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?”
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.
Three Teachings by Buddhadasa
The radical conservatism of an influential 20th-century Thai monk
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
To Feed Is to Suffer
What an early analogy for dependent co-arising can teach us about the role of concentration along the Buddhist path
A Heart Bigger Than the World
A Theravada monk on generating a boundless goodwill imbued with heedfulness
The View from Outside the World
Was the Buddha really a prisoner of his culture?
Taking the Long View
A Thai forest meditation master on developing qualities that protect the heart from inner and outer evils
A Position of Strength
A Theravada monk imparts a timeless lesson on the relationship between stillness and action
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