
EP 129. THE ENEMY WITHIN
The word enemy indicates someone or something that bothers us, disturbs us, takes away our peace and happiness. What is this enemy that is w...
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All sentient beings are searching for peace and happiness in their lives but we seem to run into issues and sufferings all the time. Buddha taught us how to navigate through life by showing...

The word enemy indicates someone or something that bothers us, disturbs us, takes away our peace and happiness. What is this enemy that is w...

Fires burn fires do damages. When we have fires inside we are disturbed, we are restless, we are agitated. What are those fires? Get to know...

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....

Having awareness or Sati of the mind is a must have ingredient to reach the ultimate understanding of Nirvana. Without awareness of one's ow...

The Buddha was the greatest doctor and his Teachings is the greatest medicine. However, it doesn't matter how effective the medicine is if t...

The Four Great Refuges in Buddha's Teachings are Loving-Kindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Joy in others happiness (Mudita), and Equanim...

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 m...

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...

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...

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 witho...

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 emoti...

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...

Looking within is everyday practice we do to cultivate the mind. This episode describe some of the common scenarios most of us have encounte...

Does the mind exist? That sounds like a funny question. But for Buddhist practitioner this is a great interesting question. Whether you are...

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 t...

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...

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 unwho...

Every human being is born with a default ignorant mind. Without knowing, this ignorant mind creates traps that encages itself and cause suff...

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 sh...

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.

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

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”.

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

(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 be...

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 progre...

In order for one to commit himself/herself to liberation from the cycle of Dukkha/sufferings, one must understand or know what Dukkha/suffer...

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...

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

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

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?

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 selfis...

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

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

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

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’...

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

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

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

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 fi...

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...

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

All feelings and emotions happen inside us. Who or what creates these feelings? We normally think that our feelings arise due to the differe...

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...

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...

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

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

You have issues in you life, in your work, in your families, in your relationship, your mind is heavy, full of negative thoughts, feelings,...

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

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

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