What does "the far side of compassion" mean? And how, bhikkhus, is the liberation of the mind by compassion developed? What does it have as its destination, its culmination, its fruit, its final goal? Bhikkhus, the liberation of mind by compassion has the base of the infinity of space as i...

Kumārakasutta , translated by Bhikkhu Sujato: https://suttacentral.net/ud5.4/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none&notes=sidenotes&highlight=false&script=latin The Boys So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s mon...

I just saw that there is a new article by Bhikkhu Anālayo on the subject, which contains brief explanations of the meditation instructions:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.10 ... 23-02265-7

“And how, bhikkhus, should the nutriment edible food be seen? Suppose a couple, husband and wife, had taken limited provisions and were travelling through a desert. They have with them their only son, dear and beloved. Then, in the middle of the desert, their limited provisions would be used up and...

The Wisdom Podcast: In this episode Ven. Anālayo and host Daniel Aitken discuss Venerable’s newest release The Signless and the Deathless.
https://wisdomexperience.org/wisdom-pod ... hless-170/

I think there's a sutta somewhere where the Buddha says it is better for an unvirtuous monks to eat hot coals than to eat almsfood given by the faithful or something. Thanks. I can recall reading that Sutta but can't find the link. https://suttacentral.net/an7.72/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&...

I can't wait to read his new book. Signless and deathless : on the realization of nirvana https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Signless-and-the-Deathless/Bhikkhu-Analayo/9781614298885 There will be a "practical companion" to The Signless and the Deathless : Abiding in Emptiness: A G...

Buddhapada and the Bodhisattva Path, (Hamburg Buddhist Studies 8), Bochum: Projektverlag, 2017
PDF: https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg ... hapada.pdf

frank k wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:41 pm So anyone who is on SC forum, could you let them know they should make it clear SabbaMitta's translation is to German from Sujato's English

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Does anyone know of someone who teaches mindfulness of breathing as being mindful of the whole breath? It seems like most teachers say to locate where the breath is felt most predominantly in the tip of the nose, at the chest or rising and falling of the abdomen. In his book "Introducing Mindf...

Mindfulness of breathing or ānāpānasati is actually quite simple and easy. It’s also a very effective way to calm down anxiety and incessant thinking. Yet, some people who are in need of this say they can’t do it. Some who tried end up with so much tension—especially just above the middle of their ...

I watched this video last Sunday. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the series, but I'm a little impatient. Here is a new version of the book: https://discourse.suttacentral.net/uploads/short-url/iP08nfFqmfe9OcD1HL621j7s4cZ.pdf And old versions of Ajahn Brahm’s tal...