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I felt a sudden rush of something in my heart.
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A talk by Ajahn Sumedho on Chronic Pain, Ego and Liberation.
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There is that strong wish in us to ignore painful things — if possible — but that leaves us bound to them in a kind of sleepy slavery.
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What particularly delighted me was discovering that the book’s opening sections — the Preface, Introduction and introductory chapters — alongside the stunning colour photographs of original Dunhuang manuscripts.
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Morning meditation — The Eightfold Path has played such a central role in the evolution of the Buddha’s teaching.
‘The Eightfold Path has played such a central role in the evolution of the Buddha’s teaching and suggests that it may have emerged organically from Shakyamuni Buddha’s own behaviour and life example.’
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Morning meditation — The Middle Way is a path that both transcends the self.
‘The Middle Way is a path that both transcends the self and meets us where we are, offering wisdom and compassion for all stages of the journey.’
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Morning meditation — The point that the path offers a way to live in alignment with deeper truths.
‘The point that the path offers a way to live in alignment with deeper truths suggests that the Eightfold Path is more a way of liberation than merely a way to liberation, which makes sense.’
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Morning meditation — Asked why he wore such a large hat.
Asked why he wore such a large hat, Zen master Huang Po replied, ‘because it has to cover the myriad worlds.’
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Morning meditation — How can one cultivate a path to liberation.
‘How can one cultivate a path to liberation when the idea of a ‘self’ progressing along such a path is, according to the Buddha, fundamentally delusional?’
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Morning meditation — The cessation of suffering.
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The Dharma lies not in the techniques we use, but in the quality of our attention.
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Morning meditation — Mindfulness in words.
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Five Talks on Atammayatā — the highest knowledge in this world, as described by the Thai Forest monk Ajahn Buddhadāsa.
31 August 2025
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Morning meditation — Mindfulness is not thinking.
12 July 2025
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Awareness and Wisdom (Sati-paññā): Seeing Clearly Through Mindfulness
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A Taste of Freedom, by Ajahn Chah
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Equanimity, by John Aske
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