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Dhamma Letters

Our monthly Dhamma Letters are always accessible here, or you may receive them in your inbox each month by joining our mailing list if you prefer.

Don’t Build your House on the Sand

January 23, 2025 by Mike Bresnan

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

March 23, 2024 by Mike Bresnan

Our sangha is a diverse group. There are young people, older people, people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds. …

The Lotus

October 17, 2023 by Mike Bresnan

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)

August 16, 2023 by Mike Bresnan

I would like to reflect on two key factors the Buddha urges practitioners to develop and maintain in order to reduce …

Let it Be

June 19, 2023 by Mike Bresnan

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

December 23, 2022 by Mike Bresnan

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

May 31, 2022 by Mike Bresnan

We are living in very difficult times. We are still dealing with COVID. The economy is struggling. There is a deepening …

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Catching Tadpoles

May 9, 2022 by Mike Bresnan

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

April 11, 2022 by Mike Bresnan

People often ask what the ending of dukkha or suffering is, and what is the moment of awakening that they’ve heard so …

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Dhamma Letters

  • Don’t Build your House on the SandJanuary 23, 2025
  • United in SufferingMarch 23, 2024
  • The LotusOctober 17, 2023

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