Sometimes you get committee members calling from your adolescence. One of the errors people make in Buddhism is to think “I am working through my Karma”, as if you have got a certain amount of punishment you have to go through. This is wrong view.… Read the rest
We say that form follows function. Buddhism is really a very elegant form. When I think of it, it’s a very beatifully designed teaching. But, it has a function. It’s not just an artifact that you believe.… Read the rest
In mindfulness meditation we stress the awareness, the witnessing, no matter what the object is.… Read the rest
Instructions for walking meditation given by Luang Por Viradhammo at a retreat held in February, 2010.… Read the rest
A guided meditation given by Luang Por Viradhammo at a retreat held in February, 2010.… Read the rest
Effort is something that you learn as you do. One of the ways that you learn about effort is by making mistakes. Right effort very much depends on what’s going on in your mind. If you remember the principle that it’s being awake to the way things are, it helps a lot.… Read the rest
Anything that requires skill is not easy, but the rewards of skill are considerable.… Read the rest
Meditation instruction given by Luang Por Viradhammo at a retreat held in February, 2010.… Read the rest
There are so many ideas around meditation. If you had to describe to someone how hard to tap an egg in order to break it, how would you do it? You can’t it’s just impossible. In the same way, the most important thing in meditation is just to do it.… Read the rest
We know sounds. Sound is going on all the time. We’re functionally aware. But, all of a sudden a new sound comes into consciousness and arrests us. That’s when we really listen. So, this capacity to be fully conscious is always there, but it often requires some special condition, some novelty to activate it.… Read the rest
