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  2. The Dhamma Eye
    Sometimes, while you’re meditating and listening to a Dhamma talk, you want to hear about what you’re experiencing right now and what you can do with it. Other times, it’s good to hear about what could happen right now. These things might not be happening yet, but when they do happen, they’ll be right here, and it’s good to … 
  3. Asalha Puja
     … The Dhamma that was established on that night is called Sasana Dhamma, the Dhamma of the teaching. It’s not always available in the world. Sabhava Dhamma, the Dhamma of truths, or of things in and of themselves: That’s always true. But it’s only when the Dhamma’s been formulated that people can take those truths and use them to learn how … 
  4. Honest & Observant
    Honest & Observant September 24, 2023 The Buddha once said, “Let an observant person come, one who is honest and no deceiver, and I’ll teach that person the Dhamma.” It’s interesting that those are the characteristics he looked for in a student. Observant, of course, because you’re going to have to observe your mind. After all, the causes of suffering are coming … 
  5. Dhamma in Line with the Dhamma
     … Are you noble enough to follow it? The Buddha had a very clear sense of what was Dhamma and what was not Dhamma, what worked and what didn’t work. This is why he said that when you want to show respect for him and for the Dhamma, you practice in line with the Dhamma. Recently I was talking with someone who had been … 
  6. The Discernment of a True Person
     … in other words, understanding what the Dhamma is for. People can read books and explain the words, but that on its own doesn’t really get to what the Dhamma is for. It’s for liberation. The Buddha says that release is both the essence of the Dhamma and it’s also its flavor. The Pali term for essence is heartwood, or sara. It … 
  7. Mindful & Discerning 24/7
    We’ve talked about the story of Ajaan Mun being questioned by a monk in Bangkok, a monk who was dubious of Ajaan Mun’s ability to learn the Dhamma out in the forest. The monk said, “Here I am living in this great city with lots of wise monks. Yet even then, I find myself coming up with problems in the Dhamma and … 
  8. Write It Down in Your Heart
     … Whereas his Dhamma talks were meant for specific people at specific times. What’s interesting, though, is that in translation Ajaan Lee works much better in his Dhamma talks. There’s something more appealing about his Dhamma talks than his treatises. But the treatises are important. They give you a basic framework. Once you’ve got the framework, you can figure out which talk … 
  9. Training Your Inner Teacher
     … The first is associating with people of integrity, the second is listening to the True Dhamma, the third is appropriate attention, and the fourth is practicing the Dhamma in accordance with the Dhamma. Now, assuming that you’re listening to the True Dhamma, your main duties are those last two: appropriate attention and practicing the Dhamma in accordance with the Dhamma. Appropriate attention means … 
  10. Respect for the Triple Training
     … Then another Buddha has to come and fight his defilements, fight his ignorance, to find the Dhamma, and then fight off the ignorance and defilements of other people to teach them. But the Dhamma’s always there. It’s always true. So we should think about that: What does it mean to respect the Dhamma? If the Buddha respected the Dhamma, and we respect … 
  11. A True Person
     … dhammaññuta, having a sense of what the Dhamma is. Back in the time of the Buddha, of course, when there were no Dhamma books, you had to learn the Dhamma from someone who’d memorized the Dhamma—which meant that you had to have respect for that sort of person, because nobody’s going to teach you anything if you don’t show respect … 
  12. The Language of the Heart (1)
     … In other words, they learned the Dhamma through listening, they learned the Dhamma through thinking about it, but then as they actually applied the Dhamma, they learned new lessons in their own hearts. And those are the lessons they wanted to convey. They saw that the purpose of the Buddha’s teachings was that they be put into practice until they led to a … 
  13. Practicing for Dispassion
     … The true way to pay homage is to practice the Dhamma in accordance with the Dhamma.” So tonight, let’s practice the Dhamma in accordance with the Dhamma. What that means is two things. One is practicing for the sake of dispassion. That’s what the Dhamma is all about. There was one time when some monks were going to be leaving to go … 
  14. Beyond Likes & Dislikes
    Beyond Likes & Dislikes April, 2002 One of Ajaan Mun’s favorite topics for a Dhamma talk was the theme of practicing the Dhamma in accordance with the Dhamma — in other words, in accordance with what the Dhamma demands, not in accordance with what our likes and dislikes demand. As the Dhamma comes to the West this is probably one of the hardest things for … 
  15. The Dhamma Is in the Method
    The Dhamma Is in the Method June 21, 2022 It’s the solstice. It’s bright enough outside that the woodpeckers are still squawking. This is one of the two days of the year when the Sun stands still. Night balances day. So try to get your mind still as well; try to bring things into balance inside. Look at your mind. Look at … 
  16. The Intelligence of Restraint
     … And even then there are cases where I can’t figure things out in terms of the Dhamma. Here you are, in the forest. Where do *you *go to listen to the Dhamma?” And Ajaan Mun’s response was, “I hear the Dhamma 24 hours a day. You look around you, the Dhamma’s always being displayed.” He said, “You see a leaf fall … 
  17. True to the Teachings
     … And ever since, people have talked about the three levels of Dhamma. There’s pariyatti Dhamma, which is the Dhamma that we read and memorize; there’s patipatti Dhamma, the Dhamma of the practice; and then there’s pativedha Dhamma, the Dhamma of attainment. They all came together that night. So that’s what we are paying homage to. Now, there are two ways … 
  18. Adult Education
     … that you listen to the true Dhamma from these people. And you have to recognize what’s true Dhamma and what’s not. Just as we have education for corporations, we now have meditation and Dhamma for corporations, which is not necessarily a Dhamma for individuals. So listen to the true Dhamma and then, as the third step, apply appropriate attention, which means asking … 
  19. Think Like a Thief
    When I went back to Thailand to ordain, one of the first things Ajaan Fuang said to me was that if I want to learn the Dhamma, I was going to have to learn how to think like a thief. In other words, I couldn’t expect to have everything explained, everything handed to me on a platter. If I wanted to learn the … 
  20. In Gratitude- Ajaan Suwat
     … As he said, this is one of Ajaan Mun’s favorite topics was practicing the Dhamma in accordance with the Dhamma. In other words, you have to change yourself to be in line with the Dhamma. You don’t try to change the Dhamma to be in line with your own defilements. If we stick by the Dhamma in this way, it’s as … 
  21. Visakha Puja – Shaking the Earth
     … But, as the Buddha said, the best way to pay him homage is through practice—patipatti-puja—in which we practice the Dhamma in line with the Dhamma. In other words, we practice for the sake of dispassion. One time, when a group of monks was going to a far distant land, they paid their respects to the Buddha. He asked them, “Have you … 
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