Understanding Consciousness
The Yogacara school of Buddhism states that there are eight consciousnesses, and these teach us how to understand consciousness, so we can free ourselves from afflictive emotions, such as anger, selfi...
3 Marras 201810min
Can we be reborn?
I personally feel rebirth is one of the most unclear aspects of Buddhism. So, here I will try to explain it from my personal point of view. Of course, others will disagree, and they will have to fight...
23 Syys 20189min
The Five Spiritual Strengths
To enhance and accelerate your progress on your spiritual path, you should train and develop these five strengths and implement them into your daily life. The strengths are taken from the seven-point ...
22 Elo 20187min
Can We Forgive The Unforgivable?
When you have lost a loved one through a terrorist act, a drunken driver or any other act of violence, how do you forgive the unforgivable? Does forgiveness mean we just accept what has happened and w...
13 Heinä 20188min
The Eightfold Path - An Audio Blog Compilation
This is a compilation of several episodes of Buddhism Guides podcasts. This compilation is on the eight-fold path, which is the path leading to the end of suffering. It was Buddha's first teaching and...
15 Kesä 201846min
A Sense of Self
In Buddhism, one of the most difficult teachings for people to understand is anatman or non-self. The doctrine states that in humans there is no permanent entity that can be called a self or a soul. T...
11 Touko 20189min
The Four Truths - An Audio-Blog Compilation
This is a compilation of several episodes of Buddhism Guides podcasts. This compilation is on the four truths, which are (1)life is suffering, (2) the causes of suffering, (3) there is an end to suffe...
20 Huhti 201837min
Mindful Communication
I believe social media has replace our ability to communicate in an honest and thoughtful way. Social skills we once learned by having a face-to-face conversation have been diminished. We seem to have...
16 Maalis 20188min
