Three Types of Calmness
In this tradition of practice, we often hear teachers warning us to not attach to calmness. Since many people begin the …
Dhamma Letters
Seeing Nature
Many insight meditation teachers in the Thai Forest tradition, including those in Luangpor Teean’s lineage, often …
Movement of Body and Mind
In the practice of Mahasati meditation, we are urged to be aware of movement – movement of the body and movement of the …
Two Types of Knowing
Our practice is all about developing mindfulness, or nonjudgmental awareness/knowing. People may not realize that, to …
The Two Arrows of Suffering
A very helpful teaching of the Buddha found in the Pali Canon (Sallatha Sutta) is the simile of the 2 arrows of …
The Three-Legged Stool of Suffering
Buddhist insight meditation practice is the study of suffering. It is the study of exactly how suffering happens, in a …
Wandering Mind as Teacher
With our Mahasati practice, we are training the mind to know itself in the present moment. We are training our awareness …
True Freedom
People generally come to the practice of meditation looking for freedom – freedom from suffering, from things like …
Don’t Scratch that Mental Itch
The key point in gaining relief from afflictive emotional states like anger, depression, and anxiety, is learning to …