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"The ultimate goal of meditation is to end suffering by completely abandoning desire for all things of mind and matter. But in general, the expectation to build a calm, peaceful, and happy mind is a good motivation to start practicing meditation"

History of mankind bears ample testimony to man's manifold attempts to conquer the mind through diverse religious practices, rights and rituals. Yet many a sages fell victim to the inherently deceptive nature of the mind, falling short of the ultimate goal of liberation; the end of suffering and the woeful cycle of rebirth.

" Our deeds generate kamma, and when the circumstances are suitable, the kamma ripens and produces the appropriate fruits, bringing misery or happiness in dependence on the ethical quality of our original action."

2641 years ago a special event occurred in this world, the birth of prince Siddhartha. His first steps were greeted with lotuses that blossomed from beneath the ground and ....

"If an untrue person has a knowledge or a skill, he will use it for his own loss. One day, he will destroy his wisdom. He will also destroy his innate goodness and ruin his whole life."

This would now lead the human race to believe, whether or not any life indeed could exist in those planets? Over the years, the technology has advanced, yet we wonder why we have failed to discover any life beyond our mother Earth.

Not only did Lord Buddha achieve perfection, his conduct of life throughout the 45 years after enlightenment mirrored the perfection he had achieved in life. Since he had permanently abandoned greed, anger and delusion there was not a moment his mind was overcome by defilements.

Virtue is the foundation and base for wholesome qualities. Virtue is like a mother of all good qualities.

"Monks, live under a protector, not without a protector. One without a protector lives in suffering. There are these ten qualities that serve as a protector. What ten?"

One may come up with millions of reasons for getting angry but it all boils down to the fact that we get angry when things don't quite go our way.