Buddha mainly used Pali as that was the language of common conversation at that time. In Pali, dhyana is jhana. Chinese did not have an equivalent word so they took the word jhana and started pronouncing it in their own way - it became ch’an ...
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Plato’s Meno begins with the question, ‘Can you tell me, Socrates, is a virtue to be taught?’ The answer of Socrates is that virtue ...
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In the ancient yogic text Sri Vijana Bhairav Tantra, there is a description of a simple and easy meditation – Kumbhaka .
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With Inputs From BSY Literature
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( From Brhd-Aranyak Upanishad ) Yajnavalkya come to Janaka (King) of Videha. He thought (to himself) 'I will not talk.' But when (once) Janaka (King) of Videha and Yajnavalkya discussed together at an agnihotra ceremony, Yajnavalkya granted the former a boon. He chose to ask any question he wished. He
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Story from Buddha's life, excerpts from Udana (The Udana is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism)
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Ego-lessness; Insightful discussion on praise and insult from Bodhicaryavatara, authored by Shantideva ( Shantideva was an 8th century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar at Nalanda ) Praise, reputation and honour lead neither to merit nor to longevity; they confer neither strength nor protection against disease; and they do not give
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Insightful discussion on detachment and serenity by Hui-neng 5 (Hui-neng was a Buddhist monk who is one of the most important figures in Chan Buddhism)
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