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The whole Dhamma is to let go of evil

April 27, 2021April 28, 2021Hermitage meditation

From a talk by Luang Por BoonthamTo learn Dhamma is to learn the right way of thinking.  We have been talking about the suffering of aversion: especially the suffering of blaming others and becoming angry. Nobody can make us angry. […]Continue reading

The eyes to see Dhamma

March 20, 2021March 20, 2021Hermitage meditation

Based on a discourse by Luang Por Boontham, translated from Thai. How can you bring your eyes along with you when you die? No one can carry their eyes along with them; when we die, the eyes will remain right […]Continue reading

The right way of knowing | Mindfulness of the body

January 19, 2021January 21, 2021Hermitage meditation

We have already a complete article focused on the mindfulness of breathing, but here we would like to open up and explain how this mindfulness is carried throughout the day, and particularly in regard to bodily position and bodily movements.  […]Continue reading

The difference between ‘love’; ‘attachment’ and ‘compassion.’

January 6, 2021January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Have you ever loved somebody? A spouse or partner, son or daughter, a mother or father, brother or sister, a friend? Have you ever cared for somebody so deeply that that person was as important to you as life itself? […]Continue reading

Can getting what we want make us happy?

January 2, 2021January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

A perspective on the Four Noble Truths. One quality that is generally accorded very little value in our society of consumerism is contentment….

Seeing your faults and mistakes should be a joy.

December 12, 2020January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

The practice of Dhamma begins with facing oneself. We don’t practice the Buddha’s teaching by learning about the theory of the philosophy, nor by concentration, nor by a discussion on Dhamma, or by reading about it – these are certainly […]Continue reading

the simile of the taxi, and “right mindfulness”

June 2, 2020January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Where is “self,” and what is the “right mindfulness”? These two questions are intimately linked, and here we explain why.

“happiness”?

May 28, 2020January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Many spiritual leaders and practitioners talk about “happiness”, but is this really the same as what the Buddha taught? The Buddha sought to remove suffering – isn’t that the same as happiness?

the urgency of finding one’s aim in life

May 20, 2020June 30, 2020Hermitage meditation

What are you doing with the minutes and hours of this life? What are you making of yourself as the days fly away, as the months pass by?

the kicking donkey – why selfless doesn’t mean spineless

February 19, 2020January 17, 2021Hermitage meditation

Imagine you are lost in a desert. You have been walking for three days without food, you are almost dying because your hunger is so terrible; and you are running out of water. All around, all you can see is […]Continue reading

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