Viññana – Consciousness
On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto talks on the subject of Viññana, or Consciousness.
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Khanti – Tolerance Daylong
Morning Session – For the morning session of the Khanti daylong, Tahn Pamutto defines the quality of Khanti or Patience/Tolerance and describes how it tends to be used in the suttas of the pāli canon. Afternoon Session – In the afternoon, the daylong continues by exploring MN 21 and the themes of how we can
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Intention Daylong Talks
Morning: Tahn Pamutto does a deep investigation of the nature of Intention in Buddhism. It is the meeting point of two important concepts – that being Right Intention, or Samma Saṅkappa, and Volitional Formations, or Saṅkhāra. When we see how one feeds the other in an endless loop, and how zooming out to get a
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Transcript: Views, Karma, Judgement
Tahn Pamutto: The starting point is view. Yeah. So at the very least, if you’re going to do something stupid, at least be reminding yourself while you’re doing it, this is stupid. It sounds like a small thing and it sounds counterintuitive, but it’s actually very huge. The last thing you want to do is
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The Three Roots
Tahn Pamutto reflects on the major teaching found throughout all strands of Buddhist thought – that of the categorizing of mental states into the three roots of Greed, Hatred, and Delusion. The names for these categories suggest very coarse and rare mental states and it’s easy to shy away from speaking about them openly. But
Transcript: About Jhana
In response to a question on ‘jhana’, by Tahn Pamutto on June 12 2024: What is jhana? Jhana is… Well first, Samadhi is the overarching word for Buddhist meditation. It’s sort of like composure of mind. But jhana is a more technical term. Like, when samadhi reaches particular stages, very deep stages of samadhi, very
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Kamma
On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the wide and impactful subject of kamma or Action. The three types (Mental, Verbal, and Physical) break down into ten skillful and ten unskillful types of activity. We cultivate the wholesome as a vehicle to our end destination – the kamma leading to the end of kamma and
Equanimity Cultivates Different Faculties
(Excerpt from Wednesday chat, May 2024) Tahn Pamutto: The Buddha talks about “equanimity based on diversity” and “equanimity based on unity.” There’s a way that you can arrive at understanding through following a crisscrossing, zigzagging kind of trail through the weeds of a topic. You can start out and be like, “hey, what is samma
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Transcript: Buddhist Death Practices
Buddhist Death Practices (Transcript of https://upavana.org/buddhist-death-practices/ ) Tahn Pamutto, May 2024 Hello, everybody. Today, something a little different. Recently, I’ve been asked in a few different ways, various aspects about how Buddhists relate to death, what to do in preparation for death, should we want to know how to prepare ourselves, or what to do
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Buddhist Death Practices
Tahn Pamutto reviews what information is available in the suttas and various Buddhist sources about the nature of life and death: the cycles we move through in life, what to expect at the time of death, and the various actions and practices that can make this an opportunity for growth for us and our loved
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