Concentration and the Control of Thoughts
0Concentration is a very important part of many spiritual disciplines. One of the elements of concentration is control and mastery […]
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The Gift of Insults
0Near Tokyo, there lived a very great Samurai who had grown old and now devoted himself to teaching Zen Buddhism […]
Evil
0As long as his evil action has not yet ripened, an evildoer may experience contentment. But when it ripens, the […]
Thought Control
1We believe we are rational organised beings. But if watch ourselves closely, we find that our mind is more like […]
Dealing with Wrong Thoughts
0The Spiritual journey, the path of sadhana is never smooth and easy, specially in the initial stages. One is assailed […]
The Mind
0Just as the arrow-maker straightens his arrows, so also the intelligent man straightens his thoughts, wavering and fickle, difficult to […]
Illness and the Role of the Mind
0All of us react differently to an illness. We ask ourselves, that apart from doctors and medicines, what is it […]
Light and Shadow: Intensification on the Path
0When you represent the possibility of a victory, you always have within you the thing contrary to this victory, which […]
Heaven and Hell
0A famous soldier came to the Master Hakuin and asked: “Master, tell me: is there really a heaven and a […]
Thoughts one can do Without
0“He has insulted me, he has beaten me, he has humiliated me, he has robbed me.” Those who nourish thoughts […]
Controlling the Mind
0The Dhammapada begins with conjugate verses; here is the first one: In all things the primordial element is mind. Mind […]
Beating Anger
0A student came before the master Bankei and asked to be helped in getting rid of his violent temper. “Show […]
Mastering One’s Thoughts
0Our thoughts play a very major role in determining our actions and the nature of our life. But we do […]
To Know and Control Oneself
0All spiritual disciplines lay a great stress on self-awareness and self-mastery. But its importance is not confined to spiritual seekers […]
