Don’t Build your House on the Sand
This world that we inhabit is so changeable and uncertain. There certainly can be moments of beauty and ease in it, but …
United in Suffering
Our sangha is a diverse group. There are young people, older people, people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. …
The Lotus
At a recent retreat, Ajahn Da urged the retreatants to practice so that their awareness can blossom like a flower. For …
Sati-Sampajanna (Mindfulness & Full Awareness)
I would like to reflect on two key factors the Buddha urges practitioners to develop and maintain in order to reduce …
Let it Be
My teacher, Ajahn Da, often summarizes our practice as seeing and knowing what is here, particularly in the mind, and …
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
It’s said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. This is not really true of course. A dog can learn new things at …
In Difficult Times
We are living in very difficult times. We are still dealing with COVID. The economy is struggling. There is a deepening …
Catching Tadpoles
In the practice of Mahasati insight meditation, we develop the faculty of being able to observe what is occurring in the …
On the Ending of Suffering: Kicking the Dukkha Habit
People often ask what the ending of dukkha or suffering is, and what is the moment of awakening that they’ve heard so …