Gautama Dhamma

A Meditative Journey Into the True Meaning of the Buddha’s Path Why the Middle Way Is Still Misunderstood For centuries, the Buddha’s Middle Way has been flattened into an ethic of moderation: “Don’t eat too much, don’t starve. Don’t sleep too much, don’t stay awake. Don’t go to extremes.” And while moderation has value, the…

From Ṛṣis, Siddhas, and Xian to the Buddha’s Path Beyond the Universe Beyond the Highest Heaven: Why Ascension Is Not the End Every spiritual tradition tells a story of ascent.The Indian ṛṣis left their villages and saw the eternal law (ṛta).The Siddhas transformed their bodies until they glowed with immortal vitality.The Daoist immortals (仙) withdrew…

How Aryan Lineage, Greek Art, and Egyptian Archetypes Shaped the Image of the Enlightened One 雅利安血統、非洲記憶與希臘-埃及藝術如何塑造了覺悟者的形象 The Buddha’s Face: Beyond Statues and Myths Everywhere in Asia we see the serene face of the Buddha — coiled hair, calm smile, golden halo. But is this really how Gautama looked? The historical Gautama was a shaven-headed monk…

Epilogue for “Temples of the Dawn: Ancient Beacons, Lost Civilizations, and the Buddha’s Path Beyond Fire and Light” 黎明廟宇：古老的燈塔、失落的文明與佛陀超越火與光的道路  For thousands of years, humanity has lived among the ruins of temples, pyramids, and stupas without fully understanding them. Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Borobudur in Java, the pyramids of Giza, the sunken city of Dwarka —…

The timeless spirit of renunciation in a new cultural landscape 1. Introduction — The Timeless Spirit of Discipline To the casual observer, the Vinaya may appear as a code of endless rules. Two hundred and more regulations for monks, even more for nuns, added to precepts for novices and lay followers. A modern reader may…

The Buddha’s fearless declaration of a freedom no world can contain Introduction: The Sound That Shakes the Worlds “Pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuṃ udapādi, ñāṇaṃ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.” (SN 56.11)“In the Dhamma not heard before, vision (cakkhu) arose, knowledge (ñāṇa) arose, wisdom (paññā) arose, true knowledge (vijjā) arose, light (āloka) arose.” This…

Many today feel it: something is wrong with the world.Ancient wisdom called this māyā — not just impermanent or unstable, but an illusion, not ultimately real. Science too begins to agree. Theories suggest we may be living in a simulation: a constructed appearance that seems solid, yet is only patterns of information. Just as in…

Courage, Patience, and the Heroic Mind in the Theravāda Suttas Many people approach meditation for peace and stress relief. This is a good beginning, but the Buddha’s Path goes far beyond comfort. It leads to the complete ending of suffering—the Deathless—and it demands heroic qualities of mind. The Buddha himself declared: “This Dhamma goes against…

Why Keeping a Stricter Vinaya Protects Not Only Monastics, but the Longevity of Gautama’s Dhamma At a recent discussion, someone asked: “Why be so strict with Vinaya? Isn’t it enough for monks to keep the basics and focus on meditation?” It’s a sincere question—but the Buddha himself gave the answer long ago. In the Mahāparinibbāna…

Why the Buddha’s Way Requires a Death and Rebirth A Question from Retreat During a recent meditation retreat, someone asked me: “I have a full-time job, but I meditate for a couple of hours every day. Isn’t that good enough? Surely liberation will come if I keep at it.” This question is sincere. Many people…