Author name: Tahn Pamutto

There are many possible reasons to get involved with the lifestyle and practice of the Buddha’s teachings. For some it is something they are born into and gives a sense of cultural identity. For others it’s something they stumble on partway through life and seems to provide answers to questions they didn’t know they had.

A visual walkthrough of sutta MN 38 – the Conditionality of Consciousness! MN 38 – Part One Consciousness – Upavana.org MN 38 – Part Two Nutriments – Upavana.org MN 38 – Part 3 – Upavana.org

Life is full of traps. In order for a trap to be effective, it has to be appealing.  So it is with life.  The things that trap us tend to be attractive things – romantic love, wealth, fame, travel, excitement … These are the obvious baits.  There are less obvious ones too, like patriotism, responsibility,

Blessedly, in this modern day fewer and fewer get severed limb from limb by bandits. We deal with more mundane severing, the the piecemeal flaying of taxes or the slow attrition of our car breaking down. But even if we were cornered and knew it was our last breaths, would we be able to accept

During the last of the September Daylongs, Tahn Pamutto opens by reflecting on the theme of the day: Vipassana. This word has become ubiquitous in meditation circles but was not always so. While it’s an easy way to explain the process of freeing the mind, it was not a common or deeply expounded theme in

This last Wednesday we had a lively conversation around the topic of our mental landscape – small worldly concerns becoming massive mental hindrances.  Sometimes we make a decision and we don’t get to know if it was the right one, and we can agonize and worry and dwell on what could have been.  It’s amazing