Talks

On the Uposatha with a group online and in-person, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the First of the Four Noble Truths. These foundational teachings are not just true, in that they apply to all people, but they are ennobling – they allow us to be better, happier, and to suffer less. The first noble truth is […]

For the Uposatha, Tahn Santi offers his gratitude towards friends and supporters for his recent stay in Massachusetts, folding it into a reflection on Nekkhama, or Renunciation. The ability to let go of something that could otherwise be held on to is a form of generosity and reflects a giving heart, and can be the

On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto gives a reflection furthering the study of Faith and Wisdom and how they define entry onto the path of spiritual liberation. In this talk he points out dilemmas – normal everyday problems that are choices between two unpleasant courses of action, or situations where we have to work with incomplete

On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto reflects on the faculty of Pañña, or Wisdom. We know what it is in a conventional sense, we know when to seek it and have some basic grasp of how it develops. But the power of the Buddhist tradition, one that focuses on Wisdom above almost all else, is that

On the Uposatha Tahn Pamutto reflects on the talk ‘Winter Camping’ by Ajahn Sona, which presented a variety of principles he was able to take with him while wandering. This becomes a reflection on the principle of training itself, and the way our ability to learn from experience and adapt to our weaknesses can make

Tahn Pamutto leads the Uposatha session remotely while travleing. Despite the lower quality, the talk is important and vital – an attempt to describe and point to the quality of Nibbāna alluded to in the Third Noble Truth. By turning towards and awakening to the quality of peace all around us, it becomes possible to

The Seven Factors of Enlightenment daylong retreat was a success with many friends taking the time to spend their Saturday together in dhamma practice. There were two talks and a Q & A session, of which the two talks were recorded from morning and afternoon.  These recordings can be found on the Innovative Dhamma youtube

On the Uposatha, Tahn Pamutto gives a reflection on the brahma-vihara of Mudita. This mind state translates as ‘Gladness’ or ‘Sympathetic Joy’, and is based on a deep joy and appreciation in good fortune, wholesomeness, and success. Often overlooked because it seems too simplistic or doesn’t directly combat ill-will like the other brahma-vihara’s, it is

On the Uposatha night, a sick Tahn Pamutto gives a reflection on how we can come to understand the ups and downs of life in a buddhist context. We do this by considering the four noble truths, and specifically cultivating the ‘duty’ to each of these truths. Suffering is to be understood, Craving is to

In this Uposatha talk, Tahn Pamutto provides encouragement in developing mindfulness, an essential component of the eightfold path, and describes the Buddha’s framework of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness which helps guide that effort and make it fruitful.