Based on a transcription of a talk by the late Luang Por Boontham, translated from Thai. A short note to… Read more: On the nature of wrong view

Based on part of a talk by Luang Por Boontham We have to know both ‘heedfulness’ and ‘heedlessness.’’ Or we… Read more: The thing called ‘happiness’ is actually suffering – but how to see it?

From a talk by Luang Por BoonthamTo learn Dhamma is to learn the right way of thinking.  We have been… Read more: The whole Dhamma is to let go of evil

Based on a discourse by Luang Por Boontham, translated from Thai. How can you bring your eyes along with you… Read more: The eyes to see Dhamma

This essay is based on a discourse from Luang Por Boontham, translated from Thai to English. It is necessary to… Read more: The action of thinking

We have already a complete article focused on the mindfulness of breathing, but here we would like to open up… Read more: The right way of knowing | Mindfulness of the body

Let us talk about what goes wrong (a lot) when one tries to practice mindfulness or concentration with a desire… Read more: The mistake of pursuing happiness in concentration

Have you ever loved somebody? A spouse or partner, son or daughter, a mother or father, brother or sister, a… Read more: The difference between ‘love’; ‘attachment’ and ‘compassion.’

I have already mentioned that concentrating on the breath is not right concentration.  Why is that? It is because it… Read more: Following the breath is not mindfulness of breathing | A teaching by Luang Por

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

The practice of Dhamma begins with facing oneself. We don’t practice the Buddha’s teaching by learning about the theory of… Read more: Seeing your faults and mistakes should be a joy.

Suppose, monks, a man catches six different animals, with different territories and different feeding grounds – a snake, a crocodile,… Read more: the right understanding of “sense restraint” in the Buddha’s teaching

The following is a translation of a talk by Luang Po. It will be best suited for practitioners. If our… Read more: the highest truth

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

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?

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?

According to the theory of the Buddha’s teaching, for one who is born human there are four types of kamma that are the cause of everything in this life.

Imagine you are lost in a desert. You have been walking for three days without food, you are almost dying… Read more: the kicking donkey – why selfless doesn’t mean spineless

Do you want to be happy in life? When you are angry, are you happy? Then why don’t you remove it?

Does there exist any genuine, true comfort in this world?

The castle to whose building I have dedicated my life, that I loved so much, on which I depended for shelter – when it suddenly collapses under my fingers at the slightest touch, now I have a choice.

What is Samsara? To have an idea of what it is and what it means, let us imagine that there… Read more: a strange kind of video game: understanding samsara

In meditation, every time you let go of an emotion or a thought, you are removing from yourself, going against… Read more: what is the use of faith?

To practice the quality of equanimity, it is important to learn how to stop being a slave of one’s emotions. In the meditation of this school, we aim to be able to observe how any emotion is born and drop it right at the place where it is born.

Can we exercise control over our emotions? Trying to control one’s emotions or the direction of one’s mind in no… Read more: the difference between control and observation

Why do we make rites and rituals? There are thousands that exist in hundreds of various forms all around the… Read more: rite and ritual and what is wrong with it

We are so worried, so constantly anxious, running as fast as we can in circles round our little Self. It’s as if we already know inside from the beginning that it is just an image, fake, put-together.

I have this problem that keeps coming back: I am desperately lonely.   I need to be loved, and I’m not.… Read more: “are you lonely too?” let us talk of loneliness

Have you ever asked yourself the question: does life have value? Why am I here? Is there a point to… Read more: between birth and death: the value of life

It’s easy to think of effort as being purely physical, purely to do with persistence and non-stop work. Yet mental effort is more difficult and more valuable than physical effort; mental laziness is more damaging than physical laziness.

Devotion to something or someone outside can indeed be beautiful. And yet by this we make ourselves into beggars.

What is it to renounce? And why is it so important – what is the place of renunciation among the qualities… Read more: give up to grow up: the quality of renunciation

Not to do any evil, to cultivate good, to purify one’s mind: This is the teaching of the Buddha. It… Read more: the source of right and wrong – the correct practice of sila

An act of pure generosity is surprisingly rare, and not as “easy” as one might think

Honesty is one of the most basic and essential qualities that we look for in others. A liar and hypocrite… Read more: three ways to be more honest with yourself

Faith in one’s guide To get anywhere that you have not been before, you need a guide, someone to point… Read more: on blind faith and the right base of trust

Today happened this. We were lifting a big beam into the ceiling with the whole team. They are so heavy… Read more: how to be a mechanic of the mind

Proper self love, or self-care, is not about treating yourself to a massage, or your daily fancy coffee.

There is a story about a man who has a wife, whom he dearly loves, and yet every time he… Read more: the trouble with going to live in a cave

Most apologies mean very little. Much of the time, even when they come as a response to genuine wrongdoing, you… Read more: the courage to ask for forgiveness

One cold evening this week, a group of us stayed up until midnight repairing a lot of headlamps, which were… Read more: “We are as we are…”

The softness of water is its strength. As it moves and changes so easily, it’s impossible to break it. Touch… Read more: the beauty of being like water

We eat meat sometimes. Even though we’re Buddhist. We have met many people who are surprised at this, believing that… Read more: why we are not vegetarian

When you watch Ajan listening to someone, it’s quite a sight to behold. He sits leaning forward in his chair,… Read more: the ear of an elephant

Now it is summertime, we have a lot of flies that want to come in the house and we need… Read more: why meditation is like catching flies

“In the Beginner’s Mind there are many possibilities.In the expert’s mind there are few.”Shunryu Suzuki Someone I know well recently… Read more: the little-known art of being a good student