Complexity of thought does not have to emerge from intellectual ability. Children , prompted by desires and cravings and conditioning, have also...
Indoctrination is but conditioning the thought process, to perceive things the way the indoctrinator wants one to perceive, and not reality as it...
Predatory animals , driven by territorial drives, kill other animals and those of its own species too, if they consider it a threat. But I have...
So , the dual perception of relative good and bad, which is the outcome of one's conditioning, can be evil in itself. Perception is not dependent...
Meditation, as per the western understanding could be mental attention. As per the eastern understanding, it is a state of relaxed alertness or...
And does mere understanding ensure proper application as well ! There were many scholars too at the time of Buddha who had an understanding of...
It is true that there is no moment other than this moment, but are you sure you are in this moment at all times ! That is where all the issue...
The animal is appeased when its instincts are satisfied. After it has gotten over its hunger, the tiger does not go on an another hunt immediately...
See, good and bad varies for all people. What is poison for one, can be a medicine for someone else. So, it is but relative. It is the mind based...
See, Buddhism is focused on enlightened living, that is, a balanced and mindful life. And any intoxicant, and the craving for it, prevents one...
There are meditative techniques and tools to remember past lives in both Hinduism and Buddhism since ancient times. It is on basis of this...
I would like to mention here that there are certain individuals who have attempted to lead the ideal of a moneyless life citing your reasons as...
Monks self-immolating is not "pure awareness" , but monks expressing their political protests in their own unique manner, just as a soldier...
Children do think and have a ego of their own too, propelled by their own childlike ego complete with its desires and cravings, even if it is for...
Meditation means a state of constant awareness where one resides deeply in the present moment, by the cessation of the uncontrolled thinking...
This is what I am stating. A judgemental attitude springs from the ego as well, judging and evaluating. Instead of seeing a flower as a flower,...
Choice itself implies judgement,and judgement means the thinking process is active.
It is subjective in the sense that this state is attained by the individual on account of spiritual austerities done in this regard. This cannot...
See, overall advancement does not come through science and technology alone. The growth of science and technology has been fastest in the last...
The present alone exists, but it is the human mind that is trapped in time by incessant uncontrolled thought due to desires and cravings. And this...
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