Ethically Variable Factors -13
- Universals -7
1. Contact
2. Feeling
3. Perception
4. Volition
5. One-pointedness
6. Life faculty
7. Attention
- Occasionals -6
8. Initial application
9. Sustained application
10. Decision
11. Energy
12. Zest
13. Desire
Unwholesome factors -14
14. Delusion
15. Shamelessness
16. Fearlessness of wrong
17. Restlessness
18. Greed
19. Wrong view
20. Conceit
21. Hatred
22. Envy
23. Avarice
24. Worry
25. Sloth
26. Torpor
27. Doubt
Beautiful factors -25
-Beautiful Universal -19
28. Faith
29. Mindfulness
30. Shame
31. Fear of wrongdoing
32. Non-greed
33. Non-hatred
34. Neutrality of mind
35. Tranquillity of mental body
36. Tranquillity of consness
37. Lightness of mental body
38. Lightness of consness
39. Malleability of mental body
40. Malleability of consness
41. Wieldiness of mental body
42. Wieldiness of consness
43. Proficiency of mental body
44. …

Planting lotus is tough work and here is the reason.
Many years ago, i bought some lotus seeds from a thailand florist. It was only recently my mum talked about planting lotus, then i brought out the seeds to show her. She dropped around 4-5 seeds into a small tank and changed water regularly. However, after more than a month, there was no visible change to the seeds. Then i remember i read something about hacking the seed’s shell from the shipped instructions (2 A4 pages of instructions). However, i have …

I hurt my lower back on 13 Aug, thurday. The cause must be the heavy stuff i was carrying on my right shoulder on the way to work.  When i was returning from home, the pain started getting worst. I had to stick 2 pieces of the pain plasters on my lower back. They did not help much during the night. Whenever i moved my body, the pain will be there. The next day, the pain seems to have affected the nearby nerve, it started to give rhythmic acute pain …

I had a lot of frustration at work lately but i am using it as an opportunity to watch out for any dhamma that could arises.  I worked until 8+pm today, with so much to do, even the notebook got so slow and overwork as well. I decided to call it quit and leave the office.  There was a lady in front of me when i left the office. I suspect she is going to take a cab and i was correct, we were walking the same direction. So i …

In many buddhism talks, you are likely to hear about mango and mango tree. Have you heard about durian and durian tree? During my last visit to Ubin, i see some dhamma related to a durian. Ajahn is a Thai word meaning teacher. In this article we will talk about what we learnt from a durian in the trip.
June and July is durian season, so i decided to go Ubin to see those durian trees and also to try my luck. I have managed to pick up a durian last …

The book is called Treasure of the Dhamma by Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda. For people who has traveled with me, they will know that I always like to check out all the cupboards in the hotel room for treasure. During the second trip to Sri Lanka, I decided to stay in a different hotel from the first visit. The new hotel was Hilton Colombo Hotel.
In one of the cupboard in the room, I finally found a book that is on par with the Bible.  Treasure of the Dhamma is well …

Life is Happiness. If Buddha is still around, he will likely says “Life is Happiness”.

With modern society, people are more receptive to positive thinking. As such, the new four noble truths will be as below:
1. Life is happiness
2. The cause of happiness
3. The continuous of happiness
4. The path leading to the continuous of happiness
Come! come! Let us lead a peaceful and happy life. ?Who says buddhism is?pessimistic?