Talks

From the daylong meditation retreat on Sunday, June 8th.  The theme of the day was ‘Transcendental Dependent Origination’.  Take this quote from DN 2: “When one sees that these five hindrances have been abandoned within oneself,  gladness is born. In one who is gladdened, rapture is born. Enraptured at heart, one’s body grows calm. With […]

From the daylong retreat on the Three Fetters and Stream Entry, May 18, 2025. Relevant Suttas: Three fetters daylong study guide, What is Abandoned/Secured by Stream Entry Wikipedia – Sotāpanna and the Three Fetters AN 1.15, 1.20 – Cause for Arising and Non-Arising of Doubt Into the Stream, Thanissaro Bhikkhu Right View, Thanissaro Bhikkhu Transcript

For the first session of the Dependent Origination daylong, Tahn Pamutto goes over how the Buddha identified the problem of suffering and then used wisdom and logic to figure out all the causal steps that lead to its arising. “With Ignorance as Condition, Volition arises; With Volition as Condition, Consciousness Arises; With Consciousness, Name-and-Form; With

NUTRIMENT OCTOBER 26, 2024 Nutriment Tahn Pamutto, October 26, 2024 PART I – THE FOUR NUTRIMENTS To start off with a little story: everybody knows Anāthapiṇḍika? He was a very famous householder in the time of the Buddha; he was a benefactor of the Buddha and the Sangha. His name means “one who gives to

Tahn Pamutto discusses the Eight Precepts in depth and how they represent the level of practice of the Once Returners.

On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto discusses the nature of samādhi or mental composure, as well as it’s function in the practice of liberating the heart.

For the morning session of the ‘Nirodha/Cessation’ daylong, Tahn Pamutto describes Nirodha, which is the Third Noble Truth. He also explains how to work with the awkward translation we use and what other perspectives might help in investigating this important concept. Nirodha has two main uses – the cessation of things, and then more specifically

On the Uposatha Tahn Pamutto reflects on the Divine Abiding of Equanimity – when to develop it, what to look for, and what effect its development can have on our practice and mental well-being. MP3 for “The Abiding of Equanimity” Your browser does not support the audio element. Download Audio

Morning talk: During the morning session of the ‘Fear’ daylong retreat, Tahn Pamutto investigates the nature of Fear as an emotion and mental process. The talk finishes with reciting MN 4: Fear and Dread. Afternoon Talk: Continuing the threads of the ‘Fear’ daylong retreat, Tahn Pamutto reads several short sutta’s along the theme of Refuge.