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What should we do to prepare the mind for wisdom? At one time the Buddha was staying near Cālikā, on the Cālikā mountain. Now, at that time Venerable Meghiya was the Buddha’s attendant. Then Venerable Meghiya went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him, “Sir, I’d like to enter…

The Sun deity, who has gone for refuge to the Supreme Buddha, was saved from being swallowed by Rāhu the Asura, due to his unshakable confidence in the Supreme Buddha.

The Moon deity, who has gone for refuge to the Supreme Buddha, was saved from being swallowed by Rāhu the Asura, due to his unshakable confidence in the Supreme Buddha.

Even thinking about the qualities of the Buddha can concentrate our minds!

May all beings … be free from anger … be free from ill will.

The Supreme Buddha recites the Enlightenment Factors to Arahant Mahā Kassapa to help him overcome illness.

A wise monk meditates on the Buddha’s infinite and pervasive virtues as his first contemplation.

Because the eye arises due to causes, changes quickly, and ceases , the eye is impermanent.

The Supreme Buddha teaches us how to practice loving-kindness towards all living beings and get protection against creeping creatures.

The verses of protection chanted by Bodhisatta-Peacock which protected him from all dangers.

The following similes that explain the Supreme Buddha’s lokavidū quality are found in the Maha Siha Nada sutta. You can read the whole sutta here. There are these five destinations. What five? Hell, the animal realm, the ghost realm, humanity, and the gods. I understand hell, and the path and practice that leads to hell….

How can we understand the vast knowledge of a Supreme Buddha? Of that vast knowledge, what did he share with us? At one time the Buddha was staying near Kosambī in a siṁsapā forest. Then the Buddha picked up a few siṁsapā leaves in his hand and addressed the mendicants: “What do you think, mendicants?…