GATHER ’ROUND THE BREATH

Purity of Heart March 9, 2005 When I first went to stay with Ajaan Fuang, it gradually dawned on me

Sorting Yourselves Out November 11, 2010 When the Buddha talks about our sense of who we are, he talks about

Antidotes December 13, 2010 It’s a common complaint you hear among meditators: the question, “I’ve been meditating all this time,

Get Out of the Way December 7, 2010 The mind has its ups and downs, and we have to learn

Today Is Better than Yesterday August 15, 2011 At Wat Dhammasathit there would be traveling salesmen who would come driving

In the Mood October 20, 2011 When you meditate, you’ve got to put the mind in the right mood. Sometimes,

Sober Up January 30, 2011 In English, when we talk about getting the mind to stay focused on something, we

A Refuge from Aging, Illness, & Death July 22, 2012 There’s a passage in the Canon that connects the teachings

The Arrows of Emotion April 21, 2010 There’s a famous discourse when the Buddha talks about pain, how the wise

Unlearning Unskillful Behavior April 14, 2011 When you read the autobiographies of the forest ajaans, it’s hard not to be

Unskillful Thinking November 24, 2004 The practice of concentration often goes best when you treat it as a game, something

The Arrow in the Heart August 17, 2012 A Thai poet, Sunthorn Phu, once wrote an adventure tale as a

Fabricating with Awareness August 10, 2012 When the Buddha explains the causes of suffering, he starts with ignorance, and from

Patience & Urgency July 26, 2009 We’re both lucky and unlucky that there are so many books on the practice.

Ups & Downs October 3, 2009 I saw a chart recently of a famous golfer and the winnings he had

No Mistakes Are Fatal January, 2003 Our minds are pretty chaotic systems, which is why following the middle way is

Delusion Concentration November 19, 2010 When you meditate, there are two problems on two sides that you have to watch