Covid Summary for November.

New cases in Santa Clara County went up during the first half of November and came down during the second half. The number of hospitalized Covid patients went the opposite way, going down and then coming up. However, there were fewer hospitalizations at the end of the month than at the beginning. In California the… Continue reading Covid Summary for November.

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The Three Poisons of Buddhism

* From the Teaching Company course, Tibet: History, Culture, and Religion, Lecture, Lesson 7: “The Buddha and the Four Noble Truths” Return to the Four Noble Truths Return to the Buddhist Lists.

The Six Perfections

Generosity Moral Behavior Patience Effort Concentration Wisdom Return to the Buddhist Lists.

The Five Precepts

I have found a number of divergent forms of these precepts. Here is the one from Buddhism: Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Buddhism to Become Stress & Anxiety Free, 4th Edition, by Michael Williams, available on Amazon. Here is another version from No-Nonsense Zen for Beginners: Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Zen Teachings by Jason Quinn,… Continue reading The Five Precepts

The Ten Realms of Being

The Six Lower Realms of Desire Hell Hunger Brutality Arrogance Passionate Idealism Rapture The Four Higher Realms of Nobility Learning Absorption Bodhisattvahood Buddhahood Return to the Buddhist Lists.