Wanting, the fault finding mind, restlessness and worry, dullness and doubt about what to do are the stumbling blocks on the path to...

We are where we are in life due to past causes like habits. The Buddha gave us an eight step path that leads to the end our suffering....

Oct 1: Today we continued with sila, morality by Ajahn Brahmali and Bhante Bodhidaja. They encouraged us to see moral behaviour as a...

Once we learn to remain mindful of the present moment for a length of time, letting go of the stumbling blocks and enhancing our joy by...

Bhikkhu Bodhi gave a wonderful Dhamma talk on how to arouse joy in our meditation practice. This article is a summary of that talk. When...

Sept 3: Sanghamitta is planning to do an extended series on The Gradual Training. Today she read out and recorded the article of that...

What is refuge in the Buddha? What can we focus our mindfulness on? What do we cling to? What are spiritual qualities? What are the...

One of the 40 objects of meditation given by the Buddha = Recollection of the Devas. Ajahn Punnadhammo noticed a parallelism between the...

Ajahn Punnadhammo offered a retreat in Canmore Aug 21 - 23, 2020. His first Dhamma talk was on removing the hindrances to reveal the...

Aug 2020 - Jan 2021 Three of the nuns from Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery, Ayya Santacitta, Ayya Ahimsa and Ayya Niyyanika are giving a...

Aug 3: Ayya Santussika of Karuna Buddhist Vihara in Bolder, CA started the evening with a guided meditation on Gladdening the Mind and...

July 6: Tonight we listened to a Dhamma talk on Patience by Ayya Medhanandi. July 13: Tonight we listened to a guided meditation by Ayyā...

Ayya Santacitta of Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery offered this weekend retreat. The four protective meditations are: 1. Contemplation of...

June 1: Today we read the first chapter of Ajahn Sona's new book: Life is a Near Death Experience, Skills for Illness, Aging, Dying and...

May 4: We listened to a Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahm on The Four Ways of Letting Go. The first way is to throw away the past, future...

Revised April 15, 2021 This essay is based on a Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahm. Jhanas are the peaceful bliss states that hone our...

Apr 2: Sanghamitta taught walking meditation. Apr 6: Sanghamitta read an essay on The Gradual Training. Apr 9: Ayya Santussika wrapped up...

This video starts with arm movement meditation for those confined to a wheel chair. Then the Thai Forest tradition of walking meditation...

Questions to ask yourself before you are on your deathbed or if you are on your deathbed. What do you want your life to be like when you...

March talks. Mar 2: Tonight we listened to Tahn Nisabho's discussion of the second tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta Mar 5: Since it has...