Find Outer and Inner Peace Through Satsang
The Dhammapada for Awakening is now available in print and ebook format at Amazon.com. An excerpt from The Dhammapada for Awakening “After enjoying the taste of solitude and the taste of peace, one is freed from distress and evil, as one enjoys the taste of … Continue reading
Meditator’s Guide to the Mind Part 2—Seven Important Lessons
Originally posted in 2012, this post is ever-fresh. So we share this excerpt from The Dhammapada for Awakening again. This is the follow-up post of What Is the Mind?: A Meditator’s Guide, Part 1 Mind–the source “Mind precedes its objects. They are mind-governed and mind-made” … Continue reading
Everyday Wisdom from Buddha–A Radio Interview
In part 2 of the recent interview with Abbot George about Buddha’s everyday wisdom as recorded in the Dhammapada, Bianca Vlahos of radio station PBA-FM in Adelaide, South Australia, inquired further about how to lead an effective and uplifting life in the world applying the principles … Continue reading
Buddha’s Wisdom for Every Day: A Podcast Interview of Abbot George by Bianca Vlahos
How can Buddha’s wisdom as recorded in the Dhammapada be applied in our every-day lives? That was the topic of the latest radio interview of Abbot George Burke by Bianca Vlahos of radio station PBA-FM in Adelaide, South Australia a couple of weeks ago. Bianca … Continue reading
Straightening Out the Mind
An Extract from The Dhammapada for Awakening Experience is surely the best teacher, but sometimes its lessons are discouraging. That is why Arjuna told Krishna: “Restless man’s mind is, so strongly shaken in the grip of the senses: gross and grown hard with stubborn desire … Continue reading
Sitting Like the Buddha
When Gotama Buddha sat beneath the bodhi tree he vowed that until he was enlightened he would not get up even if his flesh and bones were to be dissolved. This is why it is said that Buddha got enlightenment because he knew how to … Continue reading