http://www.accesstoinsight.org Readings in Theravada Buddhism Copyright (c) 2006-2008 John Bullitt Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:10:57 EST en-us http://www.accesstoinsight.org/icon/amulet_140x226.jpg http://www.accesstoinsight.org 140 226 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tech/download/bulk.html The Off-line Edition was last updated on Monday 5 Jan 2009. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:10:57 EST http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/uposatha2009.html Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:05:31 EST http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/mindfulnessdefined.html Over the years the word sati has accumulated a host of meanings that go far beyond the Buddha's original definition of the word. Meditation practice calls for a clear understanding of what sati is and how to use it skillfully in concert with other mental qualities. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:05:20 EST http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.036.than.html In response to an insinuating remark -- that his ability not to be overcome by pleasure and pain is due simply to the fact that he never experienced any intense pleasures or pains -- the Buddha recounts the pains he endured in his austerities, and the pleasures that attended the path to and his attainment of Awakening. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:05:16 EST http://www.accesstoinsight.org/cdrom/index.html I'm down to my last 200 copies of the Access to Insight CD-ROM. It's not too late to send me a postcard so you can receive your copies in time for the holidays. Please don't be shy: you're welcome to request multiple copies to share with your friends, meditation group, Dharma center, etc. That's exactly what the CDs are for! Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:22:23 EST http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/ignorance.html We're ignorant not for lack of information or knowledge, but because of the unskillful ways in which we handle stress and suffering. Develop the proper skills and Awakening is sure to follow. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:22:22 EST http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.060.than.html The Buddha explains to a group of householders how to navigate skillfully through the maze of wrong views. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:42:22 EDT http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.097.than.html A poignant story of a lay person whose welfare was of special concern to Ven. Sariputta, this discourse teaches two lessons in heedfulness. (1) If you're engaging in wrong livelihood, don't expect to escape the karmic consequences even if you're doing it to fulfil your duties to your family, parents, or friends. (2) Don't be satisfied with mundane levels of attainment in meditation when there is still more to be done. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:42:12 EDT