Question: A friend of mine went to practise with a Zen teacher. He asked him, ‘When the Buddha was sitting beneath the Bodhi tree, what was he doing?’ The Zen master answered, ‘He was practising zazen!’ My friend said, ‘I… Read More ›
Theravada
Being Awake to Rebirth in the Moment, by Ajahn Sumedho
Buddhist talk: Being Awake to Rebirth in the Moment.
Satipatthana sutta the Buddha’s Teaching on Mindfulness
Satipatthana sutta setting out the Buddha’s teaching to overcome suffering.
Consciousness is Immeasurable, by Ajahn Sumedho
Ajahn Sumedho encourages us to see clearly that all thoughts arise and cease, and to realise that we cannot, therefore, trust them as a means of enlightenment.
Kalama Sutta translated by Rupert Gethin
Kesaputta (Kalama Sutta: sometimes called ‘The Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry’).
No View is Right View, by Ajahn Sumedho
Awareness is a natural state; it’s normal. It isn’t a compounded state that depends on other conditions.
Do you know what this mind is? by Ajahn Chah
In our practice it isn’t necessary to talk of samatha or vipassanā; just call it the practice of Dhamma, that’s enough.
Switching on the Light of Awareness, by Ajahn Sumedho
Question: Would you call awareness ‘enlightenment’?
