- How Does Buddhism Help Us Accept Mortality?
One aim of Buddhism is to help us accept our mortality and so come to terms with death. We'll look at how his mortality was the Buddha's concern when he began his search, how coming to terms with mortality functions in various forms of…
- The "Formless Attainments" of Early Buddhist Meditation
What are the formless attainments of early Buddhist meditation? We'll look at these deep states of absorption. First we'll look at their history, how the Buddha first encountered them and where they appear to have arisen from, then we'll…
- What Is the Pali Canon of Buddhism?
Many of us may have heard of the Buddhist Pāli Canon. What is it? We will look at its early history and the material that makes it up.