MEDITATION 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recollection of the Buddha October 30, 2014 Recollection of the Buddha is one of the guardian meditations. What does it

Protection Through Mindfulness Practice December 24, 2015 The Buddha often talks about the practice of satipatthana, or the establishing of mindfulness, as

Questioning Your Unconscious Actions December 28, 2015 We practice to overcome our ignorance. What kind of ignorance is it? The

Your Intentions Come First June 12, 2015 The passages we chant before we begin to meditate are for the purpose