On Becoming and Stopping This evening is the New Moon. There are just two weeks left in the winter retreat. I’d like to encourage everybody to make the best use … Read More
Don’t Hold Back
Contentment: the Way of the Noble Ones Just as a bird, wherever it goes, flies with its wings as its only burden; so too is a monk content with a … Read More
Ajahn Chahs Teachings On Nature
A Dhamma talk given at Abhayagiri Monastery in September of 2011 by Pasanno Bhikkhu. Tomorrow I am invited to teach a day-long retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center on the … Read More
A Dhamma Compass
Introduction Phra Ajahn Pasanno took a sabbatical leave to stay in Thailand in 2006. Phra Ajahn was ever so kind to find time to meet with and teach the Thai … Read More
Dhammapada Reflections Vol 2
Preface This Dhammapada Reflections, Volume 2 follows on from Volume 1, which was printed in 2009. Once again it comprises a selection of 52 quotes from A Dhammapada for Contemplation … Read More
Dhammapada Reflections Vol 1
Introduction The radiance of the Buddha’s wisdom reaches us here today, lighting the path that guides us towards freedom from suffering. The luminosity of the Dhamma is reflected in the … Read More
A Dhammapada for Contemplation
Preface to First Edition Traveling through the central Scottish Highlands one can catch an inspiring glimpse of that sacred mountain of Celtic culture, Schiehallion. This rocky beauty can be viewed … Read More
The Ways of the Peaceful
Foreword “The Ways of the Peaceful” is one of the many possible renderings of the term “Samana-Dhamma”, an expression that summarizes the whole lifestyle of a Buddhist monk. “Samana” means … Read More