Ajahn Sucitto
Abiding in the world as it is.
Abiding in the world as it is.
The use of puja (chanting, devotion) to generate a supportive atmosphere and perspective for Dhamma practice.
Direct experience comes through three bodies: the flesh body, the emotional body and the body of awareness. Energy runs through these and by moderating it, our awareness extends beyond the limitations of the person and even language.
The habit of identifying with our experience and views is distressing because experiences and views change. This is the story of a woman who happened to find the good Dhamma: a teaching about the “Five Khandhas” (Groups of Clinging) which opened her eyes about the nature of our suffering and prepared the way for her to be ordained as a Buddhist Nun.
Practice is a matter of carefully noticing and moderating feeling.
Persistent mindfulness through changing conditions reveals portals to liberation: Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta.
How to withdraw energy from the mind – and why.
(And is released from) three threads.
How to steadily warm rather than get fried.