Valuable Views
A brief teaching from Nagapriya on valuing different worldviews
Enlightenment
Enlightenment, or awakening, in Buddhism is used to translate the Pali and Sanskrit term bodhi, which has its root in the meaning of to awaken and to know. It means direct insight into the fundamental truths of existence: the four noble truths, which are the truth of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path out of suffering, known as the eightfold path. Enlightenment, or awakening, is distinct from nirvana (Pali, nibbana), which is the extinguishing of suffering, as opposed to understanding the ultimate nature of reality.
Landing on One’s Feet in the Void
Bhikkhu Bodhi on what we can learn from historical tales of rapid enlightenment
The Traveler Who Does Not Get Lost
A Thai forest tradition monk presents a teaching on the urgency of practicing the dhamma.
Did the Buddha Really Teach That There Is No Self?
According to Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the Buddhist teaching of not-self functions as a strategy rather than a philosophical position.
Doorways to Awareness
On the three immovables and the stories we tell ourselves about enlightenment
Visionary Buddhism
Emptiness gets you only halfway.
A Pathless Land
The trouble with desiring and striving to be awakened
Liberation Through Non-Clinging Across Buddhist Traditions
How approaches from different Buddhist traditions can complement and support each other on the path to awakening
Liberation Through Non-Clinging Across Buddhist Traditions
Dharma teacher Joseph Goldstein discusses how different paths to non-clinging can complement and support each other rather than be in conflict.
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