The yakkha Ālavaka asked the Buddha various questions on the spiritual life, and this verse is part of the answer.
BWV 012: Ten Things that should be Done
The Bodhisatta, when he was King Janasandha, explained ten courses of action which, when not done, bring about regret in the future.
Ajahn Brahm meets Ven. Ñāṇavimala
I only recently found out that Ajahn Brahm had met the great German monk Ven. Ñāṇavimala so when I met Ajahn recently I asked him to write down his impressions.
BWV 011: Various Dangers
BWV 010: Six Faults
A god comes and asks the Buddha various questions, including one about how many faults there are.
BWV 009: Four Things not to be Done
BWV 008: The Wise attain Fame
These are the Buddha’s words at the conclusion of the instruction given to the young man Sigāla.
BWV 007: The Right Uses of Wealth
The Householder Anāthapiṇḍika receives instruction on the right ways to make use of the wealth that has been righteously obtained.
BWV 006: A Wise Man’s Duties
The Buddha explains the five duties which, when fulfilled, lead to prosperity and not to decline.
BWV 005: Four Ways to spend one’s Wealth
The Buddha gives instructions to the young man Sigāla on the four kinds of friends, and then tells him how to keep them.
BWV 004: Eight things Leading to Prosperity
BWV 003: The Six Gateways to Benefit
A son asked his Father (the Bodhisatta) for advice on the spiritual life. The Father explained these six gateways leading to great benefit in life.
Ven. Nyanavimala’s Advice
Ven. Ñāṇavimala was ordained in Sri Lanka in 1955. After twelve years of study and meditation at Island Hermitage, he set out bare-footed on continuous walking tour. These are recollections of some of his teachings by a former disciple.
BWV 002: True Cultivation
This verse is a well-known summary of the teaching, given by all the Buddhas. In some of the Dispensations it replaced the more detailed teaching found in the Rules of Discipline (Vinaya).
BWV 001: One should be Amenable to Admonition
Two Kings renounced the world and lived as ascetics. One day they fell into a quarrel about who should admonish the other.
Emptiness in the Visuddhimagga
Here are some interesting verses on Emptiness from the 5th century meditation manual Visuddhimagga by Bhandanta Buddhaghosa.
Ajahn Suthep: 50+ Dhamma Talks
Ajahn Suthep is one of the few Thai monks I know who can effectively teach in English, and his teachings are always based on the original teachings about the constituent parts, the sense-spheres and craving.
Bhante Anandajoti: Developing the Perfections
I gave this talk to the devotees who attended the Candlelight Procession at Vivekavana Monastery on Vesakha Eve. It recounts the young man Sumedha’s aspiration to become a Buddha and the perfections that had to be fulfilled.
Bhante Anandajoti: Keeping in Touch with the Dhamma
This talk is meant for those who find formal meditation too difficult in their home and would like to find some other way to stay in touch with the Dhamma.
