Oct 3 - Part 6: Giving Up What's Not Yours In the final three verses of the Mangala Sutta the Buddha gives a compelling description of the liberated heart, a heart that no longer ignorantly, mistakenly experiences a sense of self. Oct 1 - Magnificent Metta-cine Metta practice is not just another tool in our meditation tool belt; it is a central foundation for our spiritual lives. Oct 17 - In Search of Kusala: The Seven Factors of Awakening The Seven Factors of Awakening are

Sept 5: Part 4 - More about living the good life In the Mangala sutta the Buddha continues to describe aspects of a good life:...

Aug 1: Part 1 - How to be Happy Ayya Ahimsa draws on the Buddha's teachings called the Mangala Sutta (The Highest Happiness) and Ajahn...

July 1: Hindrances, Part 1: Desire Sanghamitta is initiating a review of the five hindrances (mental qualities) that prevent us from...

April 7 - Working with the First Hindrance, Sense Desire Part 1 The Buddha names sense desire as the first hindrance because it is so...