Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The First Stage of Enlightenment (Stream-Enterer) - Volume 5 - (Chapter 21-30)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 21 - Do No Harm: What is The Future of The Planet?

Currently, it is well known that the planet has experienced massive destruction from the human population and our daily decisions. The human population of the planet has drastically impacted the planet’s natural habitat. Pollution, waste, lack of food, water, and other resources plagues our ability to live in a healthy environment where all beings can thrive.

The destruction of the planet is a direct result of the destruction of the mind of al...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The First Stage of Enlightenment (Stream-Enterer) - Volume 5 - (Chapter 11-20)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of Th...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions

Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”, “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 20 - Animal to Human: The Evolution of Our Consciousness at Wat Tung Yu

To exist in the human realm, it means you have previously been reborn into the animal realm countless times. You may not remember these births at this time, but you may gain these memories as you continue to develop your consciousness.

In this Podcast, David will discuss the evolution of our consciousness from our countless rebirths in the animal realm and how we evolve in the human realm. He will discuss...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - The First Stage of Enlightenment (Stream-Enterer) - Volume 5 - (Chapter 1-10)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) Chapter 19 - The Difficult Human Existence: Sickness, Aging, and Death at Wat Tung Yu

Three aspects of life that are the most difficult for us to deal with in our human existence are sickness, aging, and death.

The young Prince Siddhartha Gotama, who eventually became Gotama Buddha, was sheltered during his first 29 years of existence as his father, the King, was keeping him in the palace attempting to lure him into the ways of a monarch through keeping him attached to the luxurious life of being...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Exploring The Path to Enlightenment - Volume 4 - (Chapter 21-31)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Ser...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions

Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”, “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 18 - God's Creative Action: You Have Free Will at Wat Tung Yu

Gotama Buddha’s goal was not to prove or disprove God’s existence, because Gotama Buddha only taught “truth” that could be independently realized or understood by you through your own practice and that which leads to Enlightenment. This is how you gain “wisdom”.

But, during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha, there was belief in many different Gods so he did mention God and teach about God during his lifetime. Gotama Buddha never denied...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Exploring The Path to Enlightenment - Volume 4 - (Chapter 11-20)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Ser...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 17 - Eliminating Fears: Are Your Really Scared? at Wat Tung Yu

Our fears play a significant role in inhibiting us from realizing our full potential in life. We get a good idea and either do not pursue it all the way or we give up at some point because we fear failure so we fail because we do not even try.

There are countless fears in life that the mind has the potential to hold on to including the fear of death.

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(Pali Canon Study Group) - Exploring The Path to Enlightenment - Volume 4 - (Chapter 1-10)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Ser...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions

Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”, “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 16 - Dissolving the Ego: Ego Serves No Purpose at Wat Tung Yu

Our ego is a collection of experiences from the past and our future expectations of ourselves. Ego is the accumulation of thoughts, ideas, and perceptions that we have of our self image and self identity. The ego will contain arrogance, pride, judge others, and measure and compare itself as superior or inferior to others.

Dissolving the ego can be one of the hardest and most difficult aspects in the pursuit of Enlightenment...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 111-124)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 15 - True Love: Love Without Attachment at Wat Tung Yu

Love and relationships are one of the most challenging aspects of life. We oftentimes sabotage our relationships without even knowing it. In the unEnlightened state, we misunderstand "What is True Love?" and how to love in relationships.

In this Podcast, David will teach you how we misunderstand "love" and "what is true love" providing you guidance to develop sustaining, fulfilling, and satisfying relationships that are full of "true love".

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(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 101-110)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions

Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”, “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 14 - Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity at Wat Tung Yu

As you learn and implement The Teachings of Gotama Buddha to attain Enlightenment, you will need to cultivate the healthy mental states of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.

These four (4) mental states are often referred to as “The Brahma-viharas”.

Your intentions, speech, and actions should emanate from these mental states.

In this Podcast, David will teach you what are...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 91-100)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 13 - Identifying Cravings: Cultivating Non-Craving and Analysis of The Mind at Wat Tung Yu

In your pursuit of Enlightenment, it is highly beneficial that you develop this most important skill.

"The Ability to Identify Your Own Cravings through Analysis of The Mind” then developing a plan to eliminate the cravings, desires, and attachments.

The Path leading to the elimination of discontentedness and the suffering it causes involves the "elimination of cravings". Because we cause our own discontentedness through cravings/de...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 81-90)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions

Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”, “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 12 - Craving is The Problem: What is The Solution? at Wat Tung Yu

The problem that Gotama Buddha discovered about the human mind is that it is constantly in a condition of craving and desire, also described as attachment. The mind constantly craves, desires and attaches to possessions, relationships, wealth, fame, occupations, etc. A craving, desire, or attachment is “a mental longing for something with a strong eagerness”.

The mind continuously and endlessly has “cravings”, “desires”, or “wants” and because we cannot ever fulfill our endless “wan...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 71-80)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 11 - Meditation: Developing Your Practice at Wat Tung Yu

Gotama Buddha explained that “a pot without a stand is easy to tip over”. The mind is the “pot” and your meditation practice is the “stand”. Without a stable "stand" (i.e. meditation practice) the pot (i.e. the mind) is going to constantly be "tipped over".

The reason why the mind keeps experiencing discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc......is because ther...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 61-70)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Student Questions

Breathing Mindfulness Meditation was the primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Breathing Mindfulness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation is to develop “Right Mindfulness”, “Right Concentration”, and to eliminate the unwholesome root of craving/desire/attachment.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 10 - What is Merit and Student Discussion at Wat Tung Yu

Merit is an important teaching to understand as it relates to The Path to Enlightenment. Merit is thought of as a unique type of wholesome Kamma.

A Practitioner would be unable to attain Enlightenment without understanding "What is Merit?" and without producing merit.

In this Podcast, David will help you understand what is merit, why it is beneficial, and how to create merit. There are multiple student questions...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 51-60)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...

(Group Learning Program) - Guided Loving-kindness Meditation

Loving-kindness Meditation was the second most primary form of meditation employed by The Buddha to attain Enlightenment. There are many aspects of The Path to Enlightenment that one would need to learn and practice with guidance from a Teacher, however, Loving-kindness Meditation should be among the top priorities for any Practitioner aspiring to attain Enlightenment.

The goal of Loving-kindness Meditation is to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.

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(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 9 - What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?

All of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings center on the importance of “not doing any harm”. By doing harm to other beings, we do harm to ourselves because of The Natural Law of Kamma.

But what is Kamma? Is it really as mystical and magical as some people say?

In this Podcast, David will demystify The Natural Law of Kamma.and help you understand "What is Kamma and How Does It Aff...

(Pali Canon Study Group) - Foundation in The Teachings - Volume 3 - (Chapter 41-50)

Explore The Teachings of The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha through "The Words of The Buddha" Book Series in the Pali Canon in English Study Group.

To learn more about this program, visit this link:

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Using The Words of The Buddha book series, this program is offered to guide you in learning and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.

You can access The Words of The Buddha Books Series...