Intent
On the virtues of being honest with yourself in practice
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. Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s talks, writings, and translations are all freely available at his website, dhammatalks.org.
Only Suffering and the Cessation of Suffering
A Theravada monk on how a single word can change the meaning of one of the Buddha’s most widely debated statements
Dethinking Thinking
An American Theravada monk takes up a teaching from Dogen on how to question and let go of unhelpful thoughts.
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The Karma of Not-Self
An American Theravada monk on how to respond to the question, “If there’s no self, who does the karma, and who receives the results of the karma?”
Learning from the Precepts
A Theravada monk and the abbot of Wat Metta on using Buddhism’s foundational moral guidelines as training rules to better know the mind
Dreams and Voices
The abbot of Wat Metta presents a timeless teaching on interpreting visions along the Buddhist path.
The Karma of Not-Self
An American Theravada monk on how to respond to the question, “If there’s no self, who does the karma, and who receives the results of the karma?”
To Be a Person Is to Be a Mara
A key teacher in the early Thai wilderness tradition provides a clear exposition on the role of the three characteristics in dependent origination.
All You Need?
An American-born Theravada monk on the role of the brahmaviharas
Podcasts
Did the Buddha Really Teach That There Is No Self?
According to Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the Buddhist teaching of not-self functions as a strategy rather than a philosophical position.
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Dharma Talks
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…
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.
The Ten Perfections
The ten paramis or perfections provide the most useful framework for guiding Dharma practice in daily life. Any activity or relationship approached wisely with the primary purpose of developing the perfections in a balanced way becomes…
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