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Dhamma talks on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the second book of the Pali Canon, the Sutta Pitaka.
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Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
This is a recording of my Thursday evening Dhamma talk on December 6 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
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New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Thursday Dhamma talk, streamed live at 7:15 pm Eastern US Time, will be the second of three talks on the meaning of becoming. This talk is on the Bhava Sutta. Even during the Buddha’s time, there was confusion regarding the meaning of becoming. Here, Ananda, the Buddha’s cousin and chief attendant asked for clarity:
“In this way karma is the field, consciousness the seed, and craving the moisture” (Bhava Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-explained-the-loka-bhava-and-mula-suttas/
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video archive of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
Wednesday Dec 05, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on December 4 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
or through your Android device here: Zoom Android App
or through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS App
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed to ny Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Dhatu-Vibhanaga Sutta. This sutta shows the Buddha’s view on the complete and impersonal ordinariness of human life. The objects of life that are constantly personalized though self-identification are shown to be common, fleeting, and having no substance worth self-identification.
“This Dhamma practitioner understands where the currents of speculation and supposition do not flow. When, through wise restraint, the currents of speculation and supposition do not flow, this one is known as ‘a sage at peace.’ (Dhatu-Vibhanaga Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/an-analysis-of-the-six-human-properties-dhatu-vibhanga-sutta/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Dec 01, 2018
Saturday Dec 01, 2018
This is a recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on December 1, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined live through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
or through your Android device here: Zoom Android App
or through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS App
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Upaddha Sutta. The Upaddha Sutta provides guidance on an underlying theme running throughout the Buddha’s Dhamma - the importance of wise associations.
“Having admirable people as friends, companions, and colleagues is the whole of the well-integrated life…” (Upaddha Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/an-admirable-sangha-upaddha-sutta/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
This is a recording of my Thursday evening Dhamma talk on November 29, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
or through your Android device here: Zoom Android App
or through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS App
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Thursday Dhamma talk, streamed live at 7:15 pm Eastern US Time, will be the first of three talks on the meaning of becoming. This talk is on the Loka Sutta. Just post his awakening, the Buddha describes his astonishment upon clearly seeing the condition of a world rooted in ignorance.
“Look at the world: Human beings afflicted with ignorance crave for and cling to becoming. All forms of becoming, anywhere, in any way, are impermanent, stressful, always subject to change.” (Loka Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-explained-the-loka-bhava-and-mula-suttas/
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video archive of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
Saturday Nov 24, 2018
This is a recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 24, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined live through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
or through your Android device here: Zoom Android App
or through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS App
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Culavedalla Sutta. The Culavedalla Sutta is a teaching presented by the nun Dhammadinna to her former husband, also a member of the original Sangha.
“Dhammadinna is very wise and of great discernment. I would have answered your questions exactly as she has. This is how you should remember these teachings…” (Culavedalla Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-culavedalla-sutta/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 19 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
or through your Android device here: Zoom Android App
or through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS App
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Brahma-Vihara's. There are four exalted states of mind taught by the Buddha. These are perfected mind-states that reflect an enlightened view of humanity. In Pali these states are known as the Brahma-Vihara or perfected-abode. These are mind-states that one abides in. These states of mind animate conduct to all human beings. These are also the wise and loving response to all social interaction and will diffuse tension and conflict.
“Friends, when one dwells continuously with their heart filled with loving-kindness, pervading the entire world, they are abundant, they have grown great, their love is measureless and they are free from enmity and distress.…”
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/brahma-viharas-four-sublime-mind-states/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
Saturday Nov 17, 2018
This is a recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 17, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My live talks and classes can be joined live through your web browser here: https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
or through your Android device here: Zoom Android App
or through your IOS device here: Zoom IOS App
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Sallatha Sutta. The Sallatha Sutta clearly explains what for many is a confusing aspect of the Dhamma. This common confusion arises from ignorance of Four Noble Truths and has resulted in many adaptations, accommodations, and embellishments to the Buddha’s Dhamma.
“Friends, an ordinary uninformed person feels feelings of pleasure, feelings of pain, and neutral feelings. One well-informed of the Four Noble Truths also feels feelings of pleasure, feelings of pain, and neutral feelings…” (SallathaSutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/sallatha-sutta-the-two-arrows/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
Thursday Nov 15, 2018
This is a recording of my Thursday evening Dhamma talk on November 15, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
The URL to join me live is https://zoom.us/j/9083919079
New videos will be posted here within a few hours of the end of my talk. If you are subscribed tony Youtube channel, you will receive notifications when new videos are posted.
My Dhamma talk will be on the Magga-Vibhanga Sutta. The simple and direct path that an awakened human being established as the “Heartwood of His Dhamma” brings a calm and peaceful mind, a mind resting in equanimity, to anyone who avoids distraction and wholeheartedly engages with the path.
“Friends, I will now give you a detailed analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path. Listen mindfully.” (Magga-Vibhanga Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/magga-vibhanga-sutta-analysis-of-the-path/
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video archive of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 13 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Sallatha Sutta. The Sallatha Sutta clearly explains what for many is a confusing aspect of the Dhamma. This common confusion arises from ignorance of Four Noble Truths and has resulted in many adaptations, accommodations, and embellishments to the Buddha’s Dhamma.
“Friends, an ordinary uninformed person feels feelings of pleasure, feelings of pain, and neutral feelings. One well-informed of the Four Noble Truths also feels feelings of pleasure, feelings of pain, and neutral feelings…” (SallathaSutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/sallatha-sutta-the-two-arrows/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Nov 10, 2018
Saturday Nov 10, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 10, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the second of two talks on the Ariyapariyesana Sutta. The Ariyapariyesana Sutta is one of the most significant suttas in the Sutta Pitaka recounting Siddhartha Gotama’s own experience during his search for understanding.
“What if I, being subject to birth, were to seek to understand the suffering of birth, seeking the unborn and the unexcelled release of the yoke, the unbinding..” (Ariyapariyesana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-buddhas-noble-search-for-the-noble-path-ariyapariyesana-sutta/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of my Thursday evening Dhamma talk on November 8, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Dhamma talk is on the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is the very first teaching ever presented by the Buddha. It occurred a few weeks after Siddhartha Gotama awakened and gained full human maturity - complete understanding of the human life experience.
“Vision arose, insight arose, discernment arose, knowledge arose, illumination arose within me with regard to things never heard before: The noble truth of stress is to be understood.” (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhammacakkappavattana-sutta-four-noble-truths/
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video archive of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
Tuesday Nov 06, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 6 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the second of two talks on the Ariyapariyesana Sutta. The Ariyapariyesana Sutta is one of the most significant suttas in the Sutta Pitaka recounting Siddhartha Gotama’s own experience during his search for understanding. This talk begins with a sangha discussion on the previous week’s talk on this sutta.
“What if I, being subject to birth, were to seek to understand the suffering of birth, seeking the unborn and the unexcelled release of the yoke, the unbinding..” (Ariyapariyesana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-buddhas-noble-search-for-the-noble-path-ariyapariyesana-sutta/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Nov 03, 2018
Saturday Nov 03, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on November 3, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the first of two talks on the Ariyapariyesana Sutta. The Ariyapariyesana Sutta is one of the most significant suttas in the Sutta Pitaka recounting Siddhartha Gotama’s own experience during his search for understanding.
“Those who have engaged in the Noble Search, who have completed the (Eightfold) Path are said to be Rightly Self-Awakened.” (Ariyapariyesana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-buddhas-noble-search-for-the-noble-path-ariyapariyesana-sutta/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 30, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the first of two talks on the Ariyapariyesana Sutta. The Ariyapariyesana Sutta is one of the most significant suttas in the Sutta Pitaka recounting Siddhartha Gotama’s own experience during his search for understanding.
“Those who have engaged in the Noble Search, who have completed the (Eightfold) Path are said to be Rightly Self-Awakened.” (Ariyapariyesana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-buddhas-noble-search-for-the-noble-path-ariyapariyesana-sutta/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Theragatha. In this poem, the awakened monk Kotthita describes the quality of an awakened mind directly and attainable - calm.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/maha-kotthita-awakened-calm/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 27, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the ninth in a series on the meaning of Jhana - levels of meditative absorption. This talk will be the second of two talks on the Anupada Sutta. The Anupada Sutta is similar to the Anapanasati Sutta. The Anapanasati Sutta, much broader in scope, uses awakened monks as examples of a fully integrated Eightfold Path resting in Right Meditation. Here the Buddha uses one of his chief disciple’s skillful development of Jhana as an example for those in attendance for this sutta
“Friends, Venerable Sariputta is wise. Sariputta is of great, deep, and penetrating discernment. For two weeks Sariputta, secluded from sensuality and from unskillful mental qualities gained profound insight into unskillful mental qualities one after another.” (Anupada Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/anupada-sutta-ending-fabrications-one-after-another/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 25, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Thursday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is on the Sambodhi Sutta. In this sutta, the Buddha teaches the importance of admirable friends and other requirements in supporting self-awakening.
“For when one understands impermanence, clinging to anatta, to not-self, is abandoned. Understanding not-self uproots conceit. Unbinding arises in this moment.” (Sambodhi Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-sambodhi-sutta-the-wings-of-self-awakening/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Therigatha. In this poem, the awakened monk Sumangala’s mother concisely describes the quality of an awakened mind through Right Meditation practiced as part of the Eightfold Path.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/sumangalas-mother-freedom-through-jhana-too/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 23, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the eight in a series on the meaning of Jhana - levels of meditative absorption. This talk will be the first of two talks on the Anupada Sutta. The Anupada Sutta is similar to the Anapanasati Sutta. The Anapanasati Sutta, much broader in scope, uses awakened monks as examples of a fully integrated Eightfold Path resting in Right Meditation. Here the Buddha uses one of his chief disciple’s skillful development of Jhana as an example for those in attendance for this sutta
“Friends, Venerable Sariputta is wise. Sariputta is of great, deep, and penetrating discernment. For two weeks Sariputta, secluded from sensuality and from unskillful mental qualities gained profound insight into unskillful mental qualities one after another.” (Anupada Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/anupada-sutta-ending-fabrications-one-after-another/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Oct 20, 2018
Saturday Oct 20, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 20, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is the seventh in a series of talks on the meaning of Jhana. This talk will be on the Atthakanagara Sutta. In this sutta, Ananda teaches the householder Dasama the single quality the Buddha taught that supports awakening.
“As concentration (Jhana) deepens their mind is unbound, spacious, free of the confining yoke of ignorance. They are imbued with unlimited goodwill., with compassion, with empathetic joy, his mind resting in equanimity.” (Atthakanagara Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/atthakanagara-sutta-the-single-quality-for-awakening/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 18, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Thursday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is on a poem from the Theragatha. In this poem the awakened monk Sumangala describes the great freedom developed through Right Meditation.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/sumangala-freedom-through-jhana/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Theragatha. In this poem, the awakened monk Sumangala concisely describes the quality of an awakened mind through Right Meditation practiced as part of the Eightfold Path.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/sumangala-freedom-through-jhana/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 16, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the sixth in a series on the meaning of Jhana - levels of meditative absorption. This talk will be the on the Rahogata Sutta. Prior two the Dhamma talk on the Rahogata Sutta we had a discussion on Jhanna and recognizing deeper levls of Meditative absor[tion and related topics. In the Rahogata Sutta, the Buddha teaches that feelings of pleasure, pain, or ambivalence, when perceived through a mimd rooted in ignorance of Four Noble Truths will fabricate what is experienced in a way that reaffirms ignorance and continues stress.
“When a Dhamma practitioner’s effluents have ended, passion has been calmed, aversion has been calmed, delusion has been calmed.” (Rahogataa Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/rahogata-sutta-ending-fabrications-through-jhana/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Oct 13, 2018
Saturday Oct 13, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 13, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is the fifth in a series of talks on the meaning of Jhana. This talk will be on the Jhana Sutta. In this sutta the Buddha teaches those in attendance on the meaning of Jhana and offering encouragement of the profound benefits gained from Right Meditation.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/jhana-sutta-meditative-absorption-mind-and-body-united/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 11, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Thursday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is on the Kimsuka Sutta. In the Kimsuka Sutta, the Buddha uses the metaphor of a Swift Pair of Messengers to emphasize the importance of Right Meditation.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/swift-pair-messengers-shamatha-vipassana-pali-canon/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Theragatha. In this poem, the awakened monk Dhammika shows the importance of a well-practiced and authentic Dhamma practice and the protection from worldly entanglements provided.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhammika-pure-protection/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 9, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the fourth in a series on the meaning of Jhana - levels of meditative absorption. This talk will be the second talk on the Samādhaṅga Sutta. In this sutta the Buddha teaches Five Factors of Concentration that relate directly to four levels of Jhana or meditative absorption. This sutta is remarkable in the scope of underlying Dhamma referenced.
“Thus, from establishing this Five-Factored Concentration they enter and remain free of the defilements of greed, aversion, and deluded thinking. They are mindful of their release through direct experience right here and now.” (Samadhanga Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/five-factors-of-concentration-the-samadhanga-sutta/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Oct 06, 2018
Saturday Oct 06, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 6, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is the third in a series of talks on the meaning of Jhana. This talk will be on the Samādhaṅga Sutta. In this sutta the Buddha teaches Five Factors of Concentration that relate directly to four levels of Jhana or meditative absorption. This sutta is remarkable in the scope of underlying Dhamma referenced.
“Thus, from establishing this Five-Factored Concentration they enter and remain free of the defilements of greed, aversion, and deluded thinking. They are mindful of their release through direct experience right here and now.” (Samadhanga Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/five-factors-of-concentration-the-samadhanga-sutta/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Oct 04, 2018
Thursday Oct 04, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 4, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
On the first Thursday of each month our class will be an introduction to meditation and mindfulness as the Buddha teaches meditation and mindfulness.
Here is an article for those new to meditation and mindfulness or new to the direct teachings of the Buddha: https://becoming-buddha.com/new-visitors/
Here are introductory videos and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/introduction-to-the-buddhas-dhamma/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Therigatha. In this poem, Upacala teaches how she has overcome suffering by establishing refined mindfulness and gaining insight into impermanence, not-self, and suffering through developing to its culmination the Eightfold Path.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/upacala-defeats-mara/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 2, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be the second in a series on the meaning of Jhana - levels of meditative absorption. Tuesday's talk is on the Jambali Sutta. The Jambali Sutta is another sutta on the proper use of meditation - to engage with Shamatha-Vipassana [1] meditation to increase concentration. Jhana means meditative absorption and, though not in a practical sense strictly defined, each of the four levels of meditative absorption, or deepening concentration, can be, and should be mindfully observed.
“Their minds are enraptured with release from ignorance. They do grow confident and steadfast and well-established in the breaching of ignorance. For them, the final cessation of self-identification can be expected.” (Jambali Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-waste-water-pool-jambali-sutta/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Sep 29, 2018
Saturday Sep 29, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 29, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Saturday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is the first in a series of talks on the meaning of Jhana. This talk will be on the Samadhi Sutta which shows the proper use of Shamatha-Vipassana meditation practice within the broader framework of the Eightfold Path.
“How does the development of concentration lead to peace and calm here and now? When properly engaged in Shamatha-Vipassana meditation one is withdrawn from sensuality and unskillful mental qualities. They enter and remain in the first jhana, delight and pleasure born of withdrawal and accompanied by focused thought and insight. (Samadhi Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/samadhi-sutta-the-purpose-and-practice-of-concentration/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Friday Sep 28, 2018
Friday Sep 28, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 27, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Thursday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is on the Yuganaddha Sutta Ananda which teaches that those that achieve lasting peace and happiness do so by developing shamatha & vipassana (tranquility & insight) in tandem.“Friends whoever achieves the unbound state (enlightenment, free of bondage to sense desires) does so by means of one of four paths” (Yuganaddha Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/yuganaddha-sutta-tranquility-and-insight-in-tandem/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Theragatha. In this poem, Rahula, the Buddha’s son, describes the effects of his awakening.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/rahula-the-buddhas-son-unbound/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 25, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Gilana Sutta. There are seven factors of enlightenment taught by the Buddha that are to be cultivated and developed further for awakening to be realized. In the Gilana Sutta, the Buddha teaches Sariputta’s brother Cunda these seven factors.
“These seven factors of enlightenment are carefully taught by the Buddha and all seven are cultivated and fully developed by one awakened. These seven factors of enlightenment bring perfect understanding, full realization, and Nibbana.” (Gilana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/seven-factors-of-enlightenment/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the first session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness And Meditation Fall 2018 Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 20, 2018.
This talk includes my introduction to our reatet including an outline of the most skillful use of time spent on retreat. Retreats based on a clear understanding of the scope and purpose of the Buddha’s Dhamma avoid the extreme view that would result in denial of the senses necessary for skillful mindfulness such as the common practice of forced silence which leaves no opportunity learn or to engage directly in the Eightfold Path.
Retreat is a time to disentangle from worldly events through the investigation and integration of the Eightfold Path. One of the Seven Factors of Awakening is investigation of the Dhamma as taught in the Satipatthana and Anapanasati Suttas, and many others. Forced silence is not a factor of awakening for obvious reasons.
Direct investigation of the Buddha’s Dhamma first requires listening to the Dhamma from a teacher who has actually studied the Dhamma as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. This teacher would then avoid adapting, accommodating, or embellishing the Dhamma from their knowledge gained from studying and integrating the Dhamma. Once the Dhamma is heard then it becomes possible integrate what is learned through the use of the Six-Sense Base generating the immediate visceral experience of the Dhamma during retreat.
By engaging in any extreme practice such as forced silence there is no opportunity for direct investigation of the Dhamma. Integrating the Buddha’s Dhamma requires the actual experience of mindfully engaging in all factors of the Dhamma through the use of the Six-Sense Base.
My talks and our Sangha discussions are on the Nagara Sutta and the Loka Sutta. In the Nagara Sutta the Buddha's tells of his awakening experience and the clear path for all to awaken. The Loka Sutta describes his view of the condition of the world, then and now, and what must be done to “leave the world behind.”
There are videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the second session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness And Meditation Fall 2018 Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 21, 2018.
My talk and our Sangha discussion is on the Paticcasamuppada Sutta, the primary sutta on Dependent Origination.
There are videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the third session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness And Meditation Fall 2018 Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 21, 2018.
My talk and our Sangha discussion is on the Satipatthana Sutta, the primary sutta on establishing mindfulness of what is occurring first on our meditation cushions, and then applying mindfulness to the entire Dhamma. This is the appropriate use of mindfulness as the Buddha taught mindfulness. As an introduction to the Satipatthana Sutta, I give a brief talk on the Bahiya Sutta where the Buddha teaches an impatient Bahiya the proper application of the refined mindfulness that develops from practicing the Buddha’s Dhamma.
Videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions are available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the fourth session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness And Meditation Fall 2018 Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 21, 2018.
My talk and our Sangha discussion is on the Anapanasati Sutta. In this sutta the Buddha's uses the example of senior teaching monks to show how to apply meditation and mindfulness to a complete Dhamma practice. The Anapanasati is not instruction for meditation. It is instruction on what an informed Dhamma teacher teaches and what they avoid. The mindfulness of a Buddha is to be mindful of what is present and, as important, what is not present. This sutta is a description of how to incorporate meditation and mindfulness within an authentic Dhamma practice. By maintaining the focus presented here one avoids the frivolous embellishments to meditation and mindfulness that has developed since the Buddha’s passing.
Videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions are available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the fifth session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness and Meditation Fall Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 22, 2018.
My talks and our Sangha discussions are on the Dhammacakkappavattana and Anatta-Lakkhana Suttas. The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is the Buddha's very first teaching where he established developing profound understanding of Four Noble Truths as the context and purpose of his Dhamma.
Everything the Buddha would teach during his forty-five year teaching career was taught in the context of The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta and informed by the Paticcasamuppada Sutta, the primary sutta on Dependent Origination.
The Anatta-Lakkhana Sutta is the second teaching of an awakened human being where the Buddha teaches how to recognize and abandon “selfing” or “I-making” as the ultimate goal of the Dhamma - to empty oneself of self-referential wrong views rooted in ignorance of Four Noble Truths. These first two suttas referred to here and the following Fire Discourse are considered the “Cardinal” discourses or the three most primary and important sutras and the singular focus of insight - Vipassana - gaining insight into Three Marks of Existence. It can be seen that Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta speaks to Impermanence and ending all wrong views and the Anatta-Lakkhana Sutta explains how self-referential views arise in ignorance of Four Noble truths which forms the basis for developing attachments to impermanent objects, events, views, and ideas. The following discourse, the Fire Discourse speaks to the third mark of existence of Dukkha arising from the passion for continued self-establishment.
Videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions are available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the sixth session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness and Meditation Spring Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 22, 2018.
My talk and our Sangha discussion is on the the Fire Discourse and the Mgga-Vibhanga Suttas. The Fire Discourse uses the example of fire-worshippers, a common cult of the time, to teach how the flames of passion arise from ignorance of Four Noble Truths resulting in ongoing confusion, deluded thinking, and suffering. It is the preoccupation with Dukkha that provides the intentional distraction necessary to continue to ignore ignorance. When seen in the context of Dependent Origination and Four Noble Truths it becomes clear that it is the preoccupation with Dukkha that has obscured the Buddha’s Dhamma and allowed for the many contradictions to the authentic Dhamma prevalent in Modern Buddhism.
The Magga-Vibhanga Sutta is the Buddha's thorough analysis of the Eightfold Path leaving no ambiguity as to the singular path he taught, and why.
Videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions are available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Monday Sep 24, 2018
Monday Sep 24, 2018
This is a recording of the seventh and concluding session from our Becoming Buddha Foundations Of Mindfulness and Meditation Spring Retreat at Won Dharma Center on September 23, 2018.
My talks and our Sangha discussions are on the the Kaccayanagotta Sutta and the Bhaddekaratta Sutta. The Kaccayanagotta Sutta is a concise teaching on profound Right View and Dependent Origination. The Kaccayanagotta Sutta teaches the ultimate understanding of Refined Mindfulness - to be mindful of what is present and, as importantly, what is no longer present.
The Bhaddekaratta Sutta concludes our retreat with a teaching on establishing refined mindfulness and recognizing that each each day of authentic Dhamma practice is an auspicious day.
Videos of our Spring 2018 retreat sessions are available here:
https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-2018-retreats/
Information on our future retreats is available at Becoming-Buddha.com.
All of these talks are based on the suttas included in my book Becoming Buddha, Becoming Awakened.
If you find benefit from this recording, and to support future recordings, please consider a donation at Becoming-Buddha.com
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
Wednesday Sep 19, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Thergatha. In this poem, Yasadatta shows the foolishness of debating the Dhamma rather than actually practicing a Buddha’s teachings.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/yasadatta-hearing-true-dhamma/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 18, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is the very first teaching ever presented by the Buddha. It occurred a few weeks after Siddhartha Gotama awakened and gained full human maturity - complete understanding of the human life experience.
“This is the middle way realized by the Tathagata that brings vision and direct knowledge, that leads to calm and to self-awakening and Unbinding..” (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhammacakkappavattana-sutta-four-noble-truths/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 15, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Yasa Sutta. The Yasa Sutta shows the importance of dismissing praise, even in very subtle ways, for developing the Dhamma. It also shows how seeking external validation for Dhamma practice will lead to further distraction and confusion
“Nagita, then there are those well-established in seclusion who receives food, clothes, shelter, and recognition from a group. Knowing the benefit of seclusion and restraint no disturbance will arise in them. .” (Yasa Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-yasa-sutta-freedom-from-entanglements/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 13, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is on the Arahant Sutta. The Arahant Sutta is an article on a very succinct teaching where the Buddha describes awakening, or full human maturity, that is remarkable in its simplicity and straightforwardness:
“And when one has seen the five clinging-aggregates as they really are, the arising and the passing away, understanding the attraction and the distraction,.. (Arahant Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/awakening-single-paragraph/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
This is my Wednesday Dhamma talk posted by noon on the direct teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Sutta Pitaka, the second book of the Pali Canon. These talks will be posted by noon Eastern US time.
My Wednesday Dhamma talk will be on a poem from the Therigatha. In this poem, Sujata describes a chance encounter with the Buddha and her subsequent awakening.
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/bhikkhuni-sujatas-final-knowledge/
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 11, 2018. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
My Tuesday Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Bhaddekaratta Sutta. The Bhaddekaratta Sutta teaches the importance of being mindfully present of life as life unfolds. Everything the Buddha taught during his forty-five-year teaching career was taught in the context of developing understanding of Four Noble Truths and release from clinging to self-referential views rooted in ignorance of these four truths.
“To develop an auspicious day remain present with your life as your life occurs. Do not chase the past or project your thoughts to the future. Remain free of entanglements with the world and mindful of what is occurring. Be mindful of impermanence and uncertainty. Those that do so will have an auspicious day. So says this Peaceful Sage.” (Bhaddekaratta Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/the-bhaddekaratta-sutta-mindfulness-of-what-is-occuring/
Each Tuesday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Saturday Sep 08, 2018
Saturday Sep 08, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 8, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on the Kuta Sutta. In the Kuta Sutta the Buddha teaches Anathapindika the importance of protecting one’s mind through restraint. Anathapindika was a wealthy businessman and early benefactor of the Buddha and the original Sangha.
“Just as when a house is poorly roofed the house is unprotected. The beams, the walls, the floors, all become soggy. This house is an uncomfortable and disappointing abode…” (Kuta Sutta)
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/kuta-sutta-a-good-roof/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio-only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
Thursday Sep 06, 2018
This is a live stream and recording of our Thursday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on September 6, 2018. The stream begins every Thursday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.
On the first Thursday of each month our class will be an introduction to meditation and mindfulness as the Buddha teaches meditation and mindfulness.
Here is an article for those new to meditation and mindfulness or new to the direct teachings of the Buddha: https://becoming-buddha.com/new-visitors/
Here are introductory videos and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/introduction-to-the-buddhas-dhamma/
Each Thursday class will have a twenty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.