The Uses of Equanimity
Exploring the uses and limitations of one of the four immeasurables
Upasika Kee Nanayon
Upasika Kee Nanayon (1901-1978) was one of twentieth century Thailand's foremost women dharma teachers and a widely published poet. In 1945, she founded a simple practice center in the hills outside Bangkok, and until her death, students from all over Thailand traveled there to hear her expound the dharma.
The Pure Present
The celebrated teacher and poet on stripping away labels to reveal hidden insights
MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Tough Teachings To Ease The Mind
Do we respond to physical pain in the wisest way? Fleeing it, we get caught in it. A Thai meditation master has another answer: Get to know suffering to be free of it.
IdeasMagazine | Special Section
A Clear Awareness of Nature
A lay practitioner and revered teacher, Kee Nanayon offers a female voice rarely heard in a tradition dominated by monks Thai society, like most societies, has done little to support women in dharma practice, but nevertheless,…
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk
A Glob of Tar
Even though we practice, we continue to fall for pleasant feelings. Feelings are illusory on many levels. We don’t realize that they’re changeable and unreliable. Instead of offering pleasure, they offer us nothing but stress—yet we’re…
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