49: A Path to Being Untouched
This Dhamma talk discusses the importance of using the Buddha’s teachings for the practical purpose of ending suffering, rather than ontological knowledge about the world. It also discusses how the […]
52: Why the World Expands— and the Mind Must Contract to Find Freedom | Papanca & Dispassion
In this talk, Bhante Joe reflects on “de-meshing with the world”: how the world praises outward expansion—more roles, more projects, more involvement—while the Dhamma points in the opposite direction, toward […]
Brightness Throughout
Ajahn Nissarano is the abbot of Newbury Buddhist Monastery. He trained at Bodhinyana monastery for almost ten years setting out to stay in Thailand and later Sri Lanka. He spent […]
50: Effort and Ease —Discussion
A Dhamma discussion based on the question (paraphrased) ‘We’ve talked about how ease is important in practice, is there a role for more rigorous practices?’
49: Skill in Inspiration
This talk discusses how inspiration is a skill. It discusses strategies for making the mind inspired and for using inspiration well when it arises. *Note: this talk was given as […]
48: Distraction Through Analysis
A Dhamma discussion based on the question (paraphrased…) Hey, Bhante… what I find sometimes with myself is this: I’ll sit down, and then there’s this resentment or anger from something […]
Pushing the Boundaries: Insights From the Buddha’s Lay Noble Disciples In Ancient and Modern Times
This talk examines the lives of the Buddha’s lay noble disciples in ancient and modern times to see what lessons their lives can hold for practitioners today. It also examines […]
A Cascade of Wellbeing: An Interview With Ajahn Kovilo
An interview with Ajahn Kovilo of Clear Mountain Monastery. Links Website http://www.clearmountainmonastery.org The Wellbeing Cascade: https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org/2024/06/11/the-wellbeing-cascade/ Thus You Should Train Yourselves https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org/2024/06/11/thus-should-you-train-yourselves/
45: Building a Self Through Not-Self
This talk discusses how the Buddha defines the self as a process. We can create selves that are based on increasingly refined levels of happiness, until we don’t need to […]
The Happiness of Absence
Dhamma discussion based on the question… ‘..sort of following the connection from last week, the comments you made about observing cause and effect and especially observing causes of happiness today. […]