A little over one year ago, Tahn Pamutto set off for the woods of Western Massachusetts with the hope of developing resources and community from scratch. There was no temple to go to, nor kitchen to supply daily alms-food. There wasn’t even a place to store extra gear out of the rain. But there was
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Tahn Pamutto has returned to residence in Shelburne, MA, where he has plans to be for much of the summer. This means that daily sittings will resume every weekday at the Shelburne location not far from Dhammadhara Vipassana Center. It also means he will be easy to find and largely relying on pre-arranged alms offerings.
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Tahn Pamutto leads the Uposatha session remotely while travleing. Despite the lower quality, the talk is important and vital – an attempt to describe and point to the quality of Nibbāna alluded to in the Third Noble Truth. By turning towards and awakening to the quality of peace all around us, it becomes possible to
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Tahn Pamutto has returned to MA and is resuming hosting the Upavana online programs – beginning with the Wednesday Tea and Meditation at 7pm tonight. The Uposatha will be next week on June 14.
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Our Wednesday evening tea program is on hold for the near future as Tahn Pamutto is off traveling, connecting with friends and family. Along the way he is mixing in events during his stops, including two weekend retreats with the Roots and Water intentional community in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The Uposatha program on May 30th
Some upcoming programs will be cancelled because no host was found – the Uposatha on May 16 and the Wednesday Tea on the 18th. The Lay Sangha Chat will still happen as usual, and Tahn Pamutto will definitely be back for the following tea program on the 25th and the Uposatha on the 30th.
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This week for the family group, we had the fun task of looking at the paramī of Sacca, or Truthfulness. This is a fun task because it’s pretty straightforward: it takes almost no effort to see the chaos and distrust caused by lying, and appreciate the trust and harmony created by a commitment to the
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The Seven Factors of Enlightenment daylong retreat was a success with many friends taking the time to spend their Saturday together in dhamma practice. There were two talks and a Q & A session, of which the two talks were recorded from morning and afternoon. These recordings can be found on the Innovative Dhamma youtube
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This week for the family group, we stepped sideways from the list of the ten perfections to cover an important wholesome emotion that doesn’t always get so much press: Mudita. Mudita is described as the feeling of joy we get upon perceiving happiness in ourselves or others. This emotion is one of the four brahma-vihara’s,
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On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto gives a reflection on the brahma-vihara of Mudita. This mind state translates as ‘Gladness’ or ‘Sympathetic Joy’, and is based on a deep joy and appreciation in good fortune, wholesomeness, and success. Often overlooked because it seems too simplistic or doesn’t directly combat ill-will like the other brahma-vihara’s, it is
