MEDITATIONS 4

Stupid about Pleasure September 27, 2007 When it comes to the issue of pleasure, we prefer both/and. We don’t like

Universal Truths June 13, 2007 When you meditate during the Dhamma talk, 99% of your attention should be with your

Love for the Dhamma October 7, 2003 Back when Ajaan Mun was alive, scholarly monks would say of meditating monks,

How to Be Alone December 7, 2007 As a culture, we don’t have much practice in being alone, even though

A Warrior’s Stronghold November 10, 2006 Sit with your back straight, facing straight ahead, and your eyes closed. Place your

Factions in the Mind September 14, 2003 When you stop to look at your mind, you begin to realize that

Right Livelihood December 21, 2007 We’re often impatient at the practice. We want to go straight to insight, straight to

A Sense of Entitlement April 12, 2004 Some of the chants we recite in the evening are meant to inspire

Cleanliness is Next to Mindfulness February 10, 2006 There’s a famous poem in Thailand about the amorous adventures of two

Guardian Meditations June 8, 2007 If you’ve ever opened a book to look at dependent co-arising, your first impulse was

The Skill of Restraint December 20, 2007 People often ask how to bring the practice into daily life. The answer

Walking Meditation: Stillness in Motion July 20, 2006 In Thailand, it’s common that when an ajaan arrives at a monastery

Oneness August 2, 2007 Once, when Ajaan Suwat was here, he asked me to give the Dhamma talk in Thai.

Seeing with the Body January 6, 2006 One of the Buddha’s essential insights was that the suffering that really weighs

The Buddha Didn’t Play Gotcha August 28, 2007 Sometimes when you hear the Buddha’s teachings explained, it’s almost as if

A Post by the Ocean September 21, 2007 We live in a stormy world, a world of constant change. As

On the Path of the Breath February 11, 2008 Once the Buddha was extolling the advantages of breath meditation, the