వేమన పద్యాలు – Vemana Poems (Padyalu)
On desire as a driving force – Kaamigaani Vaadu – కామియైన వాఁడు కవియగు రవియగు ఆ. కామిగాని వాఁడు కవిగాఁడు రవిగాఁడుకామిగాక మోక్ష […]
The Three Marks of Existence – Tilakkhaṇa
The Tilakkhaṇa (Three Marks of Existence) are fundamental concepts in Buddhism that describe the nature of all conditioned phenomena – Anicca (Impermanence) , Dukkha (Suffering or Unsatisfactoriness), Anatta (Non-Self or No-Soul)
Understanding The Origin of everything – Dependent Origination
Dependent Origination (Pali: paṭicca-samuppāda, Sanskrit: pratītya-samutpāda) is a fundamental Buddhist teaching that explains the interconnected and conditioned nature of existence. It describes how all phenomena arise due to causes and conditions and how nothing exists independently or permanently.
The Five Aggregates of Clinging – Pañcupādānakkhandhā
The Five Aggregates of Clinging (pañcupādānakkhandhā) are the five aspects of experience that we mistakenly identify as “self.” The Buddha taught that clinging to these aggregates is the cause of suffering (dukkha). These are mentioned in multiple suttas, including the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) and Khandha Sutta (SN 22.48). This teaching is central to Buddhist psychology, showing that what we call “self” is just a combination of temporary, ever-changing processes. Understanding and seeing through this illusion is the key to liberation.
The Four Noble Truths – Chattari-ariya-saccani
The Four Noble Truths were first taught by the Buddha in the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Pali: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, meaning “The Discourse on Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion”). This sutta is found in the Saṃyutta Nikāya (SN 56.11) of the Sutta Pitaka in the Pali Canon. This is considered the first sermon of the Buddha, given to the five ascetics at the Deer Park in Sarnath after his enlightenment.
The Unwritten Code
A short poem about the beginning. Is it the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning, I’m not sure.
“I was born naked, in body and soul.
With my stomach and mind empty.
Whatever was, before I ever was.
Clear like water and pure like a crystal.”
You are what your deepest desire is.
“You are what your deepest desire is. As is your desire, so is your will. As is your will, so is your intent. As is your intent, so is your action. As is your action, so is your destiny”
While I did not completely agree with what the text said, it caught my attention and I did want to find the source of this text. It definitely seemed like it belonged to the vast library of Indian scriptures. But, I wanted to find the source and also the context in which it was said. So, I did a further search and found the source.
The Origin and Nature of the Manifest World
Regardless of religion, language and geographical location, all seekers eventually reach the same point but from various directions and a multitude of different paths. One of such point is the nature of this manifested world, how and where did it come from? In this we reach this point from two paths – Doaism and Hinduism, Tao Te Ching and Isha Upanishad.
Freedom (1923) by Khalil Gibran from The Prophet
“On Freedom” is a profound piece from Kahlil Gibran’s book, The Prophet. In this passage, Gibran explores the concept of freedom, suggesting that true freedom comes from within and is not merely the absence of external constraints. He writes about how people often worship their own freedom, yet this can become a new form of bondage.