Buddha’s Teachings

Having good friends is an essential part of our lives but often times our good friends turn out to be not so good. So what are the important characteristics we need to look for to have a true good friends?

Looking within is everyday practice we do to cultivate the mind. This episode describe some of the common scenarios most of us have encountered in life and how we use mindfulness to help us in those situations.

Does the mind exist? That sounds like a funny question. But for Buddhist practitioner this is a great interesting question. Whether you are a Buddhist or not, this concept is worth the time to do a little investigation.Leave me a comment. Would like to hear from you.

Patience is one great virtue in life we all need to cultivate and practice. Without patience we do or say things on impulse or reaction of the ego mind which leads to many issues.

When we see we don't just see, we also look. When we look we don't just look:- we look with lust- we look with desire- we look with greed- we look with jealousy- we look with . . .

Just like our body, our mind needs good nutritious foods to be healthy. Bad foods make us sick so if we are not aware our mind becomes unwholesome which in turns produces bad speech and action.

Every human being is born with a default ignorant mind. Without knowing, this ignorant mind creates traps that encages itself and cause sufferings. What are these traps that the mind creates?

When the Buddha was still a young prince he encountered four events when he and his servant ventured out of the palace. These four events shaped his way of thinking and changed the course of history. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

Why do we want to cleanse our own mind? What is wrong with it? There must be reasons why we do anything. Let's find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

Shame of wrong is a quality of wholesome mind. So what are the wrong mind and how do we stay away from it? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

How much you suffer, how often you have problems in your life mostly depends on how much you cling to the idea of your self “I”. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

Sufferings cannot arise without proper conditions/ingredients, the faculties or the sources. What are those required ingredients? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

(Also now on YouTube through channel Sothy Tim) Become a shade means to offer refuge to the fellow travelers from the hot sun. How do you become a shade? First, you have to be cool within yourself. Find out how in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

How is your year as we are approaching the end of another year? Has your practice brought you more lightness and peace? Have you made progress in your study about yourself, the inner you? Share you thoughts and ideas or questions as we wrap up 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

In order for one to commit himself/herself to liberation from the cycle of Dukkha/sufferings, one must understand or know what Dukkha/suffering is. The study of Dhamma is a must and is the only way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

The mind is not not easy to tame but as long as we can see the benefits of a tamed mind we must keep on practicing because we know it is the only way out of the cycle of suffering. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

Our original mind is like a bucket of pure clear water. What we put in it is what we are mistakenly identified ourself with. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

What are we looking for in order to have a happy life in a relationship? What are the conditions? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

We love people we hate people. A loved one becomes the ex-one. The ex becomes someone's else love. So what is this “person” we love or hate? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

The ultimate streaming is our mind. Blinded by the speed of the mind, we develop the self “I” as a doer. The ignorant doer goes to do selfish things for itself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

By looking within, we need to realize that we are also the trigger to the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

Your mind has its own way of functioning, it is its nature. Find out what it is. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sothy-tim/support

Our mind is the source of our sins. Unwholesome mind leads to sinful speech and action.

It's just the matter of time when we run into problems in life, it's inevitable. How one handles the situation determine the quality of one's life. If you are stressed, sad, upset, anxious, nervous, scared, angry, irritated, you have not figured out the solution to your problems. Right solution gives you happiness, peace of mind. Would you like to find out?

From Angkuttarak Nikaya number 42, the Buddha talked about the Four Characteristics of a person, worthy and unworthy.

Life is a journey as people say. With the right formula life can be a lot less stressful and more joyful.

What is the difference between paying respect and taking refuge in the Triple Gems? There are misconceptions in what taking refuge means.

All fires starts with a little spark. All big problems start with little problems. Put out the spark is a lot easier than put out the big fire. Learn to catch the spark.

A man who conquer a thousand battles is not still as powerful as the man(or woman) who can conquer himself/herself. This phrase is explained here in this episode.

The Buddha discovered the Truth. From the Truth He taught the Dhamma. What is the Truth He discovered?

All feelings and emotions happen inside us. Who or what creates these feelings? We normally think that our feelings arise due to the different factors outside our body, due to what we see or hear. Does that mean those things and people are the creator of our feelings?

Is old habit difficult to break? It depends on your mind set. Is your emotions difficult to change? It depends on your will. But if you know for sure that the change will make a better you or get you into a better life situation, would you do it?

When your mind is full of stuff you feel heavy, especially stuff of negative feelings and emotions. Learn to clear this mind, learn to clean that mind and you will feel much better.

This episode goes a little deeper into the fifty two mind faculties, the ingredients, the formula, some samples of how mind arises.

Evil/bad deeds arise from unwholesome minds, unwholesome thoughts, unwholesome actions. How do you handle these unwholesome feelings?

You have issues in you life, in your work, in your families, in your relationship, your mind is heavy, full of negative thoughts, feelings, and emotions. You feel heavy like having dark clouds on your head, heavy weights on your shoulders. This is telling you that you don't understand your own mind and you are letting your mind control you.

We all have to deal with difficult people, difficult situation all the time. How do we manage this problem?

You are only one thought away from happiness if you put down your ego.

Many people pray at the temples, at the altars, to the Buddha's statue. Is that what the Buddha taught?

Grief is a part of life we all encounter from time to time. It is important to understand how this pain arises.

The King(your mind) wants to have peace in his kingdom but the king is always disturbed. Where are the guards?

Being aware of oneself's mental activities (having Sati) is the crucial first part of learning about ourselves. Let's talk about how to become aware of our own thoughts and emotions.

You have studied the Dhamma, you have studied the Sutra, yet you still have issues in life. Where has the learning gone?

Mind objects are products of our mind. These objects are the emotions, the feelings we experience and mistakenly identify ourselves with.

So it's the question for you and your mind, which one is it?

The Buddha encourages Dana or offering/giving. What is the best Dana one can give to oneself and people around them?

The conceptual “I” arises flawlessly with the rise of the five senses. Understanding this concept is the opening to the ultimate you.

Practicing anything must benefit you. The same goes with practicing the Dhamma. This episode shows you how to bring the Dhamma to your everyday activities so you can have a beautiful life.

Kamma/karma is action. Your action makes your life, good, bad, sad, angry, stressed, depressed, … What you make is yours. Choose the right one.

Our mind rises and falls away nonstop like waterfalls, it never stops. New mind arises and passes away consecutively, not a single old mind sticks around but because it happens so fast it seems like there is just one mind. You never touch a stream twice, be it water stream or mind stream.

Just as a storm cannot prevail against a rocky Mountain, so Mara can never overpower the man who lives meditating on impurities.