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On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the wide and impactful subject of kamma or Action. The three types (Mental, Verbal, and Physical) break down into ten skillful and ten unskillful types of activity. We cultivate the wholesome as a vehicle to our end destination – the kamma leading to the end of kamma and
PDF of Transcript: Views, Kamma, Judgment Tahn Pamutto: The starting point is view. Yeah. So at the very least, if you’re going to do something stupid, at least be reminding yourself while you’re doing it, this is stupid. It sounds like a small thing and it sounds counterintuitive, but it’s actually very huge. The last
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PDF of transcript In response to a question on jhāna, by Tahn Pamutto on June 12 2024: What is jhāna? Jhāna is… Well first, samādhi is the overarching word for Buddhist meditation. It’s sort of like composure of mind. But jhāna is a more technical term. Like, when samadhi reaches particular stages, very deep
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Link to PDF (Excerpt from Wednesday chat, May 2024) Tahn Pamutto: The Buddha talks about “equanimity based on diversity” and “equanimity based on unity.” There’s a way that you can arrive at understanding through following a crisscrossing, zigzagging kind of trail through the weeds of a topic. You can start out and be like, “Hey,
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Buddhist Death Practices (Transcript of https://upavana.org/buddhist-death-practices/, PDF here ) Tahn Pamutto, May 2024 Hello, everybody. Today, something a little different. Recently, I’ve been asked in a few different ways, various aspects about how Buddhists relate to death, what to do in preparation for death, should we want to know how to prepare ourselves, or what to
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Tea time chat transcript – Comments on Refuge Tahn Pamutto: “Well, I mean, “refuge” is really, in some ways, it is an awkward word to use for the concept, because it’s very multifaceted. So as far as we can pin it down, refuge is about the sasana, the “religious” part of Buddhism. So as long
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“Seeing Views” Transcript (edited), November 2021 Uposatha Tonight I’d like to offer a reflection about something which is actually very useful in our practice and useful to contemplate in life in general. …….When we go through the oldest strata of teachings, what we see again and again is the Buddha encouraging his disciples to
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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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