Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Lion's Roar

    BEGINNER’S MIND

    Sep 24, 2019 3 minutes

    BUDDHISM BY THE NUMBERS

    BUDDHISM IS USUALLY thought of as a path of practice. But it is equally a path of training (which is in fact one of the synonyms for practice). We train our minds, but it goes deeper than that. We train our whole being. We train in the very way we live.

    Buddhist training falls into three categories. In Sanskrit, they are called (discipline or ethical living), (concentration), and (insight or wisdom). Together, they summarize the Buddha’s fourth noble truth, the path to enlightenment.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Lion's Roar

    Lion's Roar4 min read
    A Long Life Lived For All
    IN 1979, for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first-ever visit to the United States, the Episcopal priest James Morton invited him to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. The cathedral that day was full, not just with Westerners, but
    Lion's Roar4 min read
    Death Is Nothing to Fear
    DYING IS PART OF LIVING; it is also fundamentally tender and true. Old age, sickness, and death don’t have to be frightening. Fear doesn’t have to be frightening. Here’s the Zen view of death: sooner or later, we must deal with why we came here and w
    Lion's Roar4 min read
    Sitting With Yourself
    THE FIRST TIME I TRIED to meditate, I didn’t like it. It was long. It was difficult. Worst of all, I felt bad at it. I was a college student attending a meditation talk and practice session. During the practice, I couldn’t experience anything but my

    Related Books & Audiobooks