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Buddhist Sainthood
Tahn Pamutto describes the Theravādā definition of enlightenment - how one becomes an 'ariyā' or Noble Being, the fetters that ...
Covetousness and Grief for the World
On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto discusses the important first stage of meditation - even before beginning the development of mindfulness ...
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The 'Ratana Sutta' or 'Jewel Discourse' is one of the most popular and widely recited Buddhist scriptures. Less than two ...
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 ...
Tahn Pamutto finishes his series of talks discussing the Six Recollections given for laypeople - the Recollection of Generosity, of ...
Essays/Reflections
The Dependent Origination daylong was held on Apr 6, 2025. The following references were used before the retreat for study ...
Comments on Samādhi ---Informal comments March 19, 2025 by Tahn Pamutto [Tahn Pamutto:] …. Yes, exactly. We sometimes don't credit ...
From an online daylong retreat Sunday, February 23. The theme of the day was 'Nirodha', the Third Noble Truth of ...
Join Tahn Pamutto and friends for an online daylong retreat in the Upavana Zoom, Sunday, January 26. The theme of ...
Join Tahn Pamutto and friends for an online daylong retreat in the Upavana Zoom, Sunday, December 29. The theme of ...
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Tahn Pamutto reflects on our relationship to the deva's and other celestial beings that are mentioned throughout the pāli canon ...
Tahn Pamutto finishes his series of talks discussing the Six Recollections given for laypeople - the Recollection of Generosity, of ...
Tahn Pamutto reflects on the practice of Recollecting the Buddha - his morality, composure, and wisdom and the long path ...
Tahn Pamutto reflects on the practice of Anussati for the 'Recollection of the Sangha'. The Sangha, both in terms of ...
Tahn Pamutto reflects on the anussati or 'recollecting' of Dhamma. Traditionally we have a list of six qualities we chant ...
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