#buddhadasa

I posted the following in 2015 originally, but decided to re-post it, because I think the monk, and the book it refers to – Handbook for Mankind – are wonderful sources of information, particularly if you’re beginning to practice meditation. I hope you get as much from the book as I did. When I went to Thailand in 2000 to do the first of many silent retreats to train in Vipassana meditation…

😇Dhamma teachings offered at the Buddhadāsa Indapañño Archives (aka Suan Mokkh Bangkok) and other English-language videos prepared by ΒΙΑ. (https://shrtm.nu/DhammaTeachings)

ℹ️ https://en.bia.or.th/

ℹ️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhadasa

Buddhist Rebirth and the Oranges of Geronimo Bosch

Yes, we should keep an open mind about rebirth. We should also keep an open mind about no rebirth. Because the diehards are doubling down, in direct proportion to what they fear they have to lose, I suppose: certainty, predetermination, magic, or maybe even their jobs? But mostly, I think, they are worried about losing their religion, because religion is about nothing if not certainty, and…

When Buddhist Practice Becomes Routine | Tattooed Buddha

http://thetattooedbuddha.com/buddhist-practice-in-a-rut/

Free: A Most Inspiring Book

When I went to Thailand in 2000 to do the firs on many two silent retreats to train in Vipassana meditation methods, I was awash with information – things I’d read, accounts of other people’s experiences, different methods and views. And all of it made a mess in my head, such that I had a lot of trouble committing to any particular way or path into Vipassana. And in this initial venture into…