I wouldn't say I have a positive or negative views on the existence of self (not sure what you mean)... but if agnosticism is a view-position on the world, then it would create some obstacles for practice. I'm curious as to how Buddhist-agnostics approach their agnosticism. Also, what you mean by a ...

This is quite a systematic method of practicing metta. I think it's okay to use the same people... but we run into different aspects of our being, different benefactors, different friends, many different neutral people, and sometimes many different difficult people... daily. So in that sense it woul...

Yes! It's good to meditate. But if you really can't, it's not a big issue. When I first went to a monastery I had great ideas of spending the day meditating in my personal time. While I did have time to reflect in seclusion, forcing myself to meditate in line with my ideas was just too difficult. Me...

I think meditation sessions are times when you can approach these repressed emotions. Once the mind stops distracting itself from these emotions, they become clearer.

The method he describes sounds to me like it involves quite a lot of effort Yes, I think it's actually easier (i.e. lazier) to want to just shut away (sometimes aka "overcome") the things the Buddha calls "defilements". Perhaps it's a defilement itself... it sure does cause a lo...

I think this is a good way to approach Dāna: One way we are generous with each other here at the monastery is in the realm of truthful speech—an attribute that is essential in one who is walking the Buddha’s path. The notion of truthful speech is deep and profound. It doesn’t simply mean saying thin...

The "non-forest tradition" approaches Buddhism from an academic standpoint, while the Thai Forest Tradition places an emphasis on meditation and virtue (sīla, which can be summarized as following the precepts). You will find many teachers like Ajahn Chah (from the Thai Forest Tradition) s...

Well it is pretty much how one would approach investigation of reality, although the investigation part in that text seems somewhat overcomplicated and confusing to me. Imho it doesnt get across how the Clear Thought, when applied to the four foundations on moment-to-moment basis, creates wisdom. S...

Looks like Abhayagiri uploaded the documentary for their 20th anniversary. Check it out!