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The Skill in Looking at Emptiness as a Mode of Perception Rather Than a Worldview
Thanissaro Bhikkhu Few words in Buddhism are more well-known, and more debated historically among Buddhists, than the word “emptiness.” What do we find about “emptiness” in th… more →
Metta Refuge
House Made of Water (Let It Come Down)
wrote 1 month ago: Late in his life, a scholar found himself suffering from depression. He’d read a lot about Zen Budd … more →
Khemaka Sutta: About Khemaka
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wrote 1 month ago: [ A gem from the Pali Canon. The monk Khemaka makes a distinction in quality of post-awakening exper … more →
Talk Radio
wrote 2 months ago: I had the good fortune to see Thanissaro Bhikkhu speak the other night. He gave a talk that revolve … more →
How the Buddha talked about “Not-self”
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wrote 2 months ago: [ Guest post from Steven Goodhart of the blog METTA REFUGE . Enjoy ! ] How the Buddha talked about “ … more →
Truth As a Quality of the Mind
wrote 3 months ago: –by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Mar 02, 2012) Things that are real pose no danger to the mind. The rea … more →
When We Stop Striving To Be "Someone"
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wrote 3 months ago: When we stop striving to be ”Someone” . . . we are free of the Ego’s incessant des … more →
In Times of Crisis...
wrote 3 months ago: Image via Wikipedia And how do you protect others when protecting yourself? By pursuing the practice … more →
Listen Well (1)
wrote 3 months ago: January 1984by Ajaan Fuang Jotikotranslated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu© 2001–2012 We’ … more →
Not for Sure (3)
wrote 3 months ago: Suppositions & Release All the things in the world are suppositions that we’ve supposed in … more →
Not for Sure (2)
wrote 3 months ago: Let me give you an example. Suppose you have a pet monkey at home. It doesn’t sit still. It li … more →
Not for Sure (1)
wrote 3 months ago: Two Dhamma Talksby Ajahn Chahtranslated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu© 2010–2012 Still, Flowin … more →
The Dhammapada
wrote 3 months ago: Thanissaro Bhikkhu A translation from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Another translation of the Dham … more →
Selves & Not-Self
wrote 4 months ago: Selves & Not-self The Buddhist Teaching on Anatta by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) A fas … more →
A Fistful of Sand (13)
wrote 4 months ago: The Bhikkhuní Sangha Question: Ajaan Suwat: Ordination is a ceremony that the Buddha laid down, both … more →
A Fistful of Sand (12)
wrote 4 months ago: The reason the Buddha has us reflect on these things — that we’re the owners of our acti … more →
A Fistful of Sand (11)
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A Fistful of Sand (10)
wrote 4 months ago: “This Body of Mine” When meditator’s’ minds have reached genuine happiness … more →
A Fistful of Sand (9)
wrote 4 months ago: An example of how we can put mindfulness to use: suppose we aren’t yet acquainted with anicca. … more →
A Fistful of Sand (8)
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