The ovāda discusses how the world burns with passion at the eyes, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind, and the importance of seeing the cooling of this passion as peace.
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29: Deepening the Perception of Impermanence
A Dhamma discussion based on the question… “While practicing I believe I can sometimes glimpse the impermanent nature of all determinations. For example, I can establish my mind on the impermanence of the breath and recognize that the breath depends on the body as its necessary basis which is in itself also determined by consciousness…
28: Associating With Solitary Places
This ovāda discusses how to associate with solitary places. It was given at the ancient monastery of Situl Pawa inside Yala National Park.
27: What Observes Pressure and Its Abscence Is Not Supreme Peace | Discussion
A Dhamma discussion based on the question… “Is the mindfulness that recognizes the absence of pressure when it is absent, and the presence of pressure when it is present, without being deceived by it, that supreme peace? Or something moving in that direction?” Suttas Referenced: -MN 137 (Equanimity based on multiplicity) -MN 22 (Let go…
26: All Beings Have the Same Goal
This ovāda discusses how all beings have happiness as their goal and gives some of the Buddha’s strategies to achieve it.
25: Did the Buddha Teach Intense Focus On a Single Object? | Sutta Study
This video is a sutta study evaluating whether the meditation method of intense focus on a single object, such as the breath, is recommended by the Buddha. It is a follow-up to the video “Is Meditation Only for Stream Enterers or Those Who Are Close?” In particular, it builds on the points made in that…
24: When You Want to Meditate, Meditate. When You Don’t Want to Meditate, Meditate
This Ovāda discusses how experienced practitioners can lose motivation in meditation and how to overcome it.
23: Is Meditation Only For Stream Enterers or Those Who Are Close?
A Dhamma discussion based on the question (condensed and paraphrased)… ‘Bhante, thank you for giving me the chance to clarify my thoughts in writing—it’s something I rarely do. When I refer to “‘the form (of the Satipatthanas) practiced’ today,” I mean the common methods most meditators now use, such as watching the breath for extended…
22: A Secure Refuge
This ovāda discusses different levels of refuge and their effectiveness.
21: Beyond the Allness of the All | Discussion
A Dhamma Discussion based on the question… “if thinking of samsara as a process or activity; is nibanna the only process or possibility other than samsara? I’m trying to understand nibanna and whether it is an eternal, unchanging state of peaceful existence, or an eternal state of nothingness. If it’s not either of these things,…