Today I learned that Prof. Alexander Wynne is working on a very cool new project: the Buddhacloud app.
From their About page:
What is Buddhacloud?
Although we now have access to more knowledge than ever before, wisdom is in short supply. Modern education prepares us to function in the world; science helps us live longer, healthier lives. But none of this helps with the fundamental human problems: fear, loss, suffering and so on.
To lead meaningful lives requires wisdom and self-understanding. But where can we find this? The Buddhacloud app opens up a new path to one ancient source of wisdom: the teachings of the Buddha.
From their FAQ:
Buddhacloud is an iOS, Android and web app. It contains hundreds of early Buddhist teachings, drawn from ancient sources, and guided meditations based on them.
It sounds like such a cool project! But what I am really curious about is if SuttaCentral, with its outstanding and easy-to-understand translations of early Buddhist texts, could collaborate with Buddhacloud!! That way SuttaCentral would be available to a wider audience while Buddhacloud would have some of the best and most extensive translations of early Buddhist texts!
Thanks Ven, I missed that. That’s unfortunate (if understandable). Then again, for people who have renounced money, or who prefer free apps, there’s the SuttaCentral app, with many more teachings.
Hehe, he lost to the Buddha though…
Mara is also a being subject to the law of kamma/Dhamma…it’s only a matter of time before the results of his deeds catches up to him.