THANISSARO BHIKKHU

How & Why We Meditate March 10, 2012 We start with thoughts of goodwill to remind ourselves of why we

Responsible for Your Goodness May 19, 2012 Each time you sit down to meditate, remind yourself that this is the

A Meditator is a Good Friend to Have April 16, 2012 Take some long deep in-and-out breaths. Have the sense

Strengthening Conviction January 1, 2012 Meditating, strengthening the mind, is very similar to strengthening the body. You have some strength

Generating Energy January 2, 2012 In Thailand they sometimes compare practicing meditation to flying a kite. It takes a fair

Success by Approximation September 30, 2013 When the Buddha taught the path, he said it leads to awakening; it leads

To Keep You Going June 16, 2012 The Buddha’s teachings don’t start with a first principle. They start with a

The Science of Meditation June 14, 2012 When you meditate, whether you realize it or not, you’re actually making some

Rebirth is Relevant March 9, 2012 The sutta we chanted just now, the Dhamma-niyama Sutta, is usually chanted on occasions

Conspiracies in the Mind September 11, 2012 The world is enthralled with conspiracy theories—political conspiracies, religious conspiracies. I’ve even read

Contentment June 10, 2013 The principle of contentment with whatever you have is so important that the Buddha mentioned it

The No Common Sense Zone January 28, 2014 Those instructions that the Buddha gave to Rahula, at the very beginning

One Thing Only November 3, 2013 There’s a fake Buddha quote you may have heard. It quotes the Buddha as

The First Noble Truth November 5, 2015 The passage we chanted now starts with a very strange phrase: “those who

The Second Noble Truth November 13, 2015 When we meditate, we’re creating an island for ourselves in the middle of

The Third Noble Truth February 22, 2015 Of the four noble truths, the third—the cessation of suffering and stress—is the

The Fourth Noble Truth November 19, 2015 As Ajaan Fuang once said, when you follow a path, even if it’s