Old News Archive: April-June 2011

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2011.06.16

Thirty-seven Dhamma talks from the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery. [Not available in HTML]

Twenty-two Dhamma talks from the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery. [Not available in HTML]

Seventy-eight Dhamma talks from the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery. [Not available in HTML]

More Dhamma talks from the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery.

The nine step-by-step "stoppings" (nirodhā).

Vihāra Sutta: Dwellings (1) (AN 9.32), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

The nine step-by-step "dwellings" (vihāra).

Vihāra Sutta: Dwellings (2) (AN 9.33), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

The nine step-by-step "dwelling-attainments" (vihārasamāpatti).

Brahmana Sutta: To Two Brahmans (AN 9.38), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

You can wander the entire world and never find the end of suffering. Perhaps you're looking in the wrong place.

Deva Sutta: The Devas (About Jhāna) (AN 9.39), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

A colorful simile illustrates the peaceful seclusion that jhāna offers.

Velāma Sutta: About Velāma (AN 9.20), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

The fruits of giving depend upon the inner qualities of both giver and recipient.

The Power of Judgment, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

Developing good judgment is the key to becoming a true friend — first to yourself and then to those around you.

The Buddha answers the question, "What do you teach?".

Attakārī Sutta: The Self-Doer (AN 6.38), translated from the Pali by K. Nizamis.

The Buddha corrects a brahman who believes that we are not responsible for our actions.