Intent
On the virtues of being honest with yourself in practice
Thai Forest Tradition
The Thai forest tradition is a modern Theravada Buddhist lineage from the forest monasteries of northeastern Thailand. It emphasizes strict discipline, meditation practice, and direct realization over textual study alone. Ajahn Mun Bhuridatto (1870–1949) and Ajahn Sao Kantasilo (1859–1942) founded the tradition in the early twentieth century. Ajahn Chah (1918–1992) and others carried it forward and trained Western disciples, who established forest monasteries throughout Europe and North America. These articles cover teachings, biography, and commentary from Thai forest monks and their Western dharma heirs. Topics include meditation, renunciation, and the practice of Theravada Buddhism today.
How Do I Deal with Aversion?
A German monk in the Thai forest tradition answers a student’s question about the flip side of craving.
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
The Dhamma of Dolly Parton
On the “Queen of Country,” culture war pacifism, and the nondiscriminatory nature of refuge
Dethinking Thinking
An American Theravada monk takes up a teaching from Dogen on how to question and let go of unhelpful thoughts.
A Monastery Grows in North Bend
Spiritual hunger, interfaith coalitions, and the "New Gandhara” of the West Coast
Practice Like the Four Elements
A venerated teacher from the Thai forest tradition on using the elements to train our minds away from its habitual responses.
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
The Traveler Who Does Not Get Lost
A Thai forest tradition monk presents a teaching on the urgency of practicing the dhamma.
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