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Satipathana Sutta : The basis of the Mindfulness Meditation, Vipassanna, Introspection and Cognitive Therapy.    -Dosti Regmi Human beings are deep wired for chaos, complexity, chase, and  dissatisfaction because of the dichotomy between the impulsive limbic brain and the reasoning of the neo-cortex. Human being is the only species of animal that regrets the past, is fearful of the future, and is dissatisfied with the present. Our emotional excitements often lead us to dissatisfaction in life which is called suffering (dukkha). Our thinking traps and cognitive distortions make us think in unhelpful ways. Buddha’s teaching is to live intentionally, choosing our own emotions and thoughts wisely. All mental phenomena have mind as their forerunner; they have mind as their chief; they are mind-made. If one speaks or acts with an evil mind, ‘dukkha’ follows him just as the wheel follows the hoof print of the ox that draws the cart. All mental phenomena have mind as their ...

The Heart Sutra is very popular among Buddhists both for its brevity and depth of meaning. With  14    Sanskrit  verses ( slokas), it is  the most highly abbreviated version of the Perfection of Wisdom (prajna-paramita) texts. Here is its Sanskrit text and the English translation by Edward Conze. Sunyata is often misunderstood. Someone came to Bodhidharma and said he knows Buddhism. Bodhidharma asks, so what is it. "Sunyata" he answers. Bodhidharma gives him a punch in his face. Then he cries in pain. "If it is all sunyata then why are you crying?" Our self and senses and opinions are real but they are not really real. We are not a soul or stardust. We are a river. A flux. No true essence. Just a composite of many things and interrelated with many things. Who we are and what we think and feel is determined by a thousand other things and we think that it is our original true thought. Buddhism is like the deconstruction of the soul concept of the Advaita Vedanta. ...