The Sāsana is what the Buddha called the religion or dispensation that began forming nearly from the moment he attained enlightenment. It is a word that encompasses not just him as a person and a teacher but also his teaching, the dhamma, and how that dhamma has survived in the hearts and minds of those […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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There are many ways we try to set ourselves up for success. We try to eat well, exercise, get enough sleep and avoid stressful situations. When we get up in the morning we’re often taking a mental inventory of what we have to work with. We ask ourselves, “How do we feel?”, and then prepare
LR has generously transcribed a talk by Tahn Pamutto given during the recent Bhava Daylong. You can see it in comic form here: https://upavana.org/comic/bha-va/ “BHA-VA ! BHA-VA!” So, at one point I was up in the Pacific Northwest. I was at a hermitage called the Pacific Hermitage near Portland. It was very early on, and
