Ajahn Sucitto
(And is released from) three threads.
Watch Out for This Sign!
Ajahn Sucitto
How to steadily warm rather than get fried.
Mindful Acrobatics
Ajahn Sucitto
How to juggle the plates of feeling without becoming a nervous wreck.
Enter Dhamma, Exit Reactivity
Ajahn Sucitto
Using mindfulness of the body to chill emotional reactions.
The Floods of Self
Ajahn Pasanno
During a brief visit to Cittaviveka, Luang Por Pasanno recounts a meeting he had many years past with Ajahn Buddhadasa in Thailand. Luang Por draws on this encounter and his own experiences to show how the floods of greed, hatred and delusion can be skilfully met and transformed through the power of selflessness and gratitude.
The Gradual Training
Tan Anejo
Tan Anejo speaks on the Buddha’s gradual training, in which the Buddha stressed the qualities of sincerity, honesty and a willingness for one to learn and to be trained.
Guided Meditation: Maranusati – Death Contemplation
Ajahn Cittaviro
Death contemplation is known as an easy way to get into deep meditation, but because death is a socially avoided theme in the West, we only use a light and soft approach to this kind of special meditation.
A Heartfelt Frame of Reference
Ajahn Sucitto
The real business of our life is on making Dhamma qualities of kalyāṇa-mitta and the brahmavihārās manifest in the world. These abiding places, of goodwill, compassion, appreciation, and serenity are our valid and healthy ‘vihara.’
The Silent Legacy of Quiet Lives
Ajahn Amaro
Reflecting on the impact of the silent legacy of quiet lives they pass on, through the way that they speak, the way that they relate to others, their insignificant acts of kindness, and unselfishness. They bring attention to what we do, how we do it, the way we work in the world, and the way we communicate. It’s from a non-personal point of view, a Dhamma point of view. So whether things go well or things go badly, we can learn from both of those. Not being selfish, not seeing things from a self-centered perspective is one of the most important kinds of acts of generosity that we can practice. Training the mind using meditation uses the capacity to wisely reflect upon our attitudes to not see things in personal, self-centered terms.