STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

Straight from the Heart Thirteen Talks on the Practice of Meditation Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa Ñāṇasampanno Translated from the Thai by Ṭhānissaro

The Language of the Heart The Venerable Ācariya Mun taught that all hearts have the same language. No matter what

The Marvel of the Dhamma Those who practice the Dhamma will begin to know the Dhamma or to gain a

The Prison World vs. the World Outside Our mind, if we were to make a comparison with the world, is

Birth & Death People come with questions—some of which I can remember—and everyone has the question that’s waiting right at

A Taste for the Dhamma In the basic principles of the doctrine, we are taught that, ‘A delight in the

Feelings of Pain In the Discourse on Good Omens (Maṅgala Sutta), the Buddha teaches us to associate with sages, and not with

Investigating Pain We human beings are like trees: If we water a tree, fertilize it, and keep looking after it,

The Principle of the Present To practice is to search for principles leading to the truth. To study is like

At the End of One’s Rope Wherever there’s the religion, it’s cool and peaceful. Wherever a person practicing the religion

The Radiant Mind Is Unawareness Normally the mind is radiant and always ready to make contact with everything of every

An Heir to the Dhamma A talk given to the monks at Wat Pa Baan Taad. The ordinary mind—no matter

Unawareness Converges, Concealing the True Dhamma, the True Mind This Dhamma talk was given as an answer to a question

The Conventional Mind, the Mind Released Once the mind has been well-cleansed so that it’s constantly radiant, then when we’re

Postscript An excerpt from a letter written by Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa to Mrs. Pow Phanga Vathanakul, dated February 26,

Glossary Ācariya: Teacher; mentor. Anattā: Not-self; ownerless. Aniccaṁ: Inconstant; unsteady; impermanent. Arahant: A person whose heart is free of mental effluents (see āsava) and who is