Gratitude is Awareness
Gratitude is, in fact, very close to awareness. It is one of these states of the heart or the […]
The Escape
These 5 hindrances, whatever they are, they’re just doing the same thing in the mind–– just […]
Life and Practice in Harmony
And the 5th is: “I am aware while entering it, and aware when emerging from it.” So, this whole […]
Seeing Hindrances
And we continue letting go. And whatever arises, whatever arises, it is just a hindrance. Even you thinking: “I can’t […]
Radiant Calm
To radiate this calmness all around us, we first need to find it within ourselves. [From MN 2] How does […]
The Practice
Of course, you can use an object if the feeling gets weak… if it goes away. If the mind […]
Selflessness is Samādhi
Reading from SN II 12.23 Causes for Liberation “What is the cause for renewal of being?” Or renewal of […]
The Experience of Nibbāna
And Samādhi, becomes so sharp,
collectedness of mind becomes so sharp,
steadiness so sharp and so present,
awareness starts to dissolve,
it breaks down here.
The Choice
Liberating the mind at the root of experience and choosing happiness, choosing to let go, choosing freedom.
Nirodha as ‘Unobstructed’
And Nirodha. Nirodha is… Sometimes I have translated it as release… But that does not always carry the whole of […]