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Samādhi Is Inevitable Tahn Pamutto, November 12, 2025 Q: At one point you said Samādhi is inevitable. It may mean ...
On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto finishes looking at the Four Foundations of Mindfulness by discussing the First - Mindfulness of ...
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The morning session of the 'Delusion' daylong, Tahn Pamutto discusses the unwholesome root of Delusion, it's many forms, how we ...
On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto gives a reflection furthering the study of Cittānupassana, the basis of Mindfulness of the Mind ...
Tahn Pamutto reads and excerpt from DN 22 about the Third Satipatthana - Mindfulness of the Mind. He goes on ...
The morning session of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment daylong. A look at SN 46.3 and the nature of the ...
Study materials from the retreat on Sunday, July 27th. The theme of the day was the Seven Factors of Enlightenment ...
Essays/Reflections
This week the conversation both online and on the street has been around Impermanence. The ‘idea’ of impermanence is one ...
Last Friday night, for the Full Moon, the monastics were able to host their Uposatha gathering in the town of ...
Last night during the tea time another perennial question came up – how are we supposed to relate to the ...
At times it feels like there are two different narratives going on around spiritual practice - the clear, direct, meditative ...
Recently I was traveling with a friend when I was asked a perennial Theravada Buddhist question – “Can laypeople become ...
Talks
Our latest weeklong retreat has concluded in Shelburne, MA. The retreat and visit of NYC resident Tahn Santi brought quite ...
In this Uposatha reflection, Tahn Pamutto discusses the vital quality of Equanimity or Upekkha. This quality shows up in a ...
In this Uposatha reflection Tahn Pamutto goes up against the notion that you have to believe in Karma and Rebirth ...
In this Uposatha reflection, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the 'Homage to the Triple Gem', a sort set of verses that ...
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