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Tahn Pamutto explores the concept of Right View in Buddhism, walking through the sutta MN 9 devoted to the topic ...
Tahn Pamutto reflects on our relationship to the deva's and other celestial beings that are mentioned throughout the pāli canon ...
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Tahn Pamutto reflects on the practice of Anussati for the 'Recollection of the Sangha'. The Sangha, both in terms of ...
'Anussati' - Recollection Tahn Pamutto (excerpt, Uposatha November 20, 2025) The recollection of the Buddha is said to be an ...
Tahn Pamutto reflects on the anussati or 'recollecting' of Dhamma. Traditionally we have a list of six qualities we chant ...
Samādhi Is Inevitable Tahn Pamutto, November 12, 2025 Q: At one point you said Samādhi is inevitable. It may mean ...
Essays/Reflections
The focus for today’s family gathering was very timely – Mettā. Not only as a perfection of character, but also ...
In this Uposatha reflection, Tahn Pamutto discusses how getting a vision of the reason we practice and what we would ...
One of the joys of being stably in one spot as well as amidst a community of buddhist practitioners is ...
We have just finished our daylong retreat, "Recollection of Death". The recordings are available on the 'Innovative Dhamma' YouTube channel. ...
The other day we were getting a ride from a friend when the topic of tomorrow’s online retreat came up, ...
Talks
Tahn Pamutto begins the daylong with two classic definitions of Right Effort as part of the Eightfold Path, explaining how ...
In the second talk of the 'Only Suffering That Arises' daylong, Tahn Pamutto continues the exploration of what it means ...
This phrase, "It's Only Suffering That Arises, Only Suffering That Ceases", encompasses the realization of the enlightened beings. But what ...
[This talk was also given as a dhamma talk at the Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center. The video recording can ...
On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the core understanding of the Four Noble Truths - that we practice not ...
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