Doug's Dharma
About Right effort
Right effort is one path of Eightfold Path of Buddha.
Doug's Dharma
Doug's Dharma
Sixth step – The Right Effort
There are Four Great Efforts, the effort to avoid, the effort to overcome, the effort to develop and the effort to maintain.
What is the effort to avoid?
There, the disciple incites his mind to avoid the arising of evil, demeritorious things that have not yet arisen; and he strives, puts forth his energy, strains his mind and struggles.
Thus, when he perceives a form with the eye, a sound with the ear, an odor with the .
Second Step – Right Mindedness
After the First Step - Right Understanding we will go through the second step called a Right Mindedness.
What is Right Mindedness?
It is thoughts free from lust; thoughts free from ill-will; thoughts free from cruelty. This is called right-mindedness.
Now, Right Mindedness, let me tell you, is of two kinds:
Thoughts free from lust, from ill-will, and from cruelty:-this is called the "Mundane Right Mindedness," which yields worldly fruits and brings good results.
But, whatsoever there is .
The Dharma Wheel
The Dharma Wheel
Around the globe, dharma wheel is one of the oldest symbols of Buddhism. In Sanskrit, Dharma Wheel is also called as Dharma chakra. The cross is used to represents Christianity or a Star of David represents Judaism as same way the Dharma Chakra is used to represent the Buddhism. Dharma Chakra is also one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism.
Before the introduction of Buddha images, the wheel was a common symbol .