IT’S NOT ABOUT FATALISM
IT’S NOT ABOUT FATALISM The early Buddhist notion of karma focused on the liberating potential of the present moment -ooOoo-
Read moreIT’S NOT ABOUT FATALISM The early Buddhist notion of karma focused on the liberating potential of the present moment -ooOoo-
Read morePUTTING THE SELF ASIDE Why did the Buddha say that some questions just shouldn’t be asked? One of the first
Read moreGENEROSITY FIRST Several years ago, when Ajaan Suwat was teaching a retreat at IMS, I was his interpreter. After the
Read moreMeditation 6 Dhamma Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Copyright copyright 2014 Thanissaro Bhikkhu This work is licensed under the
Read moreA Connoisseur of Happiness January 5, 2010 A couple of years back, I got a phone call from a friend
Read moreVirtue Contains the Practice August 18, 2011 There’s a passage in the Canon where a group of monks are going
Read moreLess is More July 2, 2009 We spread thoughts of goodwill for all the world, that we don’t wish anyone
Read moreRehab Work January 16, 2011 Take a couple of good long, deep in-and-out breaths and see how that feels. If
Read moreKindfulness May 1, 2010 As you train the mind, focusing on the breath, allowing the breath to be comfortable, trying
Read moreAs Days & Nights Fly Past January 1, 2010 Try to get the body in a comfortable position. Try to
Read moreThe Wisdom of Wising Up February 15, 2011 When you meditate during a Dhamma talk, pay very little attention to
Read moreLiving Forward, Understanding Backward March 7, 2007 As a famous thinker once said, the basic problem in life is that
Read moreAwe January 21, 2010 When we use the phrase, “going out into the elements,” we’re not usually talking about warm
Read moreConviction & Confidence August 22, 2010 Ajaan Suwat used to recommend that when you start meditating, try to develop an
Read moreConcentration Work February 5, 2011 Ajaan Lee would always recommend starting out with three to seven good, long, deep in-and-out
Read moreThree Levels of Evaluation September 29, 2009 Two nights ago it was so hot that most of us were sitting
Read moreRapture August 22, 2011 Take a few deep, long in-and-out breaths and think of the breath energy filling the body.
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