The night before the Esala Full Moon Poya Day, i had a hard time. Why? I was suffering from a very bad diarrhea. My stomach was sensitive and i happened to take those half cooked eggs on friday’s night. Since then i have been running to the toilet every few minutes. I saw my breakfast, lunch and dinner came out from the other hole.It was very bad and i could not separate my mind from the pain as well. I could not even stand up straight. I decided to consult …

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samm a sambuddgassa
(Homage to the blessed one, worthy and fully enlightened)
I had the honor to experience the Esala Full Moon Poya Day in Sri Lanka this year. This Esala Poya Day was on the July 25, 2010. In the Buddhist calendar, there are 12 Full Moon Poya days in a year. The Esalsa Poya Day is very significant because many events relative to the life of the Buddha and his sublime teaching took place on this day compared to other Poya days. Below are a list …

I will write a strange article tonight. It is called “How do you want to die?”. Death can be a tattoo in Asian culture and many old people do not like to talk about death. People shy away from talking about death. Death is written in the terms and conditions of Birth. It follows you like your own shadow and there is no escape. Nobody has managed to cheat death.
How many ways can you die then? There are probably a lot of ways out there that can cause your death. …

As the name suggests, salute the Sun (向太阳致敬), this Yoga exercise is perfectly fit to be carried out in the morning when the sun rises.
It gives you a day full of energy and brim with vigour.  It also brings about flexibility of the body preparing it for Yoga posture (Asanas)..
Practice
Generally there are 12 steps or counts to Sun Salutation.
Step 1
Stand erect with legs together, big toes touching each other. Bring palms together & posiion in prayer pose.
Step 2
Stretch and take the hands above the head while breathing in, and slowly …

Below is my thought on purifying the mind to realise the Buddha’s teaching.
Start by reading up or taking a basic buddhism class. Avoid Evil and do Good.
Practice your mindfulness and achieve strong one-pointedness. From this one-pointedness, master the 1st Jhana. With the mastering of the 1st Jhana, you can progress into 2 paths:
1. Further Samatha (2nd, 3rd and 4th Jhanas or the Rupa Jhanas) or
2. Vipassanna.
Path 1: After the mastering of the Rupa Jhanas, you should go into the 10 Kasina meditation before attempting the Arupa Jhanas (5th, 6th, 7th …