Heartful Selflessness

STUDENT QUESTION: Can this pure giving-heart be a link-breaker within Dependent Origination then? Can one act without clinging (attaching) and […]

The Flight of Consciousness

As for consciousness and the self, Many people wonder, “how does a ‘person’ transmigrates from this life to the next.” […]

An Open, Unforced Samādhi

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The Special Samādhi of the Buddhas   “This Samadhi is not practiced by unrighteous people.”   Now, we can concentrate […]

Seeing Hindrances

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And we continue letting go. And whatever arises, whatever arises, it is just a hindrance. Even you thinking: “I can’t […]

Radiant Calm

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To radiate this calmness all around us, we first need to find it within ourselves. [From MN 2] How does […]

Selflessness is Samādhi

Reading from SN II 12.23 Causes for Liberation   “What is the cause for renewal of being?” Or renewal of […]

Attachments: It’s all in the mind

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This short teaching helps set the mind straight regarding attachments. Oftentimes, the simplest explanations are the easiest to digest…   […]

Opening Our Hearts

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Maybe we just start by opening our hearts… just a little five minutes. And just let go of everything, everything […]

Delight in Dhamma

Sukhasomanassa Sutta Sukha means happiness Somanassa means mental grace or mental joy. The two combined together.   Directing the ways […]

Acceptance

Here, Bhante Ānanda offers a beautiful teaching on attachment, the hindrances and acceptance. 🌼 Wishing you all continued happiness. “Most […]