Sitemap # 1 of the Blog – A snapshot of the contents of the Blog site thelaybuddhist.blogspot.com
You will find synopses of the contents of this blog site in these 4 posts to give you an idea, what this Blog is all about. The visitors to this site are mostly those who are driven by the desire to enhance their Dhamma practice. Buddha-Dhamma is very profound in nature as a teaching and it inspires you to keep on learning more as it provides you with answers to phenomena observable in this universe.
There are so many who lead very busy household lives, and yet want to engage in some Dhamma practice, to gain optimum benefits from the limited time that they can set apart for it. This Blog will be of help to them.
The contents of the Blog are organized into and presented through a series of Posts to make it convenient to follow. The material is also presented in some practical sequence, so it is best to go by the given order in sequence from Post # 1.
However it is also possible for the busy householder to visit and capture those specific aspects of the practice given in different posts that are of interest to him/her. For their convenience this site map has been created and includes hyperlinks enabling them to access a selected topic by clicking on the relevant Post Number. The selected post will appear in a new Tab and closing that after reading, will take you back to the site map. This site map is updated every time a new post is added, therefore, it is up-to-date.
This post contains the synopses of the contents of this Blog from Post # 1 to Post # 25. Scrolling down you come to Sitemap # 2. The Sitemap # 2 has the synopses of Post # 26 to Post # 47 and the Post below that, from scrolling down is Sitemap # 3 which contains the synopses of Post # 48 to Post # 68 . The Post to follow is Sitemap # 4 which contains the synopses of Post # 69 to .Post # 81
To access a selected topic Click on the relevant title/Post number.
Post # 2 - Worldly Well Being- A short account of what worldly well being is, as perceived by each individual is given as a short wish list and how we must see this world that we live in, highlighting how difficult it is to complete this list due to human nature and a way to cope without being enslaved by it..
Post # 3 - Steps in the Mind’s Response Process - A brief representation of how the mind responds to the external environment and accumulates life experiences which fashion our personality and how one may intervene according to Buddha's teaching to improve the self
Post # 4 - Concepts andReality Part 1 - A short introduction to how a Buddhist must recognize concepts as different from reality and how to be mindful of not letting concepts dominate your personality and how a frame of reference is created from our life experiences
Post # 5 - Concepts and Reality Part 2 - Discussed here is how the Frame of Reference created from our life experiences is used to relate to the world we live in.
Post # 6 - Concepts and Reality Part 3 - Description of how one can see Buddha Dhamma as the universal truth and reality in the world that we experience as we live
Post # 7 - Rebirth - Part 1 - Rebirth and Kamma – How Buddhist Rebirth "Works" and how should we understand them, from quotes or explanations given by great scholars
Post # 8 - Rebirth - Part2 - Rebirth and Kamma – how we should see them (Part 2) - The statements contained here give more elaborations on the doctrine of Rebirth as explained in the Dhamma literature.
Post # 9 - Rebirth - Part3 - Rebirth and Karma – how we should see them (Part 3) - The extracts from statements made by eminent scholars of Buddha Dhamma given here give more evidence for the validity of the doctrine of Rebirth.
Post # 10 - Karma and Retribution Part 1 – This contains some explanations of this doctrine in the way they are described in the texts, such as karma has a meaning that intentional mental, verbal and bodily actions have an ethical significance and vipāka the outcome, is the consequence or result of such action.
Post# 11 - Karma and Retribution - Part 2 – This contains more elaborations including Buddha’s explanation that Kamma is one of the universal laws that determine the state of existence and what is experienced by all sentient beings and that a kammic act is complete when intention, action and a result take place.
Post # 12 - A Concise Note on Nibbana - Part 1- Some Pointers to the Way. This post contains some special points about Nibbana extracted from talks and writings by learned monks and scholars with the objective of creating necessary interest and curiosity in the minds of readers about this important subject.
Post # 13 -A Concise Note on Nibbana - Part 2 – Some Pointers to the Way…….This post contains some special points about Nibbana for the motivated reader to find out a step by step practice to be followed for the realization of Nibbana.
Post # 14- Why engage in Dhamma Practice?– Punya Kamma - This post outlines some points of interest to those leading busy household lives who need to know the activities that will yield the optimum benefits from a limited time that they can allocate for dhamma work,with emphasis on meritorious acts (punya kamma).
Post # 15 - Why engage in Dhamma Practice?- Kusala Kamma – This has a continuation of descriptions on Dhamma practice by a busy householder, with emphasis on acquiring ethical skills (Kusala Kamma)
Post # 16 - Why engage in Dhamma Practice?- The Direct Path to Enlightenment - In this post there is a description on the practice of the marga prathi padawa (the direct path to enlightenment) to be followed in three stages, with emphasis on the noble eightfold path,
Post # 17 - TheDirect Path to Enlightenment; Seela Part -- This post has descriptions on the development of those factors of the noble eight fold path, falling into Seela (Moral Restraint) Part.
Post # 18- The Direct Path to Enlightenment; Samadhi Part – This post contains descriptions on the development of the factors falling into the Samadhi (Concentrated Mind) Part,
Post # 19 - The Direct Path to Enlightenment; Panna Part - The Panna Part consists of the factors Samma Sankappa and Samma Ditthi of the Noble Eightfold Path. This Post contains descriptions on the factor Samma Ditthi.
Post # 20 -The NobleEight-Fold Path- Stage 3, the World Transcending Path – This post describes the 3rd Stage in the development of the world transcending (lokuthtara) Noble Eightfold Path- culminating in the attainment of Nibbana.
Post # 21 - Summary of Effective Practices byLay Buddhists – In this post you can find a summary of the Buddhist practices described in the previous posts up this one.
Post # 22-Meditation as advocated in Buddhist Practice- Part1 - In this Post you will find some essential points and facts on meditation extracted from discourses and writings by learned monks and dhamma scholars to show the beginner what Meditation in Buddhist practice really means.
Post # 23-Meditation as advocated in Buddhist Practice- Part2.. In this post there are some more of such references made by other learned teachers to motivate the busy householder to engage in a regular practice of Meditation.
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Post # 24-Meditation as advocated in Buddhist Practice -Part 3-- Serenity Meditation - In this post there are descriptions on the way of developing Samadhi (Concentrated Mind) and how this state of mind yields spiritual benefits and worldly benefits and how serenity meditation manifests as a platform for developing Vippasana (insight meditation).
Highlighted in this Post are some salient points on Insight (Vipassana) Meditation) which help to recognize superficial or apparent reality, and also to penetrate beyond appearance so as to perceive subtler truths, then ultimate truths, and finally to experience the truth of freedom from suffering.
