Donald Mena

About the author: Donald Mena is a writer, psychologist, and meditation enthusiast.He studies ancient Buddhist texts and is a contributor to WritingAPaper, where you can get help with academic writing.

Overcome the Poison of Hatred as taught by Buddha in Sutra; How to Cultivate Advesha

An angry man insults the Buddha. The Buddha's reaction was "If you become angry with me and I do not feel insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, ...

The Discourse that Set the Dharma Wheel Rolling: Three Key Principles Taught by Buddha in Forty Life-Inspiring Verses

Buddha taught three key principles of the Buddha Dharma path, summarized elegantly in "The Discourse that Set the Dharma-Wheel Rolling" as forty life-inspiring verses. [Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. The full text as verses in English translation are below. This concise ...
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