THANISSARO BHIKKHU

The World of Conviction March 27, 2017 One of the mind’s habits is to create states of becoming, involving both

Pleasant Practice, Painful Practice August 6, 2015 There’s a sad story about a young American who went to Thailand and

Goodwill as Restraint July 25, 2015 There’s a passage where the Buddha talks about the development of goodwill—and by implication

The Meaning of Happiness January 9, 2014 The Pali word that we translate as happiness—sukha—actually has a very wide range

Examine Your Happiness December 28, 2014 During my years in Thailand, I was often asked why I ordained, why I

Don’t Underestimate Merit November 12, 2015 We’re meditating, which is a meritorious activity. Puñña is the Pali word. There’s no good English

Dedicating Merit September 28, 2015 There are two ways of looking at consciousness. One is from the outside. We look

Harmlessness September 25, 2015 When the Buddha defines right resolve, he defines it in three terms: resolve for renunciation, resolve

The Samsaric Mud Fight December 27, 2014 The question came up yesterday about the difference between Mahayana and Theravada. And

Justice vs. Skillfulness July 31, 2016 When we develop the brahma-viharas—attitudes of goodwill, compassion, empathetic joy, equanimity—we try to make

Inner Refuge Through Inner Strength June 11, 2016 When we were in Brazil, someone asked why sitting along with a

Living Honorably April 24, 2015 As someone once said, one of the most amazing things about human beings is that

So Little Time September 17, 2015 We have so little time. As the Buddha said, even if you have a

The Positive Side of Heedfulness December 25, 2015 If you could boil the practice down to one word, the word

A True Person September 28, 2014 There’s a term in the Pali, sappurisa, that can be translated in a lot of

Adult Dhamma March 5, 2015 I was reading a review of a short-story collection recently, in which the reviewer was