Free Will and Destiny in Buddhism
When people ask about free will and destiny, they often want a simple answer: Do we really have free will, or is everything already determined? In Buddhism, the answer is…
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25/09/2025
Correspondences in Nature and the Power of thinking in Analogies (A Talk on Aññamañña Paccaya)
In this Dhamma talk, I discuss correspondences in nature and how thinking in analogies can be a valuable aid on the path to enlightenment. This talk is part of my…
04/02/2025
Keys to the Abhidhamma System
This blog is an outline of the Buddhist Abhidhamma. Its aim is to show a method of contemplation, giving those who are inclined to meditate on the Abhidhamma, subjects or headings for meditation, all of which point in a definite direction, one subject providing a basis for the next.
19/01/2023
Laws and Experiences of different Mind-states
Summary The quality of our life is determined not merely by the environment we inhabit, but by the "jurisdictional laws" of the mind-state we currently occupy. Just as physical gravity…
01/01/2023
Kamma Paccaya, Vipāka Paccaya – Condition of Intentional Acts and their Results
Kamma as a Paṭṭhāna condition, refers to the condition wherein actions, but more specifically mental acts of will or intention are acting as a cause to produce some particular result…
28/12/2022