Ajahn Cittaviro
A self-critical mindset can be a big obstacle to experience all the happiness and ease samadhi has to offer. But how to overcome that? Just breath it out…
Month: November 2023
Balancing the Five Spiritual Faculties
Ajahn Ahimsako
Ajahn Ahimsako reflects on the Buddha’s teaching of the five spiritual faculties. He shows how the faculty of faith can help to balance discernment and how persistent energy can help to balance the stillness of concentration. He then details the role of mindfulness in this balance, and shows where the practise can lead.
Kathina and the Celebration of Goodness
Ajahn Kevali
On the occasion of Cittaviveka’s annual Kathina, Tan Ajahn Kevali, abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat in Thailand, offers reflections on celebrating generosity and wholesome goodness. He explains how the monastic tradition provides a safe haven for developing this basis of the Buddha’s teaching and for investigating the Four Noble Truths and realizing what lies beyond goodness.