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Kaccānagotta Sutta – To Kaccānagotta, SN 12.15

[Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.] Atha kho āyasmā kaccānagotto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā kaccānagotto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “‘Sammādiṭṭhi sammādiṭṭhī’ti, bhante, vuccati. Kittāvatā nu kho, bhante, sammādiṭṭhi hotī”ti? “Dvayanissito khvāyaṁ, kaccāna, loko yebhuyyena—atthitañceva natthitañca. Lokasamudayaṁ kho, kaccāna, yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya passato yā loke natthitā sā na hoti. Lokanirodhaṁ kho, kaccāna, yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya passato […]

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Bringing the Teacher Inside

Reflections / Tahn Pamutto

When one enters into a forest monastery, whether Thai or Burmese or Sri Lankan, one understands pretty quickly that they’ve entered into a new social structure. It’s not unlike a martial arts dojo: it has ranks of dewey-eyed initiates, a cadre of seasoned long-term students, and then the master or masters at the top. The

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The Practice of Devotion to Wakefulness

Reflections, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

By the time they we are adults, virtually everbody knows all too well what it is like to stay up late into the night. The reasons are many: as kids we are running around playing tag or sitting up playing games; as adults we go to concerts, study for tests, finish long projects, make love,

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Talk: Practice Because You Have To

Talks, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the core understanding of the Four Noble Truths – that we practice not because it is pleasant and healthy and wonderful but because we have to. Samsara is a mess, and when we really look at our lives we can sense the subtle (or not so subtle) dissatisfaction

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Series: The Foundations of Mindfulness pt 3

Reflections, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

The Foundations of Mindfulness: Satipatthana Sutta Majjhima Nikaya 10 Transcript of an eight-week presentation 2022 by Tahn Pamutto Part Three: Body “The reason we’re doing mindfulness and the reason that it’s so focused on what can be experienced objectively is because mindfulness counteracts ignorance” (opening meditation guidance) Sitting in meditation, a lot of our

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Series: The Foundations of Mindfulness pt 1

Reflections, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

The Foundations of Mindfulness: Satipatthana Sutta, Majjhima Nikaya 10 Transcript of an eight-week presentation 2022 by Tahn Pamutto Part One: Mindfulness It’s a big subject actually. It’s one of the first things that we are introduced to in the Buddhist teachings besides, you know, don’t be violent. Be nice and be mindful, right? So during

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Reflecting on Spontaneity

Reflections, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

This talk by Tahn Pamutto was given on the Uposatha in New York City, September 2022: Namo tassa bhagavato, arahato samma sambuddhassa Namo tassa bhagavato, arahato samma sambuddhassa Namo tassa bhagavato, arahato samma sambuddhassa So I’ve been thinking about the third noble truth, thinking what I could say about it. But then reflecting on the

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Bhava Daylong transcript pt 1

Reflections, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

Gratitude to LR who transcribed part one of the Bhava Daylong (see also part two): All right, friends. So this morning we’re going to introduce and look at a topic that is important, vital, foundational in Buddhism, but is not quite in the order of something like the four noble truths or the eightfold path;

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Talk: The Jhana Factors

Talks, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

On this Uposatha evening, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the Eighth Factor of the Eightfold Path – that of Samadhi. Samadhi is a composure, brightness, and control of the mind. It is a fulfillment of the aspiration of the rest of the eightfold path, namely, to generate mindstates free of craving and suffering. Samadhi itself is

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Bhava Daylong transcript pt 2

Reflections, Uncategorized / Tahn Pamutto

The following transcript of the afternoon session of the Bhava daylong was prepared by LR: Bhava, Part Two (Afternoon Session) Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato sammāsambuddhassa Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato sammāsambuddhassa Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato sammāsambuddhassa For those who might recognize that phrase, it says “Homage to the Blessed One, The Fully Enlightened One, the Fully

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