The Enlightenment of the Buddha’s First Disciple # 2

Furthermore, a large number of Brahmas were able to attain the fruit of “stream-entry” at the moment the Buddha completed his teaching of the Dhamacakkapavattana Sutta

Listening Regularly to Dhamma Teachings # 2

Do not think that the monk is young, you are older than the monk and you have listened to the sermons of senior well-known monks many times

The Enlightenment of the Buddha’s First Disciple # 1

In preaching the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, the Buddha revealed the Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment [bodhipakkhiyadhamma],

The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 7

When the factors f the Eightflfold Path arise, they do so to gether-just as the elder monk kondanna, after lidtening to the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta instantly attained the fruit of the Stream-Entry

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 3

The sort of wholesome speech which arises from a mind which is wholesome at the mundane level is well illustrated by the tale of Sujata

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 4

Right Action is the practice of abstaining from killing, stealing and adultery

Abstaining from Unwholesomeness # 2

means: being ashamed of unwholesomeness. Even if others don’t see what we are doing, but we bear still witness to our own unwholesome deeds it will cause us to be discontent

The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 5

Attaining the body in the body brings inestimable benefit to our lives vecause it is the means by which we can overcome the defilements

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 5

At its most basic, Right Livelihood means earning one’s living in a way which avoids the five types of Wrong Trade

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 6

The bodhisattva was once born as a golden a golden peacock with a body the size of a cart and eyes like bright red berries and its mouth pink like coral