For the first session of the Dependent Origination daylong, Tahn Pamutto goes over how the Buddha identified the problem of suffering and then used wisdom and logic to figure out all the causal steps that lead to its arising. “With Ignorance as Condition, Volition arises; With Volition as Condition, Consciousness Arises; With Consciousness, Name-and-Form; With […]
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The Dependent Origination daylong was held on Apr 6, 2025. The following references were used before the retreat for study and read/referenced during the daylong itself. Relevant Suttas: SN 12.2 – The Expanded Analysis (https://suttacentral.net/sn12.2/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=none&highlight=false&script=latin) SN12.15 – To Kaccānagotta (https://upavana.org/kaccanagotta-sutta-chant/) SN 12.44 – The World (https://suttacentral.net/sn12.44/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=none&highlight=false&script=latin) SN 12.11 – Nutriment (https://suttacentral.net/sn12.11/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=none&highlight=false&script=latin) SN 12.12 – The
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7pm EST – 8:45pm: An online program held in Zoom for the New and Full Moons. 7pm EST – 45 min meditation 7:50pm – Refuges and Precepts 8:00pm – Dhamma Reflection and Discussion Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/6578079769?pwd=RjFBckpZZnk3R3lwd0VzNll1YVpYZz09 Participants can join and leave for any portion of the evening.
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NUTRIMENT OCTOBER 26, 2024 Nutriment Tahn Pamutto, October 26, 2024 PART I – THE FOUR NUTRIMENTS To start off with a little story: everybody knows Anāthapiṇḍika? He was a very famous householder in the time of the Buddha; he was a benefactor of the Buddha and the Sangha. His name means “one who gives to
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Tahn Pamutto discusses the Eight Precepts in depth and how they represent the level of practice of the Once Returners.
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Comments on Samādhi —Informal comments March 19, 2025 by Tahn Pamutto [Tahn Pamutto:] …. Yes, exactly. We sometimes don’t credit the the beginning stages of practice as having samādhi. As an illustration, let’s understand that there is malice. I will use malice as a word for wishing harm: actually wanting to harm another person. In
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On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto discusses the nature of samādhi or mental composure, as well as it’s function in the practice of liberating the heart.
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For the morning session of the ‘Nirodha/Cessation’ daylong, Tahn Pamutto describes Nirodha, which is the Third Noble Truth. He also explains how to work with the awkward translation we use and what other perspectives might help in investigating this important concept. Nirodha has two main uses – the cessation of things, and then more specifically
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From an online daylong retreat Sunday, February 23. The theme of the day was ‘Nirodha’, the Third Noble Truth of Cessation. “Just as the great ocean has but one taste, the taste of salt, so too this Dhamma and discipline has but one taste: the taste of liberation.” (AN 8.19) What is this taste of
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On the Uposatha Tahn Pamutto reflects on the Divine Abiding of Equanimity – when to develop it, what to look for, and what effect its development can have on our practice and mental well-being. MP3 for “The Abiding of Equanimity” Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Audio
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