Episodes

4d ago

The EGO is not clearly understood by most people. In Buddha's Teachings, the Buddha shows that the ego is very much in control of our lives. Without understanding this ego we can never liberate ourselves from the bondage of sufferings.

Nov 18

Having awareness or Sati of the mind is a must have ingredient to reach the ultimate understanding of Nirvana. Without awareness of one's own mind is the same as walking blind folded in complete ignorance, knowing nothing of oneself.

Nov 9

The Buddha was the greatest doctor and his Teachings is the greatest medicine. However, it doesn't matter how effective the medicine is if the patience doesn't take it it has not effect on the patience. The cure for our human sufferings is here and available. Take it or not is one's decision. All you have to do is open your mind and listen.

Oct 13

The Four Great Refuges in Buddha's Teachings are Loving-Kindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Joy in others happiness (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekha). Loving-Kindness (Metta) is one the great abode Buddhists practice, take refuge under. The practice of loving-kindness requires a clear understanding in order to have true penetration. Otherwise loving-kindness cannot truly happens.

Sep 23

Our mind is the source of ALL emotions, good or bad. Whatever we feel it is always inside of us. We cannot feel good or bad outside of our mind. So this mind is responsible for our happiness, our sadness, and everything else in between. It is the NATURAL job of the mind. For most of us ordinary people, when the emotion is angry we say I am angry. We identify ourselves with the mind. Because of this our moods, our feelings, our emotions swing according to the works of the mind. One of the greatest discovery of the Buddha was that we don't need to follow this mind generated emotions when we get to understand what this mind is.

Sep 11

Who doesn't want to be happy? Everything we do is to be happy, if not now, soon. If not soon, it's for the future happiness. Has anyone ever stopped to ask why you want to be happy? Since we want to be happy, does that mean that we are not happy right now? Are we lacking happiness all the times? We can't be happy with just who we are? Listen to the end for a bonus song.

Aug 28

Fire! Fire! Fires are every where. What are those fires? Worldly fires can be divided into two groups. What are those fires? Don't forget to leave a comment or a suggestion.

Jul 20

Suffering and Nirvana (The End of Suffering) are two of the Four Noble Truths. How are they related to each other? Can we have Nirvana without suffering?

Jun 8

People are conducting their lives with a sense of self in doing all the things they do. From the most mundane activities to high pitch emotions we are doing it. In the ultimate reality, Buddha's Teacings point to non-self which means there is "I" doing anything. Let's look into this further.

May 29

Having good friends is an essential part of our lives but often times our good friends turn out to be not so good. So what are the important characteristics we need to look for to have a true good friends?

May 16

Looking within is everyday practice we do to cultivate the mind. This episode describe some of the common scenarios most of us have encountered in life and how we use mindfulness to help us in those situations.

May 8

Does the mind exist? That sounds like a funny question. But for Buddhist practitioner this is a great interesting question. Whether you are a Buddhist or not, this concept is worth the time to do a little investigation. Leave me a comment. Would like to hear from you.

May 3

Patience is one great virtue in life we all need to cultivate and practice. Without patience we do or say things on impulse or reaction of the ego mind which leads to many issues.

Apr 18

When we see we don't just see, we also look. When we look we don't just look: - we look with lust - we look with desire - we look with greed - we look with jealousy - we look with . . .

Apr 12

Just like our body, our mind needs good nutritious foods to be healthy. Bad foods make us sick so if we are not aware our mind becomes unwholesome which in turns produces bad speech and action.

Mar 30

Every human being is born with a default ignorant mind. Without knowing, this ignorant mind creates traps that encages itself and cause sufferings. What are these traps that the mind creates?

Jun 21, 2024

When the Buddha was still a young prince he encountered four events when he and his servant ventured out of the palace. These four events shaped his way of thinking and changed the course of history.

May 11, 2024

Why do we want to cleanse our own mind? What is wrong with it? There must be reasons why we do anything. Let’s find out.

Mar 26, 2024

Shame of wrong is a quality of wholesome mind. So what are the wrong mind and how do we stay away from it?

Mar 9, 2024

How much you suffer, how often you have problems in your life mostly depends on how much you cling to the idea of your self “I”.

Feb 17, 2024

Sufferings cannot arise without proper conditions/ingredients, the faculties or the sources. What are those required ingredients?

Jan 26, 2024

(Also now on YouTube through channel Sothy Tim) Become a shade means to offer refuge to the fellow travelers from the hot sun. How do you become a shade? First, you have to be cool within yourself. Find out how in this episode.

Dec 30, 2023

How is your year as we are approaching the end of another year? Has your practice brought you more lightness and peace? Have you made progress in your study about yourself, the inner you? Share you thoughts and ideas or questions as we wrap up 2023.

Dec 4, 2023

In order for one to commit himself/herself to liberation from the cycle of Dukkha/sufferings, one must understand or know what Dukkha/suffering is. The study of Dhamma is a must and is the only way.

Nov 21, 2023

The mind is not not easy to tame but as long as we can see the benefits of a tamed mind we must keep on practicing because we know it is the only way out of the cycle of suffering.

Nov 4, 2023

Our original mind is like a bucket of pure clear water. What we put in it is what we are mistakenly identified ourself with.

Oct 29, 2023

What are we looking for in order to have a happy life in a relationship? What are the conditions?

Oct 16, 2023

We love people we hate people. A loved one becomes the ex-one. The ex becomes someone’s else love. So what is this “person” we love or hate?

Oct 9, 2023

The ultimate streaming is our mind. Blinded by the speed of the mind, we develop the self “I” as a doer. The ignorant doer goes to do selfish things for itself.

Sep 29, 2023

By looking within, we need to realize that we are also the trigger to the world.

Sep 4, 2023

Your mind has its own way of functioning, it is its nature. Find out what it is.

Aug 13, 2023

Our mind is the source of our sins. Unwholesome mind leads to sinful speech and action.

Jul 30, 2023

It’s just the matter of time when we run into problems in life, it’s inevitable. How one handles the situation determine the quality of one’s life. If you are stressed, sad, upset, anxious, nervous, scared, angry, irritated, you have not figured out the solution to your problems. Right solution gives you happiness, peace of mind. Would you like to find out?

Jul 16, 2023

From Angkuttarak Nikaya number 42, the Buddha talked about the Four Characteristics of a person, worthy and unworthy.

Jun 25, 2023

Life is a journey as people say. With the right formula life can be a lot less stressful and more joyful.

Jun 11, 2023

What is the difference between paying respect and taking refuge in the Triple Gems? There are misconceptions in what taking refuge means.

May 27, 2023

All fires starts with a little spark. All big problems start with little problems. Put out the spark is a lot easier than put out the big fire. Learn to catch the spark.

May 7, 2023

A man who conquer a thousand battles is not still as powerful as the man(or woman) who can conquer himself/herself. This phrase is explained here in this episode.

Apr 23, 2023

The Buddha discovered the Truth. From the Truth He taught the Dhamma. What is the Truth He discovered?

Apr 10, 2023

All feelings and emotions happen inside us. Who or what creates these feelings? We normally think that our feelings arise due to the different factors outside our body, due to what we see or hear. Does that mean those things and people are the creator of our feelings?

Mar 19, 2023

Is old habit difficult to break? It depends on your mind set. Is your emotions difficult to change? It depends on your will. But if you know for sure that the change will make a better you or get you into a better life situation, would you do it?

Mar 13, 2023

When your mind is full of stuff you feel heavy, especially stuff of negative feelings and emotions. Learn to clear this mind, learn to clean that mind and you will feel much better.

Mar 6, 2023

This episode goes a little deeper into the fifty two mind faculties, the ingredients, the formula, some samples of how mind arises.

Feb 20, 2023

Evil/bad deeds arise from unwholesome minds, unwholesome thoughts, unwholesome actions. How do you handle these unwholesome feelings?

Jan 13, 2023

You have issues in you life, in your work, in your families, in your relationship, your mind is heavy, full of negative thoughts, feelings, and emotions. You feel heavy like having dark clouds on your head, heavy weights on your shoulders. This is telling you that you don’t understand your own mind and you are letting your mind control you.

Dec 21, 2022

We all have to deal with difficult people, difficult situation all the time. How do we manage this problem?

Dec 18, 2022

You are only one thought away from happiness if you put down your ego.

Nov 10, 2022

Many people pray at the temples, at the altars, to the Buddha’s statue. Is that what the Buddha taught?

Nov 3, 2022

Grief is a part of life we all encounter from time to time. It is important to understand how this pain arises.

Oct 31, 2022

The King(your mind) wants to have peace in his kingdom but the king is always disturbed. Where are the guards?

Oct 21, 2022

Being aware of oneself’s mental activities (having Sati) is the crucial first part of learning about ourselves. Let’s talk about how to become aware of our own thoughts and emotions.

Sep 29, 2022

You have studied the Dhamma, you have studied the Sutra, yet you still have issues in life. Where has the learning gone?

Sep 20, 2022

Mind objects are products of our mind. These objects are the emotions, the feelings we experience and mistakenly identify ourselves with.

Aug 27, 2022

So it’s the question for you and your mind, which one is it?

Aug 12, 2022

The Buddha encourages Dana or offering/giving. What is the best Dana one can give to oneself and people around them?

Aug 1, 2022

The conceptual “I” arises flawlessly with the rise of the five senses. Understanding this concept is the opening to the ultimate you.

Jul 9, 2022

Practicing anything must benefit you. The same goes with practicing the Dhamma. This episode shows you how to bring the Dhamma to your everyday activities so you can have a beautiful life.

Jun 13, 2022

Kamma/karma is action. Your action makes your life, good, bad, sad, angry, stressed, depressed, … What you make is yours. Choose the right one.

May 9, 2022

Our mind rises and falls away nonstop like waterfalls, it never stops. New mind arises and passes away consecutively, not a single old mind sticks around but because it happens so fast it seems like there is just one mind. You never touch a stream twice, be it water stream or mind stream.

May 1, 2022

Just as a storm cannot prevail against a rocky Mountain, so Mara can never overpower the man who lives meditating on impurities.

Apr 12, 2022

A journey begins with the first step and the longest journey is the journey within which requires no step. You are already there.

Mar 27, 2022

This episode explains about the functions of our six senses, how they work, interact, and generate the mind. Please feel free to leave comments.

Mar 13, 2022

We go through many episodes in our life. How we handle the different episodes we encounter dictates how we live our life.

Mar 6, 2022

Your mind only exists in the present moment, so are you.

Feb 20, 2022

What is Samsara? How did we get caught in it?

Feb 16, 2022

Nothing specific today, a little bit here a little bit there. Comments if you like.

Jan 30, 2022

Cultivate your land cultivate your mind. It is an effort we all need to make.

Jan 15, 2022

We all have stories and those stories run inside our head. Watch the stories.

Jan 3, 2022

Who is suffering? Find out who or what is suffering.

Dec 21, 2021

Where does our suffering come from? What or who creates it?

Dec 13, 2021

Why you can’t let go of that dislike, hateful feeling about someone?

Dec 2, 2021

Because people only know that suffering is part of life they think that it is normal.

Nov 18, 2021

Once you understand what suffering is you can learn to detach from it.

Nov 6, 2021

This episode takes you deeper into the teaching to see what the ultimate truth is that the Buddha taught.

Nov 2, 2021

Clinging or holding on to things is the root cause of insecurity, anxiety, stress that can proliferate into many unwholesome thoughts.

Oct 17, 2021

The secret of life is right in front of you.

Oct 8, 2021

Acceptance is hard to do for most people when tragedies happen, when they are a victim of something in the past.

Sep 25, 2021

Wisdom (Pranha in Pali) is one component in the Eight Fold Noble Path. How do you cultivate this wisdom/pranha?

Sep 11, 2021

Human mind, animal mind. What is mindfulness?

Sep 6, 2021

How does stress start in our life? From teenagers to young adults, stress builds up. Know where stress come from.

Aug 28, 2021

What are the six worlds that make your mind?

Aug 15, 2021

The definition of the word Nirvana/Nibanna.

Jul 25, 2021

What you are searching for is already inside of you.

Jul 5, 2021

All Dhamma has the mind as the subject. (Buddha)

Jun 24, 2021

Self realization is about realizing our own mind, how it works. The mind is what keeps us in Samsara, understanding it is liberation. Free…

May 29, 2021

What is awareness? And what is the difference between awareness and mindfulness?

May 17, 2021

Opinion and criticisms, mental activities that lead to problems.

May 2, 2021

Buddha asked the monk’s: monks, if Brahmins or lay people ask why you study with the Tathagatta, what benefits do you get from the Teachings? What would you tell them?

Apr 30, 2021

Our new generation, from teenagers to young adults, is facing tremendous pressure from society and it creates a lot of stress and anxiety. How does one handle it?

Apr 19, 2021

Needless to say, raising a family is a very challenging responsibility and every little guidance helps. This episode is my little two cents guidance.

Apr 10, 2021

Money can help fix the necessity of life but money cannot buy true peace and happiness of life. The only way to cure the mental suffering is to understand what our mind is.

Mar 27, 2021

How do you cultivate compassion for yourself and others? How do you forgive someone?

Mar 8, 2021

How can Buddhism benefit your life? This is the key, the bridge that takes you to the other side of your emotional (ego) mind.

Mar 1, 2021

Fear and worry destroy our happiness. What is fear? Why are we worried?

Feb 7, 2021

What troubles you? Understand what that is and you can be happier.

Jan 25, 2021

When there is self there is death to self. Non-self is deathless but don’t just take my words for it, investigate it for yourself.

Dec 21, 2020

Understanding the “I” that creates your emotion. What is that “I”?

Oct 30, 2020

Our mind sprouts from different kinds of seed that generate different kinds of feelings. Understanding how those seeds grow are crucial to our peace of mind.

Oct 3, 2020

Continuing from part 1, episode 28, this talk is about our emotional mind, our part of the mind that runs the world.

Sep 21, 2020

We all have two minds operating together seamlessly like one. I am breaking it down here for you so see how the two works together. This another way of looking at our mind.

Apr 11, 2020

People have harmed you, people have hurt you, how can you have love or compassion for them?

Mar 20, 2020

The infected mind is happy, mad, sad, upset, angry, . . . Disinfect your mind.

Jan 6, 2020

I can’t have peace of mind, I have tried meditations but it only helps temporarily. How can I control my mind?

Aug 18, 2019

Desire leads to suffering. What about good desires? Desire to do good. Do you need to have desire to do good? How do desires and attachments work?

Jul 7, 2019

Depression has many sources. Will try to cover some.

Jul 4, 2019

Anger anger goes away, do not come back any other days.

Jun 19, 2019

Comparing and judging are the activities of the human mind. We must keep watch of this activity.

May 26, 2019

Many have suffered broken relationships, have problems with immediate family members or spouse that is totally avoidable.

May 19, 2019

How we value ourselves is very important for most of us. When not knowing, we value ourselves with the wrong conceptions and it causes sufferings.

May 6, 2019

Surrender to the truth, to life, and live it mindfully.

May 3, 2019

What does it mean “going beyond” or transcend the mind?

Apr 25, 2019

The idea of self creates separation, me vs you, my country vs your country, my people vs your people, my belief vs your belief.

Apr 23, 2019

How are you all doing? How is life up to this moment? Any thing changes or wish it changes?

Apr 6, 2019

I like the idea of the Teachings but I am too busy. I kind of know that all I have to do is be good. These are some of the comments people have. As long as you maintain this attitude, your life situations cannot get better because you will still always be under the control of your own ego mind.

Mar 23, 2019

What is different in Buddhism from other religions? The teachings of selflessness , non-self is the key to eradicate ego. This key opens the door to the kingdom of heaven within.

Mar 16, 2019

Based on memories, our mind works unconsciously and go through the emotions of life. Thus, there is no peace of mind.

Mar 10, 2019

Wrapping up the core teachings of the Buddha.

Mar 8, 2019

The path to liberation. Peace and happiness at last.

Mar 4, 2019

Patticcasamupatti is Buddha’s discovery when he reached enlightenment. This is the uniqueness of Buddha’s Teachings.

Feb 26, 2019

From our deepest level of consciousness to rebirth and the wheel of Samsara according to karmic energy.

Feb 23, 2019

The Cessation of Sufferings (Nirvana). How does one reach the end of sufferings.

Feb 21, 2019

We continue the talk regarding the root of sufferings and the root of the root of sufferings.

Feb 20, 2019

Today, the full moon day of the third month in Buddhist calendar, Buddhists celebrate the anniversary of Buddha’s announcement of his Parinirvanna.

Feb 17, 2019

Root of sufferings is the thinking mind. We are going to find out what the mind is.

Feb 15, 2019

What are the sufferings of the mind. The different levels of the mind. The core teachings is in the Abhidhamma. The change in us.

Feb 13, 2019

The Three Principles of Buddha’s Teachings are Impermanence, Sufferings, and Non-Self (Anicca, Dukha, Anatta).

Feb 11, 2019

The First Noble Truth/ Suffering is divided into two parts, body (form) and mind. This episode talks about the body.

Feb 9, 2019

General description of what the Four Noble Truths is as well as the Eight Folds Noble Path. What is the truth?

Feb 9, 2019

A short description of what Buddha’s Teachings is.