PDF here. Comments from a retreat based on the Kaccangotta Sutta Sn 12.15 (abridged and edited) “Only suffering that arises.” This is a phrase that shows up here and there in the Pali Canon. It’s not a big thing like the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path or Dependent Origination or any of these big […]
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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
[Ahaṃ sukhito homi,] niddukkho homi, avero homi, abyāpajjho homi, anīgho homi, sukhī attānaṃ pariharāmi. Sabbe sattā sukhitā hontu, averā hontu, abyāpajjhā hontu, anīghā hontu, sabbe sattā sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu. Sabbe sattā sabbadukkhā pamuccantu. Sabbe sattā laddha-sampattito mā vigacchantu. Sabbe sattā kammassakā kammadāyādā kammayonī kammabandhū kammapaṭisaraṇā, yaṃ kammaṃ karissanti, kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā, tassa dāyādā bhavissanti.
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(Male:) [Jarā-dhammomhi] jaraṃ anatīto Byādhi-dhammomhi byādhiṃ anatīto Maraṇa-dhammomhi maraṇaṃ anatīto Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo Kammassakomhi kammadāyādo kammayoni kammabandhu kammapaṭisaraṇo Yaṃ kammaṃ karissāmi, kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā, tassa dāyādo bhavissāmi Evaṃ amhehi abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ (Female:) [Jarā-dhammāmhi] jaraṃ anatītā Byādhi-dhammāmhi byādhiṃ anatītā Maraṇa-dhammāmhi maraṇaṃ anatītā Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo Kammassakāmhi kammadāyādā kammayoni kammabandhu
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Imani mayam bhante, bhattani saparivarani sanghassa, Onojayāma sadhu no bhante sangho, Imani bhattani saparivarani amhakam digharattam hitāya sukhāya patigganhatu. Venerable Sirs, we would like to offer this food and other staples to the Sangha, May the Sangha accept these offerings for our lasting benefit and happiness!
Namakarapāthā – Homage to the Triple Gem Arahaṃ sammā-sambuddho bhagava, buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ abhivādemi. The Lord, the Perfectly Awakened and Blessed One. I bow to the Buddha. <bow> Svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo, dhammaṃ namassāmi. The Teaching so completely explained by him. I bow to the Dhamma. <bow> Supaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, saṅghaṃ namāmi. The Blessed One’s Community of
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[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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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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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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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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