Setting the Wheel of Truth in Motion Talk
This talk is on the Buddha’s first discourse known as the Dhammacakkappavatthana Sutta. This is when the Buddha taught The Four Noble Truths for the first time…
Becoming Buddha Spring 2016 Wisdom 1.0 Retreat
These are recordings of our Spring 2016 Wisdom 1.0 retreat at Won Dharma Center in Claverack NY…
Mara & Metaphor
The Buddha, (and the recorders of the Canon) often used metaphor when referring to thoughts and thought-constructs (fabrications)…
Samadhi A Non-Distracted Mind
The Buddha taught Samadhi in numerous Suttas, always describing the result of Samadhi. What is clear in all these teachings is the quality of mind the Buddha describes. These are qualities of an awakened mind fully present moment-by-moment in the phenomenal world…