Discourse on setting in motion of the wheel of Dhamma SN 56.11 Pali text below English translation Thus have I heard: Once when the Blessed One was staying in the deer sanctuary at Isipatana, near Benares, he spoke to the group of five bhikkhus: “These two extremes, bhikkhus, should not be followed by one who has gone forth: sensual indulgence, which is low, coarse, vulgar, ignoble, and unprofitable; and self torture, which is painful, ignoble, and unprofitable. Bhikkhus, by avoiding these…
Namo Homage / I prostrate / bow tassa to Him bhagavato the Blessed or the Exalted arahato the Worthy or the Enlightened One sammā rightly or completely sam himself (individually, by himself) buddhassa awakened Buddha or enlightened Buddha Before…
Pali text below English translation I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthi, in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s Monastery. Then the Blessed One, early in the morning, put on his robes and, carrying his…
The rosary, known also as Japamālā, is a mnemonic aid used primarly in the religious practice of prayer and incantantions chantings as well as in the repetition of names and attributes of deities, used by devotees of Hinduism, Buddhism,…
Nowadays Thai Massage is became a typical proposal of many Spa and wellness centers in the West which want to bring an exotic and elegant touch to their services. But this science is rooted in a very old and…
Few people believe that Thais have the lock on Sak Yans, others that monks have the prerogative of this practice. The facts are actually quite different. First of all we have to distinguish between the place where a tradition was…
Yantras have become increasingly common in the West among those interested in the occult and religious practices of India and Southeast Asia. Yantra is a Sanskrit (Sk) word meaning, “A tool used to control.” In Southeast Asia Yantras are…
In this past year I have been graced with the friendship and guidance of Reusi Tevijjo, and was recently invited to interview him about the Reusi of Thailand. Reusi Tevijjo, wears long cotton robes, long hair, and a long beard;…
The following informations are the result of my experience as pratictioner of this tradition and are linked to the lineage I belong to. For this reasons they, by no means, want to represent an absolute truth. What are Sak…
