Ajahn Amaro explains how to practice nada yoga and why this simple act of listening to inner sound can help you realize emptiness. Along with the more well-known methods designed to help practitioners of Buddhist meditation ground their attention in the present moment— such as focusing on the rhythm of the breath, paying attention to the feeling of footsteps, or internally [...]
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Training the Heart
Ajahn Chah says that if you want to transform the mind, you must to know and transform the heart. And when the practice gets uncomfortable and you want to quit, that’s when you know you’re on the right track. The whole reason for studying the dhamma, the teachings of the Buddha, is to search for a way to transcend suffering and attain peace and happiness. Whether we study [...]
Nibbana Is Giving Up, Letting Go, and Being Free
Ajahn Chah compares awakened knowledge to counting fruit. Once you've got it, you don't have to count again. Better we should focus our energy on giving up what is evil, practicing what is good, and purifying the mind. The Buddha taught to see the body in the body. What does this mean? We are all familiar with the parts of the body, such as hair, nails, teeth, and skin. So [...]
What are “Conditioned Things” in Buddhism?
Reality may seem solid, says Bhikkhu Bodhi, but it is merely a reflection of unstable, conditioned processes, or sankharas, coming together with no one in charge. Impermanent, alas, are conditioned things! Their very nature is to arise and vanish. Having arisen they then cease. Their subsiding is blissful! In Theravada Buddhist lands, this verse is always recited at [...]
