EPUBLISHED DHAMMA TALKS: III

ePublished Dhamma Talks Volume III by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Copyright copyright 2011 thanissaro bhikkhu This work is licensed under

Anchored by Skillful Roots March, 2003 From all accounts, the world is going to go through a bad period: war,

Limitless Thoughts December 20, 2003 Every evening before the meditation, we have that chant of goodwill: goodwill for ourselves, goodwill

Trustworthy Judgment March 8, 2006 One of the basic principles of the practice is that we take refuge. Formally this

Informing the Whole Committee March 16, 2006 One of the strangest things about the mind is that it talks to

Equanimity April 16, 2006 Those five reflections we chanted just now—we are subject to aging, illness, death, separation, and we

Appropriate Attention April 29, 2006 Focus on your breathing. It’s a simple exercise: Just be with the sensation of the

The Balance of Power May 13, 2006 There’s a balance of power in the mind, in the same way that

People Suffer from Their Thinking July 4, 2006 A passage in the teachings of Ajaan Dun describes an incident when

Discernment August 6, 2006 If you ever had to tackle a large or overwhelming job, you’ve had to learn the

Right Livelihood August 7, 2006 Of all the factors in the path, right livelihood is probably the one that receives

The Thinking Cure September 18, 2006 The Buddha once said that he got started on the right path of practice

Energy & Efficiency September 24, 2006 There is a famous story of the young man who was very delicately brought

On Not Being a Victim September 26, 2006 The mind has two basic functions. One is that it registers data

Doing, Maintaining, Using October 4, 2006 Ajaan Fuang once said that there are three stages to concentration practice. The first

Before Your Face Was Born October 8, 2006 Back when I was in grade school, my mother was chairman of

The Riddle Tree October 12, 2006 There’s a story of a young American monk ordained in Thailand who went to