IdeasMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Getting the Ball Rolling
A new translation of the title of the Buddha’s first teaching offers a different way to view the dharma.
Theravada
The Jhana Underground
The mid-20th century Theravada reforms favored vipassana (insight) over samatha (concentration) and the altered mind-state of the jhanas associated with it. What the sangha didn’t know was that six thousand miles away, a hitchhiking ex-monk, reformed…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Putting Away the Books
A Theravada monk reflects on renunciation, monasticism, and liberal values.
After a Two-Year Hiatus, the International Tipitaka Chanting Program Returns to India This Spring
The multi-day event brings together Theravada sanghas and revives pilgrimage sites for the benefit of practitioners and local communities alike.
Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Jhana: The Spice Your Meditation Has Been Missing
Meditation teacher and political columnist Jay Michaelson explains how jhana meditation is a transformative and vital part of the eightfold path.
Esoteric Theravada
In her new book, scholar Kate Crosby explores a Southeast Asian meditation tradition lost to modernity.
Magazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Ajahn Sujato
The Buddhist scholar was once a dissatisfied rock musician.
Meditation Meditation Month 2020
Kitten Meditation
Thai Forest monk Ajahn Brahm invites us to start meditating by choosing something easy to love in this excerpt from his book Kindfulness.
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Ralph Steele, founder of the Life Transition Meditation Center, in Santa Fe, New Mexico
An inside look at the daily activities of a Theravada Buddhist teacher
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