Training for Liberation- 3
Upasika Kee Nanayon Find your own way to understand Dhamma The amazing wonder of Dhamma is ease of body and mind, relief, and complete freedom from entanglement in the defilements.…
Training for Liberation- 2
Upasika Kee Nanayon Talk 6 Relinquishing, not wanting Desire is like a yearning for something just out of reach, but with the promise of fulfillment. By accepting and following the…
Training for Liberation -1
Upasika Kee Nanayon Talk 6 External things bring unrest, and they clutter the mind. Mind is quick to lose balance due to thought proliferation, pre-occupation with acquiring and obtaining, imaginations,…
Our Readings- Week of Sept 18
9/18 and 9/19 Reading on impermanence from Tibetan book of living and dying What is our life but this dance of transient forms? Isn't everything always changing: the leaves on…
Our Readings- Week of Sept 11
9/10 and 9/11 Meaning Why is it that living in the same world, the Buddha calls it the pureland and for us it is a world of suffering. Maybe to…
Awakening dignity: A guide to living a life of deep fulfillment
Book by -Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche and Sophie Wu Excerpts from Ch. 1 Why are we so easily filled with self doubt, inadequacy? You are not alone. So many people express…
Our Readings- Week of Aug 28
8/28/23 Taking the ache out of attachment Source Tricycle article Ask what am I attached to? Do others feel the same way to that particular object or person? Is there…
The Practice of Arriving
The Practice of Arriving (From Thich Nhat Hanh’s audiobook The Present Moment) Breathing in, say I have arrived. Breathe out, say I am home. This simple practice can be done…
Our Readings- Week of Aug 14th
8/14/23 Thanks for everything, I have no complains whatsoever Zen story- the teacher gave the above mantra. Student practiced for a year but felt that there was no change. He…
Our Readings- Week of Aug 7th 2023
8/8/23 Big mind small mind Suzuki Roshi From the book Zen mind-beginner's mind. Short and beautiful reading. Difficult to summarize. Below is a link to similar reading from Daily Zen.…
Talk 5 Part B: Overcoming Suffering Upasika Kee Nanayon (Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang, Thailand, 1901-1978)
(Upasika Kee Nanayon was a buddhist lay woman whom Thanissaro Bhikkhu sees as "arguably the foremost woman Dhamma teacher in twentieth-century Thailand". Her teachings are incisive and feel different because…
Talk 3: Establishing a Foundation of Mindfulness
Upasika Kee Nanayon (Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang, Thailand, 1901-1978) (Abridged by Mukut Sharma) (Upasika Kee Nanayon was a buddhist lay woman whom Thanissaro Bhikkhu sees as "arguably the foremost woman Dhamma…
Talk 2:Making Dhamma Your True Concern
Upasika Kee Nanayon (Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang, Thailand, 1901-1978) (Abridged by Mukut Sharma) (Upasika Kee Nanayon was a buddhist lay woman whom Thanissaro Bhikkhu sees as "arguably the foremost woman Dhamma…
Talk 1:Training in Renunciation
Upasika Kee Nanayon (Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang, Thailand, 1901-1978) (Abridged by Mukut Sharma) (Upasika Kee Nanayon was a buddhist lay woman whom Thanissaro Bhikkhu sees as "arguably the foremost woman Dhamma…
Has the practice of meditation brought any perceptive changes in your daily life?
I was introduced to the practice in 2019 during my visit to the US. Reading koans and discussion followed by meditation was novel and appealing. However my span of mindfullness,…
“what meditation is Not”
From yesterday's reading It is not a mental gymnastics or technique to seek pleasure, peace or “feel good state”. Over years one can meditate with discipline and feel good about…
Being in Body Time
https://tricycle.org/dailydharma/being-in-body-time/By Willa Blythe Baker JAN 17, 2023 This is the summary of article that we discussed on 2/10/23. For complete article please go to the link provided. The body always exists…
Interbeing
Umuntu ngmuntu ngabantu (Zulu) = A person is a person because of others= I am because we are = I Am because you are. Thich Nhat Hahn’s Interbeing/ Buddha’s interconnectedness/ Rings…
Our Readings- Week of Sept 4th
9/3/23 Sunday retreat on Bodhicitta and Bodhisattva vows. 8 am to 12 noon. During the week we reread the same reading from website Rooted In Mindfulness 9/9/23 Saturday talk Rumi-…
Our Readings
Week of Aug 21 Laziness/fatigue was a factor this week in properly recording the readings 8/21/23 Ehi passiko (Ehi Passya in sanskrit) Come and see it for yourself Toyota uses…