To begin the daylong on the theme of ‘Papañca – Mental Proliferation’, Tahn Pamutto reflects on how we see the mind drift, get distracted, and compulsively elaborate on a theme. The process is directly linked to Sañña and how we build the perspectives and opinions that dominate our viewpoints on the world. Tahn also goes […]
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For the afternoon session of the Gratitude Daylong, Tahn Pamutto expands on gratitude practice as an extension or entry point to Mettā practice. Our Mettā practice should never be a strain or create suffering. If we have crowded out the intrusive thoughts it is doing its job. However, developing the practice also allows us to
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For the morning session of the Gratitude Daylong, Tahn Pamutto explains the concept of Gratitude or Kataññu that comes through the Pāli canon and how to begin to cultivate by starting with streams of generosity we know are pure and wholesome.
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So today we’re looking at something that’s so obvious, people don’t usually look at it. It’s usually one of the early parts of the curriculum in kindergarten or first grade, or your first experience of school. They say you have five senses and that’s it. They don’t tell you how to use ’em. They don’t
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Gratitude and reverence… culturally, they may sound like different ideas… but it’s all mettā right? It’s friendliness. The Buddha spent the last year of his life touring India and all the communities that he had taught and visited throughout his 45 years. And he reiterated the 37 Bodhipakkhiya and said, “Now carry these on into
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From the ‘Making Sense of the Senses’ Daylong, the AM Dhamma reflection: In the afternoon, a guided meditation exploring the sense doors:
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Transcribed by LR from a guided meditation given June 5, 2023 All meditation is based on developing mindfulness. It’s a recognition that the mind and the objects of mind (which we call thoughts) are two different things. Our mind is like an empty field. All of the thoughts are like plants and weeds. They
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Evaṃ me sutaṃ Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā gayāyaṃ viharati gayāsīse saddhiṃ bhikkhu-sahassena. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: Sabbaṃ bhikkhave ādittaṃ. Kiñca bhikkhave sabbaṃ ādittaṃ? Cakkhuṃ bhikkhave ādittaṃ, rūpā ādittā, cakkhuviññāṇaṃ ādittaṃ, cakkhusamphasso āditto, yampidaṃ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṃ sukhaṃ vā dukkhaṃ vā adukkhamasukhaṃ vā tam pi ādittaṃ. Kena ādittaṃ. Ādittaṃ rāgagginā dosagginā mohagginā, ādittaṃ jātiyā jarāmaraṇena sokehi
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On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto reflects on Aniccā, the characteristic of Impermanence or Change. Change is the basic nature of things. It is the very definition of what it means to be alive and existing in this world. Yet the structure of the mind is to look for, think on, and build upon ideas of
On the Uposatha Tahn Pamutto gives a talk on the Meghiya Sutta, AN 9.3. This sutta was given to a monk who was new in the practice and not yet ready to be out on his own. The Buddha’s advice centers around those things we can cultivate, both actively and passively, to bring our mind
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