The power of daily rituals. When we think about self development, we often imagine big changes, starting a new career, traveling the world, or breaking long standing habits. But the truth is transformation doesn’t usually come from one grand gesture. More often, it’s built quietly through small, consistent practices we call daily rituals. Daily rituals … Read more
Feeling can be associated with unwholesome consciousness (akusala citta) and mixed with unwholesome nature. It may also be associated and connected with wholesome consciousness (kusala citta) and mixed with wholesome nature. It is also present in resultant consciousness (vipāka citta) and functional consciousness (kriya citta) and imbued with their nature. Where can we find the … Read more
Today’s talk is the first part in a series of Dhamma talks on the analysis of vedanā. Here, vedană can be translated as feeling in English. There are many discourses (sutta) on feeling, such as the discourses in the Connected Discourses on Feeling (Vedanä-samyutta). There is also a chapter about feeling in the Greater Discourse … Read more