Why do we need to identify our false friends?

Naturally we need to carefully observe the behaviors of those with whom we associate. It may to be easy to be able to tell what kind of a person they are because the persons may appear as our friends when is fact they could be false friends or even enemies

Meditation is not difficult

Close your eyes and clear your mind. Imagine that you are lying down on the grass and looking up at the stars at night. You feel relaxed and comfortable. Just close your eyes and rest your focus at the center of your abdomen.

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 6. Lamentation [parideva dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as that which produces tears of anguish whenever we are unable to give up our attachment to something

The Noble Truth of Suffering :12. Disappointment

The Buddha divided this category of suffering into two parts material disappointment and abstract disappointment

The Four Noble Truths

The Artistry Behind Preaching the Four Noble Truths In the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta as in his other sermons

Target Character Trait # 2 : Responsibility for the human dignity of others

Bias because of desire [chandagati]; results in unjust treatment due to the influence of personal love and pleasure.

Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon

Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 7. Pain [dukkha dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this sort of suffering as that which makes the mind depressed and dejected

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 11. Separation from loved ones and treasured things

If we are someone who wishes for fulfillment by the sense-pleasures and habitually partake of those sense-pleasures

1. The Parent-Child Relationship # 1

The first and most important factor in influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between parents and their children