Dhamma Articles And Talks By Subject
Articles And Talks Archive - Newest First
True Refuge - The Ratana Sutta
Becoming Explained - The Loka, Bhava, and Mula Suttas
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta - The Buddha's First Discourse
Magga-Vibhanaga Sutta - Analysis of The Eightfold Path
Shamatha-Vipassana Meditation, Samadhi, Jhanas
Satipatthana Sutta - Four Foundations Of Mindfulness
Anapanasati Sutta - Breath-Mindfulness Meditation
Anicca, Anatta, Dukkha - Three Marks Of Existence
Four Noble Truths Articles and Talks
Eightfold Path Articles and Talks
Meditation - Concentration - Jhanas - Samadhi Articles And Talks
Refined Mindfulness Articles And Talks
Five Common Hindrances To Be Mindful Of
Modern Buddhism - A Thicket Of Views
Dependent Origination, Anatta, And The Myth Of Non-Duality
Theragatha and Therigatha - Poems Of Awakened Monks and Nuns
Miscellaneous Articles And Talks
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When Dhamma Practice Is Stressful
Often “Buddhist” practice is initially engaged with as a response to the unsatisfactory nature of life. This begins to develop Right View but meditation and Dhamma practice should not create additional stress…
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Peace.
Post Election Mindfulness
Post Election Mindfulness is an excerpt from our Saturday morning Dhamma class at Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey, on February 4, 2017. A question was asked regarding the turbulence following the recent presidential election about maintaining a calm and well-concentrated mind during these quickly changing times…
Dana – The Perfection of Generosity
When we give without thought of reward or personal gain, we experience wholeness because we are one with that which is given…
My Dhamma articles and talks are based on the Buddha's teachings (suttas) as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. I have relied primarily on Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s excellent and insightful translation of the Pali generously made freely available at his website Dhammatalks.org, as well as the works of Nyanaponika Thera, John Ireland, Maurice Walsh, Hellmuth Hecker, and Sister Khema, among others, as preserved at Access To Insight.
Also, I have found Bhikkhu Bodhi's translations from Wisdom Publications Pali Canon Anthologies to be most informative and an excellent resource.
I have made contextual edits to the suttas from these sources for further clarity, to modernize language, to minimize repetition, and maintain relevance to Dependent Origination and Four Noble Truths.
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