by John Haspel
About a month later the Buddha presented The Fire Discourse. At the time there were many different cuts, one of which was a cult that used fire worship in their rituals. The Buddha used this as metaphor to teach how we become aflame with passion through contact with our six-sense base. ..
by John Haspel
This is a recording of a Dhamma talk on the Ratana Sutta and the Buddha’s teaching on the true meaning of taking refuge in The Buddha, The Dhamma,and The Sangha. Included in this recording is sangha discussion and Q&A.
by John Haspel
This is a recording of the Truth Of Happiness course week five Saturday class discussion and Q&A on developing the Eightfold Path as the broader framework for Jhana meditation in the context of the Four Noble Truths. This is a recording of our Sangha discussion on the virtuous factors of the Eightfold Path and was recorded in Frenchtown NJ on January 2, 2016.
by John Haspel
This is the closing talk for our Tuesday Truth Of Happiness ten-week Dhamma Study. This talk summarizes the dhamma study and includes very insightful Sangha Q&A and comments.
by John Haspel
This is a recording of the Truth Of Happiness course week ten Tuesday class discussion and Q&A on developing the Eightfold Path as the broader framework for Jhana meditation in the context of the Four Noble Truths. This is a recording of our Sangha discussion on The Five Hindrances.