Tag Archives: meditation

Update September 2011

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Yesterday two meditators arrived from different parts of the world; one from Canada and one from Romania. The one from Romania is a returnee, and she asked, “what is the maximum allowed stay?” It can only be a good sign … Continue reading →

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Letter From A Meditator

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

How I came to be… Every day was a struggle, from getting out of bed, going to school, going to work and everything else in between. I had no real understanding of life and the people who surrounded me; I … Continue reading →

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Visuddhimagga – Path to Purification E-Book

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Edit: fixed the link. Just finished re-formatting the Visuddhimagga for display on an eReader. The formatting should be good for eReaders, and it should also be fully Unicode now. I’ve updated the page to include HTML and Mobi (Kindle) formats. … Continue reading →

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Dial-A-Monk

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

From the What-Will-They-Think-Of-Next Dept. Google just rolled out a new feature for Google Calendar, and like many of the things Google does, it fits right into the lives of millions, this monk included. The feature is called “Appointments”, and it … Continue reading →

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Carika

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

I’m off tomorrow to the airport, to fly to Bangkok in the wee hours. Spending the day in Bangkok with supporters, then flying to LA. A supporter will pick me up at LAX and take me to Moorpark (600 Spring … Continue reading →

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and the point is…

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Yesterday, I was reminded why there is sirimangalo.org and why there is Sirimangalo International. It came in the form of a meditator who flew all the way from Europe just to stay in one of our caves, based on the … Continue reading →

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Ajahn Chah

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Back to the cave. Spent the night in Viharamahadevi park as planned. Quite peaceful, expect for the mosquitoes. Recommended for 4 AM meditation. Picked up some parcels; someone sent me some books by Ajahn Chah. So, as with the Brahmavamso … Continue reading →

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Plastic Brains

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Here’s an article my mother sent me this morning: http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/a-little-meditation-goes-a-long-way I think someone sent me an earlier article on this same study, but I was busy at the time and can’t find it now. These sorts of study aren’t immediately … Continue reading →

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Mahasi Sayadaw on Jhana

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

One of the reasons I don’t write much about Buddhism or even meditation is that I figure, it’s all been written already by people far more capable than I. Another reason is I can see the tendency of such writings … Continue reading →

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A Critique of Brahmavamso’s “The Jhanas”

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

During the 60th anniversary conference of the WFB in Colombo, I happened to meet and spend part of a day with Venerable Brahmavamso, the British monk who has caused such a stir in Thailand and around the world with his … Continue reading →

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