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The role that the four noble truths and the three perceptions of inconstancy, stress, and not-self play in leading to awakening.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Feb. 25</span></dd> <dt>January Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Feb. 11</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Beyond Desire & Passion : The Buddha’s Training for Freedom</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/books/index.html#BeyondDesire">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/BeyondDesire&Passion/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. Ven. Sāriputta once proposed introducing the Buddha’s teachings to intelligent foreigners by saying, “Our teacher teaches the subduing of desire and passion.” This book explores the implications of taking this sentence as a starting point for understanding the Dhamma.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 19</span></dd> </dl> <div class="center"> <button class="btn btn-link" data-bs-target="#oldNews" data-hide-text="Hide older entries" data-bs-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false"> Show older entries </button> </div> <dl id="oldNews" class="collapse"> <dt id="TwoNewSN">2 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_25.html">Saṁyutta 22:25</a> Chanda-rāga Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_26.html">Saṁyutta 22:26</a> Assāda Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 15</span></dd> <dt>December Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 2</span></dd> <dt id="OneNewAN">1 New Sutta</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN4_53.html">Aṅguttara 4:53</a> Saṁvāsa Sutta | Ways of Living Together.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 29</span></dd> <dt>November Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a>. Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff) is traveling abroad until December 17th, so this is likely the last batch of audio Dhamma talks to be posted until his return.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 16</span></dd> <dt>Milestone</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening/2024/241107-the-buddha-s-wisdom.html"><em>The Buddha’s Wisdom</em></a>, given on November 7, 2024, is the 5,000th evening Dhamma talk by Thanissaro Bhikkhu posted to dhammatalks.org.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 10</span></dd> <dt>New Chant</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/books/index.html#mettaLuang">Metta Luang chant</a>. A chant to aid in developing the sublime attitudes <em>(brahmavihāras):</em> limitless goodwill, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 7</span></dd> <dt id="TwoNewAN">2 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN4_34.html">Aṅguttara 4:34</a> Pasāda Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN4_52.html">Aṅguttara 4:52</a> Puññābhisanda Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 6</span></dd> <dt>October Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 1</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#desire4awake">The Desire for Awakening</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. On using desire, effort, and a sense of agency on the path.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted October 31</span></dd> <dt>New long Dhamma talk</dt><dd>A new <a class="buried" href="/audio/lectures/#2024" title="go to audio download page">long Dhamma talk</a>, given to the BuddhaDhamma Foundation on October 11, has been added to the lectures page.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 22</span></dd> <dt>September Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 1</span></dd> <dt>Libro nuevo</dt><dd>Nos alegra presentar <a class="buried" href="/es_txt_index.html#corazonImp" t__tulo="veja o livro">Corazón Impertérrito - Las enseñanzas del Buda sobre la vejez, la enfermedad y la muerte</a> (título original en inglés, ‘Undaunted’), por <span class="author">Thanissaro Bhikkhu</span>.</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado el 29 de septiembre</span></dd> <dt>August Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Sept. 2</span></dd> <dt>July Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted August 1</span></dd> <dt>Libro nuevo</dt><dd>Nos alegra presentar <a class="buried" href="/es/#BudismoVidaDiaria" t__tulo="veja o livro">El Budismo en la Vida Diaria : Desarrollando una buena mente y un buen corazón a través de la práctica de las diez perfecciones</a>, por <span class="author">Thanissaro Bhikkhu</span>.</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado el 26 de julio</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/books/index.html#FacingAging">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/FacingAgingIllnessDeath/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. A transcript of a retreat sponsored by Le Refuge in April, 2023.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 7</span></dd> <dt>June Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 1</span></dd> <dt id="SixNewSN">6 New Suttas, 1 revised</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_120.html">Saṁyutta 22:120</a> Saññojana Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_121.html">Saṁyutta 22:121</a> Upādāna Sutta <em>(revised)</em>, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_139.html">Saṁyutta 22:139</a> Anicca Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_142.html">Saṁyutta 22:142</a> Dukkha Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN22_145.html">Saṁyutta 22:145</a> Anattā Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN35_109.html">Saṁyutta 35:109</a> Saññojana Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN35_110.html">Saṁyutta 35:110</a> Upādāna Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 3</span></dd> <dt>May Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 1</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Meditations 12</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/books/index.html#Meditations12">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/Meditations12/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. Transcribed Dhamma talks on breath meditation and various aspects of the Buddhist Path given by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu during the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery primarily from 2022-2023.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 28</span></dd> <dt id="TwoNewAN">2 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN6_29.html">Aṅguttara 6:29</a> Udāyin Sutta and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN6_38.html">Aṅguttara 6:38</a> Attakārin Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 22</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#BeamOfLight">A Beam of Light that Doesn’t Land</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. On the question of consciousness in nibbāna.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 8</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#DeepLikeOcean">Deep like the Ocean</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. On the question of whether a fully awakened being exists after death.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 8</span></dd> <dt>April Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 5</span></dd> <dt>Eine neue Übersetzung</dt><dd>Eine Übersetzung des „Sublime Attitudes” ist jetzt vorhanden in Deutsch: <a class="buried" href="/de/#erhabenenhaltungen" title="drücken Sie hier">Die erhabenen Haltungen des Geistes</a>, ein Leitfaden zu den brahmavihāras.</dd><dd><span class="small">veröffentlicht am 22. April</span></dd> <dt>March Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/audio/evening" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/audio/morning" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Apr. 2</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>The Heart a Flowing Stream : Essays on the Buddhist Path</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/books/#HeartFlowing">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/HeartFlowing/titlepage.html">read online</a> as well. The ninth collection of essays by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: The Heart a Flowing Stream, Everywhere & Always, At War with the Dhamma, Free the Dhamma, Mindfulness to the Fore, Thinking about Jhāna, Fun & Games, Perception, Just Right as It Is, and Neither Here nor There.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted April 1</span></dd> <dt>Zwei neue Bücher</dt><dd>Eine Übersetzung des „Along the Way” ist jetzt vorhanden in Deutsch: <a class="buried" href="/de/#aufdemweg" title="drücken Sie hier">Auf dem Weg</a>, eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen zum buddhistischen Pfad.</dd> <dd>Zusätzlich gibt es eine neue Übersetzung von <a class="buried" href="/de/#romantik">Buddhistische Romantik</a>.</dd><dd><span class="small">veröffentlicht am 23. März</span></dd> <dt>Nouveau livre</dt><dd>Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la parution du livre électronique <a class="buried" href="/french_index.html#FaireFace" title="voir le livre">Faire Face</a> de Thānissaro Bhikkhu. Une série d’enseignements donnés lors d’une retraite en France sur le thème du vieillissement, de la maladie et de la mort.</dd><dd><span class="small">Publié le 18 mars</span></dd> <dt>February Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Feb. 6</span></dd> <dt id="EightNewThagSN">8 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2_17.html">Theragāthā 2:17</a> Tissa Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2_19.html">Theragāthā 2:19</a> Nanda Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2_42.html">Theragāthā 2:42</a> Dhammapāla Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2_43.html">Theragāthā 2:43</a> Brahmāli Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag3_9.html">Theragāthā 3:9</a> Satimattiya Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag4_2.html">Theragāthā 4:2</a> Bhagu Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/KN/Thag/thag4_4.html">Theragāthā 4:4</a> Nandaka Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN21_8.html">Saṁyutta 21:8</a> Nanda Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted February 4</span></dd> <dt>January Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Feb. 1</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#thinkingAbout">Thinking about Jhāna</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. What is the role of thinking in relation to the practice of right concentration?</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 25</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#perception">Perception</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. On the meaning of the word, <em>saññā,</em> and on its importance in the practice.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 9</span></dd> <dt>December Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 2</span></dd> <dt>New search function, and more</dt><dd>The website has been upgraded with a new <a href="/search/" class="buried" title="go to search page">search function</a> that can search keywords accross all content on the website. Thank you to all who tried it out and gave feedback.</dd> <dd>Other changes: <ul class="disc"> <li>The transcripts for the evening and morning talks are now available as webpages instead of pdfs. These can also be searched using the search function.</li> <li>The evening and morning dhammatalk audio archives have been split into multiple pages, separated by year. The "random talk" function still picks a random talk from the whole catalog, all years combined.</li> <li>Some user interface upgrades were made to the layout of the talk audio archives, making the buttons and links easier to click for mobile devices especially.</li> </ul> </dd> <dd><span class="small">posted Dec. 23</span></dd> <dt>November Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 30</span></dd> <dt>October Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 1</span></dd> <dt>Livro novo</dt><dd>Alegra-nos apresentar <a class="buried" href="/pt/#Destemido" t__tulo="veja o livro">Destemido</a>, por <span class="author">Thanissaro Bhikkhu</span>. Este livro oferece lições tiradas do despertar do Buda que podem dar orientação sobre a melhor forma de lidar com os grandes problemas da vida: envelhecimento, doença, morte, luto e dar cuidados àqueles que estão doentes ou morrendo.</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado o 31 de outubro</span></dd> <dt>September Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 2</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#everywhere">Everywhere & Always : The Buddha’s Categorical Shoulds</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. The Buddha characterized only two of his teachings as categorical: true and beneficial everywhere and always. One was the four noble truths; the other was the principle that unskillful behavior should be abandoned, and skillful behavior should be developed. This essay explores the implications of the second of these two teachings.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Sept. 29</span></dd> <dt>August Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Sept. 1</span></dd> <dt id="SixNewAN">6 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN3_104.html">Aṅguttara 3:104</a> Pubbe Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN3_105.html">Aṅguttara 3:105</a> Assāda Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN3_106.html">Aṅguttara 3:106</a> Assāda(2) Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN4_233.html">Aṅguttara 4:233</a> Vitthāra Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN4_235.html">Aṅguttara 4:235</a> Sikkhāpada Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN4_238.html">Aṅguttara 4:238</a> Bojjhaṅga Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted August 13</span></dd> <dt>July Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted August 3</span></dd> <dt id="TwFrNewSN">24 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_8.html">Saṁyutta 1:8</a> Susammuṭṭha Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_17.html">Saṁyutta 1:17</a> Dukkara Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_21.html">Saṁyutta 1:21</a> Satti Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_36.html">Saṁyutta 1:36</a> Saddhā Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_59.html">Saṁyutta 1:59</a> Dutiya Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_62.html">Saṁyutta 1:62</a> Citta Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_63.html">Saṁyutta 1:63</a> Taṇhā Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_65.html">Saṁyutta 1:65</a> Bandhana Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN1_73.html">Saṁyutta 1:73</a> Vitta Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN2_5.html">Saṁyutta 2:5</a> Dāmali Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN2_8.html">Saṁyutta 2:8</a> Tāyana Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN2_23.html">Saṁyutta 2:23</a> Serī Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN2_25.html">Saṁyutta 2:25</a> Jantu Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN2_26.html">Saṁyutta 2:26</a> Rohitassa Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN3_2.html">Saṁyutta 3:2</a> Purisa Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN3_3.html">Saṁyutta 3:3</a> Rāja Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN4_1.html">Saṁyutta 4:1</a> Tapokamma Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN4_24.html">Saṁyutta 4:24</a> Sattavassa Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN4_25.html">Saṁyutta 4:25</a> Māradhītu Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN6_13.html">Saṁyutta 6:13</a> Andhakavinda Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN6_14.html">Saṁyutta 6:14</a> Aruṇavatī Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN9_3.html">Saṁyutta 9:3</a> Kassapa Gotta Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN9_4.html">Saṁyutta 9:4</a> Sambahula Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN9_5.html">Saṁyutta 9:5</a> Ānanda Sutta, </dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 19</span></dd> <dt id="ThreeNewMN">3 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/MN/MN17.html">Majjhima 17</a> Vanapattha Sutta, <a class="buried" href="/suttas/MN/MN85.html">Majjhima 85</a> Bodhirājakumāra Sutta, and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/MN/MN133.html">Majjhima 133</a> Mahā Kaccāna & the Auspicious Day Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 10</span></dd> <dt>June Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 1</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#freeDhamma">Free the Dhamma</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. How the principle of dhamma-dāna —a gift of Dhamma— applies to Dhamma books.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 27</span></dd> <dt>Livro novo</dt><dd>Alegra-nos apresentar <a class="buried" href="/pt/#Eu" t__tulo="veja o livro">Presença Mental na Respiração e Eu e Não-eu</a>, por <span class="author">Thanissaro Bhikkhu</span>. As palestras abordaram o tópico de Presença Mental na Respiração com base nos ensinamentos de dezesseis passos e o tópico de não-eu ou anattā.</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado o 16 de Junio</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#mindful2fore">Mindfulness to the Fore : The Meaning of Parimukhaṁ</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. The suttas’ instructions for getting into formal meditation say that you start by establishing mindfulness “parimukhaṁ.” This essay explores what that means.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 13</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#FunAndGames">Fun & Games : Psychic Powers in the Wilderness</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. How to handle the issue of the psychic powers that can come with meditation.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 13</span></dd> <dt id="TwoNewSN">2 New Suttas</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/suttas/SN/SN3_13.html">Saṁyutta 3:13</a> Doṇapāka Sutta and <a class="buried" href="/suttas/AN/AN3_64.html">Aṅguttara 3:64</a> Venāga Sutta.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 9</span></dd> <dt>May Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 2</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#NeitherHere">Neither Here nor There</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. The Buddha’s strategies for inducing his listeners not to focus their desires at any location at all, whether in this world or any other.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 29</span></dd> <dt>New Study Guide</dt><dd><em>Noble Conversation</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#NobleConv">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/NobleConversation/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. A Study Guide on the ten ideal topics of conversation among meditators listed in the Pali Canon.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 4</span></dd> <dt>New Study Guide</dt><dd><em>Desires</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#Desires">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/Desires/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. The path of practice that takes you to nibbāna is rooted in skillful desires.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted May 4</span></dd> <dt>April Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted April 19</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#JustRight">Just Right as It Is — The Teaching: All Phenomena Are Not-self</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. Applying one of the Buddha’s own principles for interpreting the suttas to his teaching on not-self.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted April 8</span></dd> <dt>March Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted March 31</span></dd> <dt>February Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted March 1</span></dd> <dt>January Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 31</span></dd> <dt>Libro nuevo</dt><dd>Nos alegra presentar <a class="buried" href="/es/#arena" t__tulo="veja o livro">Un Puñado de Arena y La Luz del Discernimiento : Las Enseñanzas de Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco</a>, por <span class="author">Ajaan Suwat Suvaco</span>.</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado el 15 de enero</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering : Three Essays by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#Handbook">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/Handbook/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. A Handbook for the Relief of Suffering consists of three short essays that were meant to be given to hospital patients as food for thought for them to ponder while undergoing treatment.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted January 13</span></dd> <dt>December Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan. 1</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Four Noble Truths</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#FourNobleTruths">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/FourNobleTruths/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. An introduction to the Buddha’s central teaching, the four noble truths, explaining them in the context of the Buddha’s statements about truth in general, and as the context for all his other teachings.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted December 27</span></dd> <dt>November Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Dec. 7</span></dd> <dt>October Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 30</span></dd> <dt>September Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 1</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#War">At War with the Dhamma</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. There is no way that a just-war theory could be in line with the Dhamma.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Sept. 21</span></dd> <dt>August Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Sept. 2</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Undaunted : The Buddha’s Teachings on Aging, Illness, Death, & the Deathless</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#Undaunted">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/Undaunted/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. How lessons drawn from the Buddha’s awakening can give guidance in how best to deal with the big problems of life: aging, illness, death, grief, and giving care to those who are sick or dying.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted August 26</span></dd> <dt>July Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Aug. 2</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#HeartFlowingStream">The Heart a Flowing Stream: The Buddha on Ending the Āsavas</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. The three <em>āsavas</em>, or effluents, are tendencies that lead to rebirth. On the night of his awakening, the Buddha put an end to these tendencies in his heart for good. This essay discusses the approaches he recommended to his followers for ending their own effluents, and ways of motivating themselves to achieve that goal.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 15</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Sublime Determinations</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#SubDet">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/SublimeDeterminations/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. A transcript from a retreat held in conjunction with the Sociedade Vipassana de Meditação of Brasília on the topic of the four sublime attitudes <em>(brahmavihāras):</em> unlimited goodwill, unlimited compassion, unlimited empathetic joy, and unlimited equanimity.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted July 13</span></dd> <dt>June Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 25</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Meditations 11</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#Meditations11">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/Meditations11/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. Transcribed Dhamma talks on breath meditation and various aspects of the Buddhist Path given by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu during the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery primarily from 2020-2021.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 6</span></dd> <dt>May Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted June 1</span></dd> <dt>April Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted April 28</span></dd> <dt>March Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted April 1</span></dd> <dt>February Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted March 1</span></dd> <dt>January Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Feb. 2</span></dd> <dt>New Book</dt><dd><em>Along the Way : Essays on the Buddhist Path</em> is available in <a class="buried" href="/ebook_index.html#Along_theWay">ebook formats</a> and can be <a class="buried" href="/books/Along_theWay/Section0001.html">read online</a> as well. The eighth collection of essays by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Safety in a Duality, Dhamma Is What Dhamma Does, Becoming a True Person, Happiness as a Skill, Wise Enough to Care, An Arrow in the Heart, Meditators at Work, Unhindered at Death, Clinging & the End of Clinging, The Buddha’s Rx, The Logic of Not-self, and The Dhamma Eye.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Jan 21</span></dd> <dt>Libro nuevo</dt><dd>Nos alegra presentar <a class="buried" href="/es/#corazon_inteligente" t__tulo="veja o livro">El corazón inteligente: Cinco charlas de dharma</a>, por <span class="author">Ajaan Suwat Suvaco</span>. Una colección de charlas para conmemorar el centenario de Ajaan Suwat.</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado el 11 de enero</span></dd> <dt>December Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Dec. 31</span></dd> <dt>New Essay</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#DhammaIs">Dhamma Is What Dhamma Does : The Buddha as Strategist</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. The Dhamma can be recognized by the strategic <em>attha,</em> or purpose, that it serves.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Dec. 25</span></dd> <dt>November Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Dec. 1</span></dd> <dt>Livro novo</dt><dd>Alegra-nos apresentar <a class="buried" href="/pt/#BomCoracao" t__tulo="veja o livro">Bom Coração, Boa Mente: A Prática das Dez Perfeições</a>, por <span class="author">Thanissaro Bhikkhu</span>. Uma série de palestras dadas nos retiros do Brasil e da França sobre o tema das dez perfeições (pāramī).</dd><dd><span class="small">publicado o 25 de Novembro</span></dd> <dt>October Dhamma talks</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/mp3_index_current.html" title="go to audio download page"> regular evening</a> and <a class="buried" href="/mp3_short_index_current.html" title="go to short talks download page"> short morning</a></dd><dd><span class="small">posted Nov. 1</span></dd> <dt>New Lecture</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#AntidotesToAnger">Antidotes to Anger</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. The Buddha’s tools for dealing with anger.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 26</span></dd> <dt>New Lecture</dt><dd><a class="buried" href="/uncollected_essays_index.html#MindfulnessOfBreathing">Mindfulness of Breathing</a>, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. Three talks on putting the Buddha’s sixteen-step instructions on breath meditation into practice.</dd><dd><span class="small">posted Oct. 26</span></dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h2 id="the-gift-of-dhamma" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-the-gift-of-dhamma" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-the-gift-of-dhamma"> The Gift of Dhamma </button> </h2> <div id="collapse-the-gift-of-dhamma" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="the-gift-of-dhamma"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>All of the Dhamma here is offered freely―no price tags, no advertising, no suggested donations, no memberships, no strings attached in any way. This is distributing the Dhamma in line with the Dhamma, in line with how the Buddha himself taught that his teachings should be offered.</p> <p>For those who want to express gratitude for the teachers’ generosity, the best way is to put the teachings into practice, earnestly―to see for yourself, for your own benefit, and for the benefit of the world.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h2 id="about" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-about" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-about"> About </button> </h2> <div id="collapse-about" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="about"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="thanissaro-bhikkhu-phra-ajaan-geoff" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-thanissaro-bhikkhu-phra-ajaan-geoff" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-thanissaro-bhikkhu-phra-ajaan-geoff"> Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Phra Ajaan Geoff) </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-thanissaro-bhikkhu-phra-ajaan-geoff" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="thanissaro-bhikkhu-phra-ajaan-geoff"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) is an American Buddhist monk of the <em>Kammatthana</em> (Thai Forest) Tradition. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he traveled to Thailand, where he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko, himself a student of the late Ajaan Lee. He ordained in 1976 and lived at Wat Dhammasathit, where he remained following his teacher's death in 1986. In 1991 he traveled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped Ajaan Suwat Suvaco establish <a class="buried" href="https://www.watmetta.org/">Metta Forest Monastery</a> (Wat Mettavanaram). He was made abbot of the Monastery in 1993.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="kammatthana" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-kammatthana" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-kammatthana"> Kammatthana </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-kammatthana" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="kammatthana"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p><em>Kammatthana:</em> Literally, “basis of work” or “place of work.” The term is most often used specifically to identify the Thai Forest Tradition, i.e., the forest tradition lineage founded by Phra Ajaans Mun and Sao. For an introduction to the history of the <em>Kammatthana</em> Tradition, see the essay “<a class="buried" href="/Archive/Writings/CrossIndexed/Uncollected/MiscEssays/The%20Customs%20of%20the%20Noble%20Ones.pdf">The Customs of the Noble Ones</a>,” by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="phra-ajaan-mun-bhuridatto-1870-1949" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-phra-ajaan-mun-bhuridatto-1870-1949" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-phra-ajaan-mun-bhuridatto-1870-1949"> Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatto (1870-1949) </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-phra-ajaan-mun-bhuridatto-1870-1949" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="phra-ajaan-mun-bhuridatto-1870-1949"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Ajaan Mun was born in 1870 in Baan Kham Bong, a farming village in Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand. Ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1893, he spent the remainder of his life wandering through Thailand, Burma, and Laos, dwelling for the most part in the forest, engaged in the practice of meditation. He attracted an enormous following of students and, together with his teacher, Phra Ajaan Sao Kantasilo Mahathera (1861-1941), established the <em>Kammatthana</em> Tradition that subsequently spread throughout Thailand and to several countries abroad. He passed away in 1949 at Wat Suddhavasa, Sakon Nakhorn province.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="phra-ajaan-lee-dhammadharo-1907-1961" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-phra-ajaan-lee-dhammadharo-1907-1961" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-phra-ajaan-lee-dhammadharo-1907-1961"> Phra Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo (1907-1961) </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-phra-ajaan-lee-dhammadharo-1907-1961" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="phra-ajaan-lee-dhammadharo-1907-1961"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Ajaan Lee was one of the foremost teachers in the Thai forest ascetic tradition of meditation founded at the turn of the century by his teacher, Phra Ajaan Mun Bhuridatto. His life was short but eventful. Known for his skill as a teacher and his mastery of supranatural powers, he was the first to bring the ascetic tradition out of the forests of the Mekhong basin and into the mainstream of Thai society in central Thailand.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="phra-ajaan-fuang-jotiko-1915-1986" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-phra-ajaan-fuang-jotiko-1915-1986" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-phra-ajaan-fuang-jotiko-1915-1986"> Phra Ajaan Fuang Jotiko (1915-1986) </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-phra-ajaan-fuang-jotiko-1915-1986" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="phra-ajaan-fuang-jotiko-1915-1986"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Ajaan Fuang was one of Ajaan Lee’s most devoted students, spending some 24 rains retreats in the company of his renowned teacher. After Ajaan Lee’s death, Ajaan Fuang continued on at Wat Asokaram, Ajaan Lee’s bustling monastery near Bangkok. A true forest monk at heart, Ajaan Fuang left Wat Asokaram in 1965 in search of greater solitude more conducive to meditation, and ultimately ended up at Wat Dhammasathit in Rayong province, where he lived as abbot until his death in 1986.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="phra-ajaan-suwat-suvaco-1919-2002" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-phra-ajaan-suwat-suvaco-1919-2002" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-phra-ajaan-suwat-suvaco-1919-2002"> Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco (1919-2002) </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-phra-ajaan-suwat-suvaco-1919-2002" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="phra-ajaan-suwat-suvaco-1919-2002"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Born on August 29, 1919, Ajaan Suwat ordained at the age of 20 and became a student of Ajaan Funn Acaro two or three years later. He also studied briefly with Ajaan Mun. Following Ajaan Funn’s death in 1977, Ajaan Suwat stayed on at the monastery to supervise his teacher’s royal funeral and the construction of a monument and museum in Ajaan Funn’s honor. In the 1980’s Ajaan Suwat came to the United States, where he established four monasteries: one near Seattle, Washington; two near Los Angeles; and one in the hills of San Diego County (<a class="buried" href="https://www.watmetta.org/">Metta Forest Monastery</a>). He returned to Thailand in 1996, and died in Buriram on April 5, 2002 after a long illness.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h2 id="recommend" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-recommend" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-recommend"> For Beginners </button> </h2> <div id="collapse-recommend" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="recommend"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="books" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-books" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-books"> Books </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-books" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="books"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="dhamma" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-dhamma" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-dhamma"> Dhamma </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-dhamma" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="dhamma"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The best introductions to the Dhamma are <a href="/ebook_index.html#BuddhasTeachings" class="buried">The Buddha’s Teachings</a>, a short introduction to the basic concepts and values underlying Buddhist practice; <a href="/ebook_index.html#noblestrategy" class="buried">Noble Strategy</a>, a collection of essays about Buddhism by Thanissaro Bhikkhu; <a href="/ebook_index.html#awarenessitself" class="buried">Awareness Itself</a>, a collection of short teachings by Ajaan Fuang, Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s teacher; and <a href="/ebook_index.html#refuge" class="buried">Refuge</a>, a compilation of essays and scriptures from the Pali Canon addressing basic elements of the Buddhist Path.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="breath-meditation" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-breath-meditation" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-breath-meditation"> Breath Meditation </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-breath-meditation" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="breath-meditation"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The best starting point for learning breath meditation is the new book, <a href="/ebook_index.html#eachandeverybreath" class="buried">With Each & Every Breath</a>. The other fundamental guide to breath meditation is <a href="/ebook_index.html#keepingthebreath" class="buried">Keeping the Breath in Mind</a> by Ajaan Lee.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="pali-canon" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-pali-canon" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-pali-canon"> Pāli Canon </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-pali-canon" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="pali-canon"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The <a href="/ebook_index.html#dhammapada" class="buried">Dhammapada</a>, the <a href="/ebook_index.html#udana" class="buried">Udana</a>, and the <a href="/ebook_index.html#itivuttaka" class="buried">Itivuttaka</a> are all excellent gateways to the Pali Canon.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="the-wings-to-awakening" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-the-wings-to-awakening" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-the-wings-to-awakening"> The Wings to Awakening </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-the-wings-to-awakening" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="the-wings-to-awakening"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Not for beginners, but the essential guide to practicing the Buddhist Path, following the Buddha’s own summary of his teachings, is <a href="/ebook_index.html#wings" class="buried">The Wings to Awakening</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="talks" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-talks" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-talks"> Talks </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-talks" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="talks"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The <a href="/mp3_collections_index.html#basics" class="buried">Basics collection</a> is a graduated series of 10-15 minute Dhamma talks addressing many areas of the practice. Any of the Dhamma talks can be played initially during meditation to provide guidance and ideas for experimentation. Alternatively, the <a href="/mp3_guidedMed_index.html" class="buried">Guided Meditations collection</a> provides a few variations of a longer guided meditation providing more structure.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h2 id="faq" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-faq" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-faq"> FAQ </button> </h2> <div id="collapse-faq" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="faq"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="general" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-general" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-general"> General </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-general" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="general"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="im-having-trouble-downloading-files" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-im-having-trouble-downloading-files" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-im-having-trouble-downloading-files"> I’m having trouble downloading files. </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-im-having-trouble-downloading-files" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="im-having-trouble-downloading-files"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Some people have downloading problems with the large .zip archives. Internet connections are often interrupted, and the download managers in web browsers are bad at resuming downloads. The download either fails, or it “completes” but is corrupted. If you're internet connection is bad, it’s recommended to use a download accelerator. These do a much better job at resuming interrupted downloads and leaving you with uncorrupted files. Some of these download accelerators are available as extensions to your web browser. Others are stand alone applications. An excellent free one that works on Windows, Android, and Linux is <a href="http://www.ugetdm.com" class="buried">Uget</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="what-is-an-rss-feed" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-what-is-an-rss-feed" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-what-is-an-rss-feed"> What is an RSS feed? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-what-is-an-rss-feed" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="what-is-an-rss-feed"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>An RSS feed is a simple list of new content to this site that your browser or feed reader will automatically check for updates. Then that list will be accessible from, ususally, your browser toolbar as a dropdown menu. Since the RSS feed is just a small text (xml) file, it doesn’t use as much bandwidth to check for new content as would visiting the site periodically to check for new content. Each item link in the feed’s list will open the location on dhammatalks.org where you can download the referenced content.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="how-do-i-subscribe-to-the-rss-feed" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-how-do-i-subscribe-to-the-rss-feed" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-how-do-i-subscribe-to-the-rss-feed"> How do I subscribe to the RSS feed? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-how-do-i-subscribe-to-the-rss-feed" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="how-do-i-subscribe-to-the-rss-feed"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>If you use Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers just left-click on the “subscribe” link and everything should be straightforward. Google Chrome doesn’t have an RSS feed reader, but you can get an add-on, such as Feedly, from the app store. This feed is RSS 2.0 but also <em>ought</em> to work with “atom” readers.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="books-faq" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-books-faq" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-books-faq"> Books </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-books-faq" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="books-faq"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="are-there-any-accessibility-options-for-the-vision-impaired" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-are-there-any-accessibility-options-for-the-vision-impaired" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-are-there-any-accessibility-options-for-the-vision-impaired"> Are there any accessibility options for the vision impaired? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-are-there-any-accessibility-options-for-the-vision-impaired" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="are-there-any-accessibility-options-for-the-vision-impaired"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Many of these books can be downloaded in DAISY 3.0 and Braille Ready Format (BRF) formats directly from <a class="buried" href="https://www.bookshare.org/search?keyword=Thanissaro&search=Search">bookshare.org</a> without any requirement of membership.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="which-ebook-format-do-i-need" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-which-ebook-format-do-i-need" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-which-ebook-format-do-i-need"> Which ebook format do I need? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-which-ebook-format-do-i-need" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="which-ebook-format-do-i-need"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The epub format works for most e-readers, such as Android, iPhone, iPad, Nook, Sony, Adobe Digital Editions, desktop and laptop computers, among others. <em>But not Kindles!</em> Kindles use either the azw3 or mobi format.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="whats-the-difference-between-the-azw3-and-mobi-formats" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-whats-the-difference-between-the-azw3-and-mobi-formats" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-whats-the-difference-between-the-azw3-and-mobi-formats"> What’s the difference between the azw3 and mobi formats? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-whats-the-difference-between-the-azw3-and-mobi-formats" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="whats-the-difference-between-the-azw3-and-mobi-formats"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The azw3 and mobi are Amazon’s proprietary formats for Kindles. The azw3 is a big improvement over the mobi, and Kindles can finally benefit from the intended formatting and fonts. Amazon, however, does not (yet?) support the azw3 in the Kindle Personal Documents Service, so reportedly manual (usb) uploading to the Kindle device is still necessary. The mobi format will continue to be made available until Amazon fully supports the azw3.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pdf-format" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pdf-format" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pdf-format"> What are the disadvantages of the pdf format? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pdf-format" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="what-are-the-disadvantages-of-the-pdf-format"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The pdf format is the old standard and should be supported by all devices. The primary disadvantage of pdfs relative to epub, azw3 and mobi, however, is you cannot enlarge the font size without the text overflowing off the edge of the screen. That can make it quite challenging to read on small devices. Additionally, with the large ebooks, ones with 1,000 or 2,000 pages, your device might freeze or struggle to scroll through the pdf. Because of the way they’re constructed, that won’t happen with the other ebook formats.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="i-want-to-read-the-ebooks-on-my-desktop-or-laptop-computer-which-format-should-i-get" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-i-want-to-read-the-ebooks-on-my-desktop-or-laptop-computer-which-format-should-i-get" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-i-want-to-read-the-ebooks-on-my-desktop-or-laptop-computer-which-format-should-i-get"> I want to read the ebooks on my desktop or laptop computer. Which format should I get? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-i-want-to-read-the-ebooks-on-my-desktop-or-laptop-computer-which-format-should-i-get" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="i-want-to-read-the-ebooks-on-my-desktop-or-laptop-computer-which-format-should-i-get"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Epub. The epubs have the intended fonts and formatting because of the capabilities of the epub format itself and because the ebooks from this website were created originally as epubs. The mobis, on the other hand, are just push-button conversions from the epubs using the Calibre application. While the mobis are fully functional, no additional effort is put into correcting their formatting for the Kindle. It’s a credit to Calibre that they come out looking as well as they do. The original formatting and fonts are available on a Kindle by using the azw3 format, which is almost identical to the original epub version.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="is-there-any-free-software-so-i-can-read-ebooks-on-my-computer" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-is-there-any-free-software-so-i-can-read-ebooks-on-my-computer" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-is-there-any-free-software-so-i-can-read-ebooks-on-my-computer"> Is there any free software so I can read ebooks on my computer? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-is-there-any-free-software-so-i-can-read-ebooks-on-my-computer" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="is-there-any-free-software-so-i-can-read-ebooks-on-my-computer"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>There are a number free reader apps. Purely for reading epubs, Adobe Digital Editions has a slick interface. <a class="buried" href="https://calibre-ebook.com/">Calibre</a> is a more comprehensive option which allows for converting to other formats. There are also a Sony Reader app and a Nook-for-PC app. These might be of interest if you also have one of those devices for purposes of syncing. Kindle-for-PC reads mobis but is not recommended.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="how-can-i-get-paperback-versions-of-these-books" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-how-can-i-get-paperback-versions-of-these-books" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-how-can-i-get-paperback-versions-of-these-books"> How can I get paperback versions of these books? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-how-can-i-get-paperback-versions-of-these-books" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="how-can-i-get-paperback-versions-of-these-books"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Please see the <a href="/ebook_index.html#booklist" class="buried">book request list</a> for instructions. Please do not contact the website administrator <em>via</em> email to request books. Such requests will be disregarded.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="im-having-trouble-downloading-mobi-files" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-im-having-trouble-downloading-mobi-files" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-im-having-trouble-downloading-mobi-files"> I’m having trouble downloading mobi files. </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-im-having-trouble-downloading-mobi-files" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="im-having-trouble-downloading-mobi-files"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p><em>Case 1:</em> Instead of downloading the mobi file, the Safari browser tries to open it as web page. <em>Answer:</em> I was able to download the files on Safari by clicking on them while holding down the "option" button. Using Firefox instead of Safari also takes care of the problem. Based on a little research I did, it seems like the mobi as HTML problem on Safari is nothing new.</p> <p><em>Case 2:</em> The mobi downloads as a .txt file using a Samsung Galaxy tablet running Android 4.2.2. <em>Answer:</em> I noticed the url contained the mobi extension, but when I download it, it gets changed to a .txt extension. Manually renaming the file from filename.txt to filename.mobi fixes the problem, and it opens up in Kindle just fine.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="audio" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-audio" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-audio"> Audio </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-audio" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="audio"> <div class="accordion accordion-flush"> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="how-do-i-stream-listen-to-the-mp3-audio-files" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-how-do-i-stream-listen-to-the-mp3-audio-files" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-how-do-i-stream-listen-to-the-mp3-audio-files"> How do I stream (listen to) the mp3 audio files? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-how-do-i-stream-listen-to-the-mp3-audio-files" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="how-do-i-stream-listen-to-the-mp3-audio-files"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The little orange “play” button will open your browser’s media player on the page. The little orange “close” button will stop playback.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="how-do-i-download-the-mp3-audio-files" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-how-do-i-download-the-mp3-audio-files" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-how-do-i-download-the-mp3-audio-files"> How do I download the mp3 audio files? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-how-do-i-download-the-mp3-audio-files" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="how-do-i-download-the-mp3-audio-files"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>If you click on the name of the talk or chant, the link will automatically tell your browser to download the file. If it still insists on streaming the talk, such as in Firefox, right-click the link to get a menu where you can choose download. Also, double check that your browser’s privacy extensions or settings are not interfering.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="what-happened-to-the-full-year-zip-archives" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-what-happened-to-the-full-year-zip-archives" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-what-happened-to-the-full-year-zip-archives"> What happened to the full year zip archives? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-what-happened-to-the-full-year-zip-archives" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="what-happened-to-the-full-year-zip-archives"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Because hard drive space is expensive on a hosted web server, it was costly to store those large archives for the downloading convenience of a small number of users. It shouldn’t be too difficult to build a local collection by downloading the full month zip archives. In any case, there are advantages, since there is a much smaller chance of ending up with a corrupt file downloading ten 150 MB archives than a single 1.5 GB one.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="what-do-med-fi-low-fi-nr-oly-sony-mean-in-some-talk-titles" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-what-do-med-fi-low-fi-nr-oly-sony-mean-in-some-talk-titles" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-what-do-med-fi-low-fi-nr-oly-sony-mean-in-some-talk-titles"> What do “med-fi” “low-fi” “NR”, “oly”, & “sony” mean in some talk titles? </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-what-do-med-fi-low-fi-nr-oly-sony-mean-in-some-talk-titles" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="what-do-med-fi-low-fi-nr-oly-sony-mean-in-some-talk-titles"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>Please note that mp3 files with an “NR” or “(oly)” notation indicate recordings of somewhat lower audio quality -- “NR” for applied “Noise-Reduction” and “(oly)” for “Olympus,” an inferior recording device at the Monastery. Any of these could also be labelled “low-fi.” “(Sony)” is similar to “(oly),” but the audio quality is more acceptable. More recently the Sony device has been labelled “med-fi.”</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h2 id="contact" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-contact" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-contact"> Contact </button> </h2> <div id="collapse-contact" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="contact"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>The site admins welcome your feedback at <a class="buried" href="mailto:dhammatalks.feedback@gmail.com?">dhammatalks.feedback@gmail.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>Please contact us at this email to:</strong></p> <ul class="disc half"> <li>alert us to broken links, corrupted files, other trouble with the site;</li> <ul> <li class="circle">(When reporting trouble please indicate the hardware and software you are using, e.g. Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7, or iPad with iOS5, to the extent you are able.)</li> </ul> <li>report typos in any of the content, including the suttas, ebooks, dhammatalk transcriptions, etc.</li> <li>give general feedback and suggestions regarding usability;</li> <li>request additional content be made available; or</li> <li>anything else reasonably related to site administration.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Please DO NOT contact us at this email to:</strong></p> <ul class="disc half"> <li><em>reach Thanissaro Bhikkhu.</em> All inquiries about the Dhamma should be directed to <a class="buried" href="https://www.watmetta.org/contact.html">Thanissaro Bhikkhu at Metta Forest Monastery</a> by regular mail or by telephone;<p></p></li> <li><em>request printed books.</em> Book requests sent here will be disregarded. 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Accessed 10 Oct 2018. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="chapter-in-a-web-book" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-chapter-in-a-web-book" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-chapter-in-a-web-book"> Chapter in a web book </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-chapter-in-a-web-book" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="chapter-in-a-web-book"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left"> Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. “The Joy of Effort.” <em>Head & Heart Together,</em> 9 Jan 2018. <em>dhammatalks.org.</em> Retrieved from https://<wbr></wbr>www.dhammatalks.org/<wbr></wbr>books/<wbr></wbr>Head&HeartTogether/Section0001.html. Accessed 10 Oct 2018.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="ebook-i-e-epub-mobi-pdf" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-ebook-i-e-epub-mobi-pdf" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-ebook-i-e-epub-mobi-pdf"> Ebook (i.e., epub, mobi, pdf) </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-ebook-i-e-epub-mobi-pdf" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="ebook-i-e-epub-mobi-pdf"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left"> Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. <em>Head & Heart Together.</em> Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery, 2016. Epub Edition. <em>dhammatalks.org.</em> Retrieved from https://dhammatalks.org/Archive/Writings/Ebooks/HeadHeartTogether180109.epub.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="web-essay" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-web-essay" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-web-essay"> Web essay </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-web-essay" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="web-essay"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left">Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. “Names for Nibbana.” <em>dhammatalks.org,</em> 2018. Retrieved from https://<wbr></wbr>www.dhammatalks.org/<wbr></wbr>books/<wbr></wbr>uncollected/<wbr></wbr>Nibbana.html. Accessed 10 Oct 2018.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="sutta-translation" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-sutta-translation" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-sutta-translation"> Sutta translation </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-sutta-translation" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="sutta-translation"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left">Madhupindika Sutta [The Ball of Honey] <em>Majjhima Nikaya 18.</em> (Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu). <em>dhammatalks.org.</em> Retrieved from https://<wbr></wbr>www.dhammatalks.org/<wbr></wbr>suttas/<wbr></wbr>MN/<wbr></wbr>MN18.html.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="thai-forest-translation" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-thai-forest-translation" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-thai-forest-translation"> Thai Forest translation </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-thai-forest-translation" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="thai-forest-translation"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left">Ajaan Fuang Jotiko. <em>Awareness Itself: The Teachings of Ajaan Fuang Jotiko</em> (Translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu). 7 April 2018. <em>dhammatalks.org.</em> Retrieved from https://<wbr></wbr>www.dhammatalks.org/<wbr></wbr>books/<wbr></wbr>AwarenessItself/<wbr></wbr>Section0001.html. Accessed 10 Oct 2018. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="audio-file" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-audio-file" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-audio-file"> Audio file </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-audio-file" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="audio-file"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left">Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. “Feeding Off the Future,” 19 Nov 2013. Evening Dhamma Talks on <em>dhammatalks.org.</em> Audio retrieved from https://<wbr></wbr>www.dhammatalks.org/<wbr></wbr>Archive/<wbr></wbr>y2013/<wbr></wbr>Feeding_Off_the_Future.mp3. Accessed 10 Oct 2018.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h4 id="youtube" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-youtube" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-youtube"> Youtube </button> </h4> <div id="collapse-youtube" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="youtube"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p style="text-align:left">Bhikkhu, Thanissaro. “Feeding Off the Future.” Youtube, uploaded by Dhamma Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, 17 June 2014, https://<wbr></wbr>www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>watch?v=DqhsxxNEtzQ.</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="copyright" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-copyright" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-copyright"> Copyright </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-copyright" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="copyright"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p>All of the content on this site is meant to be released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported License. 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For example, some consider the sale of content to support a non-profit entity to be ‘NonCommercial.’ The author and copyright holder of the content on this site considers <em>any</em> sale, including by non-profit entities for non-profit purposes, to be ‘Commercial’ and a copyright violation.</p> <p>To view a copy of this license, visit <a class="buried" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion-item"> <h3 id="links" class="accordion-header"> <button class="accordion-button collapsed" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-links" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-links"> Links </button> </h3> <div id="collapse-links" hidden="until-found" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="links"> <div class="accordion-body"> <p><a href="https://www.watmetta.org" title="Metta Forest Monastery website" class="buried">Metta Forest Monastery (Wat Metta)</a> has some useful information for day and overnight visitors to the Monastery, including maps, directions from the airport, transportation information, etiquette, the daily schedule, a calendar of uposatha days, as well as some photos from around the Monastery.</p> <p><a href="http://www.forestdhamma.org" class="buried">Forest Dhamma</a> provides free publications of the Dhamma talks and books of Ajaan Mahā Boowa and his disciples. The translations are either by Ajaan Paññavaddho, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, or Bhikkhu Silaratano (Ajaan Dick). Also there is information regarding Forest Dhamma’s monastery, in the tradition of Ajaan Mun and Ajaan Mahā Boowa, on a parcel of forest in rural Virginia, USA.</p>  <p><a href="http://www.theravadacn.org" title="Chinese Theravada Website" class="buried">TheravadaCN.org</a> has Chinese translations of many of the Theravada writings from this website and Access to Insight.</p>  </div> </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div id="nav-footer-wrapper"> <div id="nav-footer"> <ul> <li><a href="#" onclick="javascript:history.go(-1);return true;" class="ui-btn clickable" title="back"><img src="/images/actions/go-previous-symbolic-orange.png" width="18px" /></a><br /></li>  <li><a href="/search.html" title="search"><img src="/images/actions/search-symbolic-orange.png" width="18px" /></a><br /></li> <li><a href="#container" title="top"><img src="/images/actions/go-top-symbolic-orange.png" width="18px" /></a><br /></li> <li><a href="/suttas/glossary.html" title="glossary"><img src="/images/actions/glossary-symbolic-orange.png" width="18px" /></a><br /></li> <li><a href="#" onclick="window.print();return false;" class="ui-btn clickable" title="print"><img src="/images/actions/document-print-symbolic-orange.png" width="18px" /></a><br /></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  </body> </html>

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