The Karma of Now
Why the present moment isn't the goal
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Thanissaro Bhikkhu is an American Theravada Buddhist monk trained in the Thai Forest Tradition. He currently serves as abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County, California and is a frequent contributor to Tricycle. His latest book is Good Heart, Good Mind: The Practice of the Ten Perfections. Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s talks, writings, and translations are all freely available at his website, dhammatalks.org.
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We Are Not One
Interdependence is not what you (and many others) may think.
The Corpse on Her Lap
A Thai ghost story told by the late Forest Tradition teacher Ajaan Suwat Suvaco
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Goodwill for the Real World
A Theravada monk explores the application of boundless metta for a broken world.
A Home for the Mind
If you’re going to let go of defilements, you first need something better to hold on to.
Make Your Practice a Continuous Stream
A lesson in disenchantment from one of the Thai Forest Tradition’s most influential teachers
Freedom Over Justice
Karma may not be just, but it offers a path to freedom.
The Buddha as a Farmer
How the farming culture of the Buddha’s day may have shaped his ideas on patience
The Broken Gong
A Theravada monk on silencing the inner commentary that permeates our lives
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Working and Playing with the Breath
In this retreat, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, abbot of Metta Forest Monastery, offers instruction and guidance to develop our awareness of the breath and discover its benefits to both body and mind.
Skillful Approaches to Anger
Led by meditation teacher Thanissaro Bhikkhu, this Dharma Talk discusses how to use the Buddha’s teaching on the three fabrications (sankhara)—bodily, verbal, and mental—to break down anger and replace it with a perspective that’s more conducive…
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