Author: Dhamma Paññā

Glossary Ajaan (Thai): Teacher; mentor. Dhamma: (1) Event; action. (2) A phenomenon in and of itself. (3) Mental quality. (4) Doctrine, teaching.

Toward Release April 9, 2019 Practicing mindfulness means keeping something in mind. Practicing right mindfulness means keeping in mind two

Skills for Awakening April 7, 2019 We often come to the meditation to gain a sense of peace and calm,

Equanimity September 27, 2011 When the Buddha lists the factors for awakening, equanimity comes at the end of the list,

Concentration September 12, 2011 Focus your attention right here. The mind will be creating other “heres” to carry you away

Calm January 13, 2019 As we meditate, we try to bring the mind to a state of calm. But you

Rapture August 22, 2011 Take a few deep, long in-and-out breaths and think of the breath energy filling the body.

Persistence August 7, 2011 The Buddha says that three factors of the path hover around all the other factors. There’s

Mindfulness July 23, 2011 When the Buddha lists the factors for awakening, he says that there are some that are

Factors for Awakening TEN DHAMMA TALKS Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Copyright Copyright 2019 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu This work is licensed under