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Watch: Thanissaro Bhikkhu leads a Guided Meditation
Thanissaro Bhikkhu (accesstoinsight.org, dhammatalks.org), a monk in the Thai Forest tradition, recently came by the office and led us through a guided meditation, Tricycle Wisdom Collection pieces by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Faith in Awakening Power of Conviction The Joy of Effort The Power of Judgment Tricycle Retreat: More » -
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Judge me, admirable friend
We often think that passing judgment is a bad thing. In the Winter 2010 issue of Tricycle, however, Thanissaro Bhikkhu explains what the Buddha taught about the importance of judgment. He writes: More » -
Head and Heart Together
Today’s Daily Dharma: All too often, meditators believe that if they can simply add a little more heart juice, a little more emotional oomph, to their brahma-vihara practice, their attitudes can become limitless. But if something inside you keeps churning up reasons for liking this person or hating that one, your practice starts feeling hypocritical. You wonder who you’re trying to fool. Or, after a month devoted to the practice, you still find yourself thinking black thoughts about people who cut you off in traffic—to say nothing of people who’ve done the world serious harm. This is where the head comes in. If we think of the heart as the side of the mind that wants happiness, the head is the side that understands how cause and effect actually work. More » -
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A happiness that can't be taken from you (and four reasons we fear death)
What was behind the Buddha's decision to go off into the forest? A desire to be happy, Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu teaches in the talk below. In fact, he says, this desire underlay all of Buddha's efforts. More »
