by Administrator | Apr 11, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Introduction The subject here is what in Buddhist parlance is called the Six Paramitas. ‘Paramita’ literally means something which goes beyond. ‘Param’ means beyond, and’ ‘ita’ means ‘to travel’, to go beyond. There is no actual English...
by Administrator | Apr 11, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Dana or Generosity I think the Buddha put dana– which means giving or generosity– at the very beginning, because it is something that we all can do. However deluded we may be, however angry we may be, however jealous or greedy we may...
by Administrator | Apr 11, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Shila or Ethical Conduct The second paramita is shila. Shila means ethics, it means moral conduct. In the Buddhadharma, moral conduct is based on the tenet of harmlessness. It is based on the principle of not doing any hurt to oneself and...
by Administrator | Apr 11, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Shanti or Patience The next paramita is the perfection of patience or Shanti Paramita. In ancient India, as in many other spiritual traditions, there is a kind of austerity known in Sanskrit as tapasya. This often took the form of very...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Virya or Joyful Effort The next paramita is the perfection of effort or virya paramita. So this is the question of enthusiastic energy. Does the idea make you feel exhausted? We never can accomplish anything if we don’t really try, if we don’t...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Virya or Joyful Effort The next paramita is the perfection of effort or virya paramita. So this is the question of enthusiastic energy. Does the idea make you feel exhausted? We never can accomplish anything if we don’t really try, if we don’t...
