Ajahn Sucitto
Signs and nimittas are significant. Luang Por Sucitto examines what is meant by these words.
Signs and nimittas are significant. Luang Por Sucitto examines what is meant by these words.
We use retreat to learn how to soften and loosen the worldly ways of stimulation and action, and to enter the space and silence of our temple.
Ajahn Sucitto
With integrity as a basis for mindfulness, we can go beyond calming down in sports, the office, or even the army. Through meditation we see there is something deeper in the heart that needs to be unpacked.
Effort: taking an overview, we can recognize the first effort is to generate right view, to note the conditionalities in which we find ourselves. We see which ones lead to stress, and which allow it to cease.
Finding a place to begin can’t come from history. Intuitive faith and saddha are useful to distinguish the mundane from the place where truth, the unconditioned, can be revealed.
Reflections on the busyness of life, and the space that can arise when conditioned activities finish, and identifications and responsibilities can be let go. When the outward form is dropped, a Dhamma structure can be found, which is more present and can do the vitally important work of taming the heart.
Ajahn Kaccana explores the topic of perseverance in Dhamma practise and how to work with delusion, giving examples from his own life.
On the occasion of Anagārikā Nadine’s ordination ceremony, Ajahn Cittapala reflects on the aspiration a new anagārikā might have, and on the potential pitfalls and suffering that she might face.