purposely, moment-to-moment on something such as the body (i.e breathing), a thought, a feeling, someone, or something in the environment without any analysis, judgment, or decision. Simply said mindfulness is practicing pure awareness without thinking. “ You are a mirror reflecting things as they appear moment-to-moment. There are 2 main approaches in […]
What Is Mindfulness? We know that to be mindful is to focus on something for a specific purpose such as memorizing, learning, judging, analysing with, usually to make a decision at the end It is cognitive mindfulness. […]
Paraphrasing Buddha” The Middle Way is “ the path of moderation to everything is the way to reach Awakening”. This means avoiding all extremes and excesses that negatively may affect our behavioral /intellectual /emotional /spiritual activities. Going beyond simple moderation, it requires proper understanding, introspection, mindfulness practice, allowing each of us to navigate through […]
NO-SELF ( Anatta) by Mark F. The teaching of no-self is one of the more challenging teachings in Buddhist philosophy. This principle asserts that what we conventionally regard as the "self" is ultimately an illusion—a misconception that lies at the root of human suffering. To understand this complex teaching, we must examine how the Buddha […]
The Middle Way? Part 1: What is it? An introduction Historical background: As a Prince, the Buddha got it all, and yet he was experiencing a deep sense of emptiness. His courtly lifestyle inspired him to seek more about what life is all about. Leaving his father’s palace at ~19, he met the inevitable truths […]
Proper Livelihood: Walking the Ethical Path in Daily Life Proper livelihood is the fifth step on the Noble Eightfold Path. It falls under the broader category of ethical living: how we live in harmony with others and with ourselves. The Buddha was quite clear about what he meant by proper livelihood. In simple terms, it […]
