BEYOND ALL DIRECTIONS

Beyond All Directions Essays on the Buddhist Path By Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Copyright Copyright 2013 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu This work is

Lost in Quotation Many people who don’t know much about old Buddhist texts often know one passage from the Pali

An All-around Eye We live in a culture that likes to reduce things to soundbites, catchwords, buzzwords, quick and easy

Metta Means Goodwill Ajaan Fuang, my teacher, once discovered that a snake had moved into his room. Every time he

On Denying Defilement The concept of defilement (kilesa) has a peculiar status in modern Western Buddhism. Like traditional Buddhist concepts such as

Virtue Without Attachment Sīla—a term that can be translated as “virtue,” “precept,” or “habit”—is the first of the three trainings

The Limits of the Unlimited Attitudes The Brahmaviharas on the Path to Awakening The first meditation instructions given to a

The Essence of the Dhamma One of the most striking features of the Buddha’s teaching is the way he calls

The Middles of the Middle Way In his very first sermon, the Buddha introduced his path of practice as a

The Arrows of Thinking Papañca & the Path to End Conflict In a striking piece of poetry ( Sn 4:15), the

Glossary Ajaan (Thai): Teacher; mentor. Pāli form: Ācariya. Arahant: A “worthy one” or “pure one;” a person whose mind is free of defilement

Abbreviations References are to texts from the Pali Canon: AN Anguttara Nikaya Dhp Dhammapada DN Digha Nikaya Iti Itivuttaka MN