May 27, 2023; rewritten April 12, 2024; rewritten March 29, 2025 Ngày 27/5/2023; viết lại ngày 12/4/2024; viết lại ngày 29/3/2025 Pāli words written in Latin (Roman) script use a unique convention adopted by the British Government in 1866. I call it “Tipiṭaka English convention” to differentiate it from writing in “Standard English,” where the […]
Revised November 9, 2018; March 13, 2020; September 8, 2021; August 6, 2022; January 12, 2023 Sửa ngày 09/11/2018; 13/03/2020; 08/09/2021; 06/08/2022; 12/01/2023 What We Perceive is Limited Những Gì Ta Nhận Thức Là Hạn Hẹp Many people try to analyze and interpret Buddha Dhamma in terms of mundane concepts. However, we (including scientists) are […]
Revised 25/10/2019; 27/08/2022 Sửa Đổi ngày 25/10/2019; 27/08/2022 Analysis of a given situation always needs to be taken in the proper context. Let us again listen to Dr. Feynman’s video in the previous post, “Foundation of Dhamma.” Việc phân tích một tình huống cụ thể luôn cần được đặt trong bối cảnh thích hợp. Hãy […]
Pre-2016 post; revised July 18, 2022; April 30, 2023 Bài viết trước năm 2016; chỉnh sửa ngày 18/07/2022; 30/04/2023 Our lives and existence are based on constantly getting into debt and then paying off debts. This latter is done by Nature whether we like it or not. When we steal, kill, lie, or do any […]
Most people believe that the First Noble Truth just says there is suffering. Some also think that it is possible to “remove” this existing suffering IN THIS LIFE by following extensive and elaborate meditation techniques. Đa số người cho rằng Sự thật Cao quý Thứ nhất chỉ nói rằng có khổ. Một số khác còn […]
Revised July 7, 2018; August 16, 2019; February 12, 2020; August 9, 2022 Chỉnh sửa ngày 07/07/2018; 16/08/2019; 12/02/2020; 09/08/2022 Introduction – Unseen Mental Energy Dẫn Nhập – Năng Lượng Tâm Vô Hình Even some Buddhists are skeptical that merits can be “transferred” to other beings: It does not appear “scientific.” However, Buddha Dhamma is […]
Revised January 18, 2020; September 3, 2020; rewritten February 25, 2023 Sửa ngày 18/01/2020; 03/09/2020; viết lại ngày 25/02/2023 Rebirth is a foundational axiom of Buddhism (Buddha Dhamma.) There is much evidence from rebirth accounts, Near Death Experiences, child prodigies, and other areas. Tái sinh là một tiền đề nền tảng của Phật giáo (Dhamma […]
Revised May 22, 2018; May 25, 2022; October 3, 2023 (added #5, #6, #7) Sửa ngày 22/05/2018; 25/05/2022; 03/10/2023 (bổ sung #5, #6, #7) To understand the Buddha’s message, one needs to grasp the unimaginable length of the saṁsāra (the rebirth process). The Buddha said that there is no discernible beginning to conscious life. It […]
Revised October 25, 2019 Sửa đổi ngày 25/10/2019 If you have not read the introductory post, “What is Buddha Dhamma?,” please read and understand that first. It describes the unique aspects of Buddha Dhamma, in the sense that it is not a religion by some definitions, and the Buddha was not a savior. Nếu bạn […]
Revised on January 16, 2016; major revision September 12, 2018; revised August 7, 2019; March 2, 2020; August 4, 2023 Chỉnh sửa ngày 16/1/2016; chỉnh sửa lớn ngày 12/9/2018; chỉnh sửa ngày 7/8/2019; ngày 2/3/2020; ngày 4/8/2023 Introduction Dẫn nhập Many people, who are exposed to a bit of Buddha Dhamma, see that there is […]