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ब्यर्थ कुराबाट सन्यास लिनु, सार्थक कुराको साधना गर्नु। सदा खुसी सुखी  हुन्छौ । समाधिको निकट पुग्छौ। #sanyassadhanasamadhi

In the Buddhist spiritual path of liberation towards Nibbana, the state of complete freedom from all suffering, moral discipline (sila), is considered the basic foundation upon which the other two aspects of concentration and wisdom can be developed. Without proper morality, the right concentration cannot be developed, and without the right concentration, wisdom cannot be developed. Moral discipline can be described as avoiding unskillful or unwholesome actions and engaging in skillful or wholesome actions. In Buddhist teachings, unwholesome actions are physical, verbal, and mental actions in which the intention behind a particular action is based upon negative qualities of greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha), resulting in negative or harmful consequences to oneself, to others or to both. Wholesome actions are those in which the intention is based on positive qualities of generosity (alobha), loving kindness (adosa), and wisdom (amoha) with positive or beneficial conseque...

There are two main types of Buddhist meditation: Concentration or tranquil meditation ( samatha-bhavana) Insight meditation ( vipassana-bhavana) As the concentration of the mind becomes deeper and deeper, different stages of calmness and joy called Jhana or deep mental absorptions arise which are free from any mental hindrances. The deep state of concentration and the removal of mental hindrances can be the necessary foundation for the development of insight or wisdom into the real nature of physical and mental phenomena. When well developed, each of the five Jhana factors can suppress one of the five mental hindrances as follows; Initial application ( vitakka)  suppresses sloth and torpor ( thina middha ) Sustained application ( vicara)  suppresses sceptical doubt ( vicikiccha ) Rapture ( piti)  suppresses ill-will ( vyapada ) Mental bliss ( sukha ) suppresses restlessness and remorse ( uddaccha-kukkuccha ) One-pointedness ( ekaggata)  suppresses sensual desire ( ka...

के नाम दिउँ यो भावनालाई, यो एहेसासलाई, यो अनुभुतिलाई। यो एउटा सुर्य उदाउनुलाई, एउटा फुल फक्रनुलाई, नपिएरै लागेको नशामा एक फन्को नाच्नुलाई, मुफ्तमा पाएको जिन्दगीमा, मुफ्तमै मुस्कुराउनुलाई। PS: Don´t chase the butterflies. Be a garden.

  Essence of Ashtavakra Gita Ashtavakra Gita is a dialog between Sage Ashtavakra and his student - King Janaka. It is an advanced Vedantic text best studied after learning the principal Upanishads. King Janaka, being a great Jnani himself, instantly grasps the teachings and the latter section of Ashtavakra Gita becomes a discussion between peers. There is a story in the Mahabharata that mentions Ashtavakra and Janaka. Sage Kahola was reciting the Vedas when his unborn son Ashtavakra, still in his mother's womb, corrected his father eight times. In anger, Sage Kahola cursed his son to be born deformed in eight places, so he was born with a crooked body (Ashtavakra literally means eight crooked). This story illustrates the fact that while Ashtavakra's body may have been crooked, his words were direct and straight to the point. The language of the Upanishads is imprecise and leaves room for multiple interpretations by different Vedantic schools. Ashtavakra Gita is clear and pr...

  Four Divine Dwellings (Brahma-viharas) Loving-kindness ( metta ) Compassion ( karuna ) Sympathetic joy ( mudita ) Equanimity ( upekkha ) They are also known as abodes of Brahma, excellent or sublime attitudes, boundless states, and divine states. These positive virtues called brahma viharas inherent in the human mind which can give rise to positive emotional health, happiness, rewarding social relationships, and contribute to spiritual development. Loving kindness ( metta ) In the Pali language the word “mitta” means friend. Here, it becomes “metta” meaning friendliness, good will, amity or loving kindness.  “May I be happy May I be peaceful May I be free from suffering” “May you be happy May you be peaceful May you be free from suffering” “May all beings be happy May all beings be peaceful May all beings be free from suffering” A meditator practising loving kindness meditation should be on guard against two enemies, lust described as “near enemy” and ill-will described as “...