Talk Tonight 7pm est

Talk Tonight 7pm Est

Will be giving a talk on the Seven Factors of Awakening for Buddhist Insights channel

The Maggasekha Way : Buddha’s attitudes to Living the Path – Part 2 : Practice like your head is on fire

Today we move on to the second of the four attitudes. We have already been exhorted and encouraged to live like the mountains are closing in. Now we are exhorted to practice like our head is on fire. This is usually seen in relation to having a realization that you have unskillful or evil habits, mind-states, actions, etc. We find one of the prime … Read More The Maggasekha Way : Buddha’s attitudes to Living the Path – Part 2 : Practice like your head is on fire

For my Colorado Friends

I will be in Colorado November 1-14th. On Saturday November 11th from 1-3pm, I will be doing an event at the Ross-Barnum Branch of the Denver Library, Community Room #1. You are all welcome to attend and please spread the word to any friends or local meditators who would like to meditate and meet a monastic/ask them questions.

Special Wednesday Session

Tonight and next Wednesday I’ll be covering the regular sessions on Buddhist Insights. Here is the link for tonight – https://www.youtube.com/live/Uc1xqIDnW6o?si=5GinaueejHAbUhrl

Sutta Retreat Next Friday

Sutta 101 retreat starts next Friday. Join me for a weekend of learning about the Suttas, what they are, how to read and understand them, how to use them for study and practice, etc. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-the-suttas-framework-for-study-and-practice-tickets-703311322097?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Maggasekha Way : Buddha’s attitudes to Living the Path – Part 1 : Live like the Mountains are Closing in

The first of the four attitudes comes from a sutta called Pabbatopama Sutta, Samyutta Nikaya 3.25 which you can find at the following link : https://suttacentral.net/sn3.25/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=linebyline&reference=main&notes=sidenotes&highlight=true&script=latin The Sutta begins with the Buddha speaking with supporter and practitioner King Pasenadi of Kosala. The Buddha asks the king where he is coming from and they have a little chit chat, then the Buddha poses this question … Read More The Maggasekha Way : Buddha’s attitudes to Living the Path – Part 1 : Live like the Mountains are Closing in

Next Retreat – September 29th, Suttas : Framework for Study and Practice

Next Retreat starting November 29th, is Sutta 101 class in a way. It was created to help people get into and understand the suttas in their various aspects, such as cultural context, how to handle the repetition etc. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-the-suttas-framework-for-study-and-practice-tickets-703311322097?aff=oddtdtcreator

Dhammapalooza tonight, in three hours (7pm)

Metta Retreat This Weekend

Metta Retreat this upcoming weekend. Join us on Zoom for a weekend of learning about and practicing metta in accordance with the suttas.

The Maggasekha Way : Buddha’s Attitudes to Living the Path – Introduction

I have not written a series in some years, since before the nomad life, but I wanted to get back into it by outlining what I call the “Maggasekha Way”. I’m still developing the various deeper connections and intricacies of this concept, but what will follow in this series is the basic framework and understanding. After this introduction will come four parts, each focusing … Read More The Maggasekha Way : Buddha’s Attitudes to Living the Path – Introduction

Dhammapalooza in 2 hours , 7pm est