Faith as basis for good qualities Analyzing and focusing together make the difference in spiritual life. It’s mind over matter and we can change our karma, the cause of suffering. There are positive, negative and neutral minds. Faith is a positive mind, needed as basis to develop compassion, which in turn is an antidote to…
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The Teaching’s of the Buddha For Us Today Remembering Buddha on Sakadawa Day, as reliable spiritual source. Buddha taught fundamental morality, along with meditation and wisdom, to eliminate pain and causes of pain and bring about profound happiness. Audio Only

Recognizing Delusions as Cause of Suffering through learning, investigating and meditating Learning is indispensable as prerequisite to investigating. Only then does meditation bring change. We have to investigate our own mental states such as obsession, hatred, pride. Audio Only

The Cause of All Our Difficulties We will learn that ultimately we are responsible for the development of our character and our character is what guides us to finding a way to end negativities, build positivities and being thoughtful. Audio Only

Working with the Cause of Suffering After acknowledging and disliking our suffering, what do we do about it? Where does it come from? Examines the impermanent / empty character of suffering and the karmic / emotional causes. While positive actions are never wasted and you can’t escape negative deeds, there is some room to play….
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Introduction of the Cause of Suffering Suggests that why, how, where did it [ suffering and joy] come from are the real questions of the 2nd Noble Truth. We are after the causes that create not only suffering but happiness and joy as well. Who made it? We did. Offers personal responsibility and independent actions…
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The Purpose of Practice Examines the 3 goals of practice and aligns these goals with the purpose of each of the 4 Noble Truths. Further, it offers the 4 Noble Truths as targets that sequentially lead to total enlightenment. Audio Only

Pervasive Suffering Pervasive suffering is the nature of suffering that both creates suffering and is the result of suffering. Audio Only

What Dharma Practice Means Dharma Practice begins by learning the motivation behind the Truth of Suffering Audio Only

Introduction of Four Noble Truths Within learning, thinking, meditating, meditating is not enough. Without learning and thinking, meditation can go on the wrong direction. The spiritual path traditionally begins with refuge, particularly the guru or the Buddha and the Buddha’s experience. He first taught the Four Noble Truths. The truth of suffering has four aspects:…
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