The Catuskoti, also known as the Tetralemma, is a philosophical concept originating from the early Indian thought and first becomes codified in the tipikata in suttas such as the Aggivacchasutta, Anurādhasutta and for different means by the ascetic Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta in the Sāmaññaphala Sutta (c.f…

What happens when we put the addressing of conceit (māna) at the beginning? Much of what shapes the intellectual course of the average human is shaped solely by the ever present, but ever moving boundaries of the particular arrisings of territoriality generated through our activities…

buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchâmi. Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi. Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi. Tatiyampi Buddham Saranarn Gacchâmi. Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi. Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi. GLOSSARY buddhaṃ: buddha-, Adj.: p.p. of the verb budh-, to awaken. Awakened…

“Bhikkhus, develop concentration. A bhikkhu who is concentrated understands things as they have become.” SN 35.99 The concept of samādhi, derived from the Pali terms sam + a+dhi meaning "put together" or "collected," is a state of mental unification or composure that is central to…

Notes on "Protecting Oneself and Others Through Mindfulness -- The Acrobat Simile in the Samyukta-āgama by Bhikku Analyo. Sedaka Sutta translation by Bhikkhu Sujato "[Y]ou should look after yourself, and I’ll look after myself. That’s how, guarding and looking after ourselves, we’ll display our skill,…