Author name: Tahn Pamutto

Mettāpharaṇa – Suffusion with Divine Abidings

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[Ahaṃ sukhito homi,] niddukkho homi, avero homi, abyāpajjho homi, anīgho homi, sukhī attānaṃ pariharāmi. Sabbe sattā sukhitā hontu,  averā hontu, abyāpajjhā hontu, anīghā hontu, sabbe sattā sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu. Sabbe sattā sabbadukkhā pamuccantu. Sabbe sattā laddha-sampattito mā vigacchantu. Sabbe sattā kammassakā kammadāyādā kammayonī kammabandhū kammapaṭisaraṇā, yaṃ kammaṃ karissanti, kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā, tassa dāyādā bhavissanti. […]

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The Five Recollections (AN 5.57)

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(Male:) [Jarā-dhammomhi] jaraṃ anatīto Byādhi-dhammomhi byādhiṃ anatīto Maraṇa-dhammomhi maraṇaṃ anatīto Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo Kammassakomhi kammadāyādo kammayoni kammabandhu kammapaṭisaraṇo Yaṃ kammaṃ karissāmi, kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā, tassa dāyādo bhavissāmi Evaṃ amhehi abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ (Female:) [Jarā-dhammāmhi] jaraṃ anatītā Byādhi-dhammāmhi byādhiṃ anatītā Maraṇa-dhammāmhi maraṇaṃ anatītā Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo Kammassakāmhi kammadāyādā kammayoni kammabandhu

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Cetokhilasutta – Five Kinds of Mental Barrenness AN 5.205

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“Pañcime, bhikkhave, cetokhilā. Katame pañca? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati. Yo so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satthari kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na sampasīdati, tassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya. Yassa cittaṁ na namati ātappāya anuyogāya sātaccāya padhānāya, ayaṁ paṭhamo cetokhilo. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhamme kaṅkhati … saṅghe kaṅkhati … sikkhāya kaṅkhati

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Body Parts Contemplation

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Tahn Pamutto provides a thorough instruction in the aspect of Mindfulness of the Body known as the ’32 Parts’ Contemplation or ‘Asubha’. This technique is powerful, direct, and in its more basic form using the first five parts is a meditation technique even given to children. Taking these first five parts and drawing from the

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Group Sangha-dana

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Imani  mayam bhante,  bhattani saparivarani sanghassa,  Onojayāma sadhu no bhante sangho, Imani  bhattani saparivarani amhakam digharattam hitāya sukhāya patigganhatu.   Venerable Sirs, we would like to offer this food and other staples to the Sangha, May the Sangha accept these offerings for our lasting benefit and happiness!

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Saccavibhaṇgasutta – The Exposition of Truths, MN 141

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Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto acirapakkantassa bhagavato bhikkhū āmantesi: “āvuso bhikkhave”ti. “Āvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū āyasmato sāriputtassa paccassosuṁ. Āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca: “Tathāgatena, āvuso, arahatā sammāsambuddhena bārāṇasiyaṁ isipatane migadāye anuttaraṁ dhammacakkaṁ pavattitaṁ appaṭivattiyaṁ samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmiṁ, yadidaṁ—catunnaṁ ariyasaccānaṁ ācikkhanā desanā paññāpanā paṭṭhapanā vivaraṇā vibhajanā uttānīkammaṁ. Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?

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Emptiness is not Empty

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Tahn Pamutto continues reflecting on the practice of cultivating Emptiness. In the early stages it’s just like any other method of cultivating mindfulness by continually bringing the mind back to its focus. What is different is the reflection that underpins it all – the five aggregates are all constructions and additions to what is actually

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