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Tag Archives: Majjhima Nikaya
Pseudo-scholarship in Buddhism
Sometimes I feel a little self-conscious about the fact that I spend so much time debunking what I hear other Buddhist teachers saying. However, I feel a little bit better about this since I heard Thanissaro Bhikkhu point out that … Continue reading
New Jhāna Update
One of my shorter posts in this blog simply references a study that I did on jhāna (meditative absorption) in the Majhima Nikāya. (That post has since been deleted.) The reason that the post is so short is that the … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhist meditation, Buddhist practice
Tagged jhana, Majjhima Nikaya, meditation, samadhi, samatha, vipassana
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The Diamonds Under the Coal
I often encourage serious students of the Dhamma to read the Buddha’s discourses. This can be something of a hard sell. The language is repetitive, the cultural references are – of course – 2400 years out of date, and the concepts … Continue reading
The Buddha Wasn’t Kidding – Really
When I first started to meditate it was in a Zen practice. We were told mainly to “just sit.” If any question or problem came up, the instruction was the same, to “just keep sitting”. To this day the words … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhist meditation, Buddhist practice
Tagged Ayya Khema, jhana, Majjhima Nikaya, Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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