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Sri M said...

July 12, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 2 comments

Somebody says something. You are thinking, “Who is this fellow to say something like this?” This will stop further suggestions or ideas from others. If the openness in one’s mind – that there is mu...

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July 11, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 4 comments

Buddha to his agitated disciple, Ananda: "To go into deep meditation, to listen to the music of the spheres, one has to keep the mind alert, stable and poised, not slack and lazy and at the same ti...

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July 10, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 2 comments

An interesting fact is all of Buddha's work was in the Pali language, which was the local language at that time. He was, consciously or unconsciously, trying to rise above the caste system where wi...

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July 08, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 2 comments

In simple words - desire is the root of all sorrow. These are Buddha’s words in the Diamond Sutras. Desire is the root of all sorrow; therefore, to be free of desire is to be free of sorrow and be ...

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July 07, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 3 comments

Buddhism is a religion of renunciation - giving up. And, kindness to all living beings. As the Buddha said, "It is one of the ways to observe the righteousness of the Buddhist life." Perhaps, one o...

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July 06, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 3 comments

When Siddhartha was offered little food by a poor woman, he accepted the food. He ate it, felt relieved, and rested. Then he walked up to the peepul tree, the trunk of which remains today at Bodh G...

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July 05, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 4 comments

Buddha said, “There is sorrow in this world.” Definitely, there is sorrow. Even in the midst of great happiness, there is sorrow lurking somewhere. When you are at your happiest, you can look back ...

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July 04, 2017 The Satsang Foundation 1 min read 2 comments

The basic Buddhist theory is, apart from the emptiness of the outside world, the self who is seeking the Truth is itself nonexistent. It is merely a concoction of the senses and the mind - this ind...