GATHER ’ROUND THE BREATH

Views, Virtue, & Mindfulness December 6, 2011 The Buddha compared mindfulness to a gatekeeper in a fortress at the edge

Artillery All Around August 16, 2011 The mind is such an old hand at fabrication that it doesn’t really notice

Choiceful Awareness July 21, 2012 Sometimes our problem as meditators is that we’ve read too much and listened to too

Turn Off the Automatic Pilot December 5, 2011 The part of the mind that keeps shaping experience is something that

Brahmaviharas at the Breath February 7, 2010 We chant the brahmaviharas, the four sublime attitudes, every evening before the meditation.

Allowing the Breath to Spread November 3, 2006 Find a spot in the body where the breath feels comfortable, and

Gather ’Round the Breath August 10, 2011 So here you are. At least, part of you is here. What you

Goodwill & Heedfulness December 21, 2011 The Buddha once said that all skillful qualities are rooted in heedfulness. This applies

Metta Meditation September 2, 2005 “May I be happy. May all living beings be happy.” We chant that every night

Maintaining Goodwill July 24, 2004 Start out with thoughts of goodwill. Tell yourself: “May I be happy. May my happiness

Part I : Basic Instructions In Shape to Meditate February 4, 2012 When Ajaan Suwat was here, he would often

Concentration & Insight May, 2001 We like to make a sharp distinction between concentration practice and insight practice, but they

Concentration Nurtured with Virtue July 23, 2009 The Buddha once said that concentration, when nurtured by virtue, has great fruit,

Why Mindfulness August 13, 2010 You may have noticed that there are many definitions of what mindfulness means: acceptance, non-reactive

Why the Breath January 9, 2004 We watch the breath so we can watch the mind. The breath is like

Everybody Suffers March 27, 2005 One of my English teachers in high school once said that a sign of a

The Need for Stillness April 12, 2005 One of the famous teachings of Ajaan Dune, who was one of Ajaan