The mind of an Arahant is the mind that doesn’t have kilesa, doesn’t take anymore rebirth

Question: What happen to the citta of an Arahant after he or she Parinibbāna?

Than Ajahn:  The citta of an Arahant and the citta of the ordinary beings are the same. The only difference is that the citta of an Arahant is pure, it has no defilements, it has no lobha, dosa or moha, it has no cravings: no kāma-taṇhā, bhava-taṇhā, and vibhava-taṇhā. That’s the only difference. The mind of an Arahant is the mind that doesn’t have kilesa, doesn’t take anymore rebirth, that’s all. The mind of ordinary people still have defilements, greed, cravings, and they keep on taking rebirths after rebirths.

Happiness In and Out By Ven Aggacitta

Today’s talk is not from the suttas but based on a poem sent to me via e-mail. The title and author of the poem were not mentioned. However, I'd like to name today's talk “Happiness In and Out”. Let me read out the poem and comment on it.

Sati - a must !

THE BUDDHA’S EYE

The Buddha’s eye reminds us to gaze at ourself to see how

Samsara gives us much but takes more away, so we keep wanting.

What is power when we are not really free and not even know it?
What is wealth when we are poor in what truly enriches us.
What are titles when our books are copied pages or empty?

What is knowledge when it blinds us from what frees us?
What is faith when we look to others what is deep within?
What is love when we fear to say it, to show it, and let it die?

The world is our body and speech: let it be beautiful and true.
The mind is our universe: boundless space and open heavens.

Wisdom is present to the passing present, learning to change,
Just as we breathe in, so we breathe out, presently at peace,
To be born, to live, to die, life is this very moment – now.

Piya Tan

Bodhicitta and the Spiritual Warrior

April 11, 2017 by Daniel Scharpenburg

Photo by Dean Hocham, Flickr C.C.

The way of the Bodhisattva is the way of compassion and wisdom, of realizing your own boundless potential. It comes from realizing that Enlightenment is our true nature, that we have a basic goodness and wakefulness that is fundamental to our being.

Bodhicitta is what the diligence of the Bodhisattva is based on. Bodhicitta means mind of awakening. It’s what helps us overcome the delusions that keep us from seeing our true nature. These delusions are things that we can overcome. They are impermanent like everything else. They may obscure our minds, but we can overcome them. Bodhicitta is our tool for doing this.

Don't just keep following your mind

When is walking Meditation? A Zen Reflection

April 11, 2017 by James Ford 

I have friends who suggest anything they really like doing is a meditation. When they’re not just being cute or ironic the principal they seem to rely on for this assertion is that such things as knitting, bowling, cooking, all involve concentration and at best, perhaps, an achieving of a sense of “oneness” with the object of their concentration. I have little argument with such an observation and indeed many of the so-called Zen arts such as tea ceremony and archery are such joining of action and attention.

But there is another kind of meditation that has no goal, no purpose other than just being.
In my life this is mainly encountered on the meditation pillow. And I know it can take many forms, possibly even in knitting, bowling and cooking.