AMTB
New South Wales

Instead rejoice at other's meritorious deeds. One of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva's ten great vows is to rejoice at other's meritorious...

Do you have time to chant? . . . Sorry, not now. Then do you have time to watch a movie? . . . Sure! In the thirty-seven limbs of...

For varied reasons, ranging from wanting to make others laugh to being considered witty, or because of being simply frustrated at a...

When confronted with an unappealing job, we often resist. Not because we question whether it is appropriate to do, whether we lack the...

Buddhism is like an immense mountain with 84,000 paths leading to the peak.

A person unskilled at weeding will often begin by removing the stems and the leaves, that which lies above the soil. But seemingly...

Upon seeing an unscrupulous person experience misfortune, most of us would probably not consider it unfair. But it does seem unfair when...

When weeding, we need to pull out the roots or the weeds will grow back. Eradicating bad habits is the same. Remove the root, or the...

It's a lot easier to think before acting than it is to find a good friend. Thanks to our parents, who likely learned good manners from...

Although others may cause us pain, we can control our suffering by how we react to our pain. The Buddha explained pain and suffering as...

To drift or to steer - which will we choose? Due to our karmas in past lifetimes, we have set the course for lifetimes to come. But our...

Cultivation is like rowing a boat upriver: unless we keep rowing steadily, we’ll end up adrift. Sporadic cultivation does not provide us...

Ordinary beings view things dualistically: as two, not one. Awakened beings understand all phenomena are one, not two. Viewing...

Come away from your mistakes neither uncaring nor overwhelmed by guilt, but determined to do better in the future. How often have you...

Those of us who have tried to calm our mind with chanting have very likely experienced the barrage of thoughts streaming through. To make...

Bodhisattvas fear causes, sentient beings fear results. Understanding that every cause will have a consequence, Bodhisattvas strive to...

So many books today seem best suited to a mere single reading. This could well be due to our having learned all there is in the book....