Tanha; usually translated for the Pali as craving or desire.  Tanha is at the root of dukkha which is usually translated as suffering or discontent or unsatisfactoriness, this is the second Noble Truth that the Buddha discovered.  A more literal translation of tanha is “thirst”.  When desire becomes a motivation for our actions, thoughts or speech, then it is very much like we are thirsty for whatever the object of that desire may be.  It could be ice cream (a favorite of mine!), the desire...

Literally translated as the dwelling places of Brahma, the four divine abodes (or four immeasurables “appamanna”) are a central Buddhist...

There are teachers and dhamma practitioners who encourage us to find the “original mind” or the “source”.  This can be a bit misleading...