Category Archives: Dhamma

Heartwood Refuge

Back in September I had the pleasure of a visit to Heartwood Refuge in Hendersonville, NC, to lead a retreat exploring dependent co-arising as portrayed in Under the Bodhi Tree. Venerables Paññavati and Paññadipa are inspired by Ajahn Buddhadasa’s teachings … Continue reading

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Check out this Facebook page for something interesting: ? Is ?n?p?na enough? Some Buddhists say that ?n?p?na is good for calm and concentration but not for insight. They say… Posted by Suan Mokkh Bangkok – BIA on Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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Thinking About Meditation

In a couple of talks at last weekend’s retreat hosted by the Theosophical Society (Wheaton, IL), I offered broad scope perspectives on meditation practice. These perspectives are based on early Buddhist teachings and apply especially to meditation within a Buddhist … Continue reading

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Ajahn Buddhadasa’s Retreat Talks 1986-1992

http://www.bia.or.th/en/index.php/teachings-by-buddhadasa-bhikkhu/audios/suan-mokkh-retreat-lectures/1986 Due to potential bankruptcy of SoundCloud, BIA staff & volunteers have started uploading Ajahn Buddhadasa’s Retreat Talks to BIA’s English language website. More will be added as 2018 unfolds. Please visit and bookmark http://www.bia.or.th/en/index.php/teachings-by-buddhadasa-bhikkhu/audios/suan-mokkh-retreat-lectures/1986 Thanks to all the efforts … Continue reading

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Tiger Becomes Kitty

These kids of the Tathagata* are tigers! Ferociously pouncing on the Path-Fruit** prey. Living the wilderness of meditation as he taught, Sorting out the branches of Satipatthana.*** Body, feeling, minds, and Dhamma — These four are the territories in which … Continue reading

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