Is Buddhism an ethical system?
09/09/2010 10:43 (GMT+7)
It no doubt contains an excellent ethical code which is unparalleled in its perfection and altruistic attitude. It deals with one way of life for the monks and another for the laity. But Buddhism is much more than an ordinary moral teaching. Morality is only the preliminary stage on the Path of Purity, and is a means to an end, but not an end in itself.
How To Lead an Ethical Life
09/09/2010 10:43 (GMT+7)
Every action comes from a motivation. If we harm others, that’s from a motivation; and if we help others, that also comes from a motivation. So, for helping others, for serving others, we need a certain motivation. For that, we need certain concepts. Why do we help and why do we not harm?

Curbing Anger Spreading Love
18/04/2010 02:54 (GMT+7)
Ideally, education is the principal tool of human growth, essential for transforming the unlettered child into a mature and responsible adult. Yet everywhere today, both in the developed world and the developing world, we can see that formal education is in serious trouble. Classroom instruction has become so routinized and flat that children often consider school an exercise in patience rather than an adventure in learning.
Happiness, Unhappiness and Nibbana
18/04/2010 02:53 (GMT+7)
The goal of Buddhist meditation is Nibbana. We incline towards the peace of Nibbana and away from the complexities of the sensual realm, the endless cycles of habit. Nibbana is a goal that can be realised in this lifetime, we don't have to wait until we die to know if it's real.

Mindfulness: The Path to the Deathless
18/04/2010 02:53 (GMT+7)
We are here with one common interest among all of us. Instead of a room of individuals all following their own views and opinions, tonight we are all here because of a common interest in the practice of the Dhamma. When this many people come together on Sunday night, you begin to see the potential for human existence, a society based on this common interest in the truth. In the Dhamma we merge.
Emotions - Working with Anger
18/04/2010 02:53 (GMT+7)
Anger seems to be an emotion that people have a lot of difficulty with, so I'd like to talk about how to deal specifically when such an emotion occurs. Say you're sitting and anger appears and you think, "Oh no - anger!" - that's resistance. But what about, "Oh, great, anger!"? Do you see the difference? We are usually very accepting of the moment when the bird sings, but with anger it is more difficult.

Buddhist psychology: A review of theory and practice
18/04/2010 02:52 (GMT+7)
This paper gives an account of some of the major aspects of Buddhist psychology. The survey is confined to the texts of Early, or Theravada,Buddhism--that is, the canonical texts and their early Pali commentaries and related expository texts. The importance of psychological concepts in the philosophy and practice of Buddhism is highlighted.
Dimensions of Spirituality
18/04/2010 02:51 (GMT+7)
Brothers and Sisters, I would like to address the topic of spiritual values by defining two levels of spirituality. To begin, let me say that as human beings our basic aim is to have a happy life; we all want to experience happiness. It is natural for us to seek happiness. This is our life's purpose.

In Search of a Meaningful Life
18/04/2010 02:50 (GMT+7)
Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the foremost disciple of Lama Thubten Yeshe and a highly revered teacher in his own right. He has taught the graduated path to enlightenment to thousands of people, over one hundred of whom have taken ordination as monks and nuns. This teaching was given at Tushita on July 4th, 1979.
Homosexuality and Theravada Buddhism
18/04/2010 02:50 (GMT+7)
Buddhism teaches to, and expects from, its followers a certain level of ethical behaviour. The minimum that is required of the lay Buddhist is embodied in what is called the Five Precepts (panca sila), the third of which relates to sexual behaviour. Whether or not homosexuality, sexual behaviour between people of the same sex, would be breaking the third Precept is what I would like to examine here.

A Path to Psychological Freedom
18/04/2010 02:50 (GMT+7)
Dukkha often translates as "suffering", but it also means the quality of unsatisfactoriness and uncertainty related to change. According to Buddhists all the conditional states of life are dukkha. The alleviation or elimination of dukkha or the path to freedom is a very personal path which may include western psychotherapies and or spiritual practices.
Three Cheers for Tanha
18/04/2010 02:49 (GMT+7)
Anyone acquainted with either the Pali suttas or the Theravaada tradition as a whole, if asked for an opinion on the spiritual status of ta.nhaa, usually translated as 'craving', would most likely answer along the lines that ta.nhaa is entirely antithetical to the Buddhist spiritual quest...

Refuges and Precepts
18/04/2010 02:49 (GMT+7)
The 'Going for Refuge' and taking the Precepts define a person as a practising Buddhist. Going for Refuge gives a continual perspective on life by referring one's conduct and understanding to the qualities of Buddha (wisdom), Dhamma (truth) and Sangha (virtue).
Gautama Buddha the Unique Psychotherapist
07/04/2010 23:19 (GMT+7)
Many people interpreting Buddhism see it as one of the numerous philosophies and religions known from antiquity. Certainly Buddhism is a practical philosophy in the sense that prevails today.

Issues in Buddhist Sexual Ethics
02/04/2010 23:11 (GMT+7)
The topic for tonight is the Buddhist view toward sexual ethics. In general, in Buddhism, we always try to follow a middle path, and so regarding sexuality, we want to avoid two extremes. One extreme is that of being very strict and severe.
Response: Visions and Revisions in Buddhist Ethics
08/03/2010 05:39 (GMT+7)
Complementing his creation of the new electronic journal, Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Charles Prebish has assembled on this panel prominent scholars in the newly-emergent field of Buddhist ethics.

Practicing Peace: Social Engagement in Western Buddhism
08/03/2010 02:52 (GMT+7)
For those interested in religious ethics, the emergence of a "Western" Buddhism offers potential new sources of knowledge and insight. [1] This is so for Buddhist scholars as well: until recently studies of Buddhist ethics were limited to Asian Buddhist texts and communities.
The Healing Power of the Precepts
08/03/2010 02:28 (GMT+7)
The Buddha was like a doctor, treating the spiritual ills of the human race. The path of practice he taught was like a course of therapy for suffering hearts and minds. This way of understanding the Buddha and his teachings dates back to the earliest texts, and yet is also very current.

Role of Intention (Cetaana)
in Buddhist Ethical Doctrine of Kamma
08/03/2010 02:18 (GMT+7)
It is no denying fact that the Buddha for the first time in history of thought has laid stress on the importance of intention or volition (cetanaa) in performing an act ethically. Cetanaa "refers only to the self-centred, goal-directed and result-oriented volitional disposition which impels the worldly individual (puthujjana)."
Morality
25/02/2010 05:53 (GMT+7)
The first of these three ways of practice is morality. Morality forms the foundation of further progress on the path, of further personal development. It is said that, just as the earth is the basis of all animate and inanimate things, so morality is the basis of all positive qualities.

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