The Five Hindrances to Meditation
Chris James
A discussion of the Buddha's teaching around the five hindrances, with additional insight from the Triratna perspective.
Calculating Pythagorean Triples and Rational Numbers from the Fibonacci Sequence in Java
Investigates the relationship between the Fibonacci sequence, Pythagorean triples and the rational numbers.
Jhanas: The Meditative Absorptions of Form
An introduction to the meditative states of form known as the jhanas.
Mindfulness of Breathing
An introduction to the fundamental Buddhist meditation practice of mindfulness of breathing.
EnumMap Performance Analysis (Java)
Performance analysis of Java's EnumMap vs HashMap vs LinkedHashMap
Dependent Origination and the Wheel of Life
Overview of Dependent Origination and its depiction in the Wheel of Life. Includes original Pāli sources and guidance on where to get off the wheel.
Deterministic Long to UUID Converter (Java)
Presents a class that converts numeric primary keys to UUIDs deterministically with an optional secret seed. Includes explanations of how the conversion works.