This is the seventh chapter “Supreme Peace: Nibbāna” from the book: Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto (Somdet Phra Buddhaghosacariya) Published by Buddhadhamma FoundationCopyright © Buddhadhamma Foundation 2021Translated by Robin Philip Moore Editor: Bhikkhu Kovilo, typesetting: Bhikkhu Gambhīro Download this e-book in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats atContinue reading "“Awakened Beings” Chapter 7 From Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life"

Before I toss this over to AI to summarize / describe our conversation I want to take back that I said Tina “completed the grueling Samatha phase” which of course is anything but grueling. In fact, it is actually beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle and beautiful in the end. I was reachingContinue reading "Depth, Integration, and Navigating Spiritual Terrain: In Conversation With Tina Rasmussen"

In this thirty-first installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we went into formal compassion practice and how it can help with demonstrating compassion in daily life Ai basically summarizes thus: This episode Compassion in Action explores how mindfulness fosters a deeper, more engagedContinue reading "Compassion In Action | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #31"

This is the sixth chapter “Supreme Peace: Nibbāna” from the book: Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto (Somdet Phra Buddhaghosacariya) Published by Buddhadhamma FoundationCopyright © Buddhadhamma Foundation 2021Translated by Robin Philip Moore Editor: Bhikkhu Kovilo, typesetting: Bhikkhu Gambhīro Download this e-book in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats atContinue reading "“Supreme Peace: Nibbāna” Chapter 6 From Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life"

In this thirtieth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash inquiring into meditation practice on and off the cushion we explore the Eight Vicissitudes or Worldly Winds. I sometimes consider these as somewhat a psychology class crash course. While these don’t often seem to have a direct connection with formal meditation practices theyContinue reading "The Eight Vicissitudes Or Worldly Winds | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #30"

This is the fifth chapter “The Law Of Kamma” from the book: Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life by Bhikkhu P. A. Payutto (Somdet Phra Buddhaghosacariya) Published by Buddhadhamma FoundationCopyright © Buddhadhamma Foundation 2021Translated by Robin Philip Moore Editor: Bhikkhu Kovilo, typesetting: Bhikkhu Gambhīro Download this e-book in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formatsContinue reading "“The Law Of Kamma” Chapter 5 From Buddhadhamma: The Laws Of Nature And Their Benefits To Life"

Extended version on my other site https://innerskilled.com https://youtube.com/@innerskilled albeit more relevant to the work there

The description for this Feb 11, 2025 live event: I’ll go into detail of lots of stuff from the notes of noticing and observations I’ve had around the direct experience of (group) chanting practice which doesn’t come easily and naturally to me and yet can be quite a profound practice at times AI basically summarizedContinue reading "Chanting Practice Notes"

[Note: Randi of https://toveje.dk uses her own terminology so it mixes around the standard, currently established notion of the three realm classification* of desire realm, form realm and formless realm. However, plenty still meshes and aligns with this standardization too. She brings her direct experience to bear on this sutta of which a few translationsContinue reading "Skillfully Progressing Contact Beyond The Human Realm: Sutta Study With Randi Green — At Gaia Head (AN 8.64)"

In this twenty-ninth installment of the ongoing live series with Wendy Nash — where we delve into meditation practice both on and off the cushion — we focus on the relational aspects of partners, teams, and communities. Recently, it seems we’ve been somewhat overlooking the more meditative dimensions of our chosen topics. While this episodeContinue reading "Partners, Teams And Community | “Meditation Q & A With Wendy Nash” #29"