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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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Slowly But… Well, Slowly Anyway.

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

You may have already seen the sketch of our kutis-to-be and wondered why there has been no other update on work here. The reason is, there has been no work here lately, the construction workers having disappeared before the bathrooms … Continue reading →

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Funeral Verses

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Here’s two verses suitable to be recited to oneself at a funeral, if you’re looking for something to guide you in such a time of loss: Aniccā vata saṅkhārā Uppāda-vaya-dhammino Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti Tesaṃ vūpasamo sukho Impermanent indeed are all formations … Continue reading →

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Stir It Up

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

When an article is titled “Women, sexuality and Buddhism” you have to expect some stirrin’ up to come. This morning I received such an article. It is full of inaccuracies; I’m not going to link to it here, you’ll have … Continue reading →

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Nissarana Vanaya and Dhammayatana

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

A German monk showed up three days ago, stayed the night and then went off to Dhammayatana, near Nissarana. I followed him, thinking it was a good opportunity to learn more about those places. He wasn’t very positive about Nissarana, … 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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Have Bowl, Will Travel

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

Heading to Colombo today, be it the will of the gods or not. Sounds from the rumbling like it might rain, but I say, rain, rain-god, if you will: “nāhaṃ bhatakosmi kassaci, nibbiṭṭhena carāmi sabbaloke. attho bhatiyā na vijjati, atha … 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 Right Concentration

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Yuttadhammo

This is a repost, that I jokingly posted as a rebuttal to one of the comments, which was, er, deleted. Here it is, where it should be, as a blog post: (From The Discourse on the Dhammacakkappavatana Sutta, by Mahasi … 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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