Thanksgiving links and readings for 11/24/09

Here is the link to the talk we listened to last night:

Thanksgiving – Hugh MacMillan

Additional links:

Gratitude to Our Guides – A talk by Ajahn Amaro

Readings:

Metta Sutta

Metta Sutta (alternate translation by Gil Fronsdal)

Sharing of Blessings chant (in English)

Sharing of Blessings chant (in English) – audio from Abhayagiri Monastery

Sharing of Blessings chant (in Pali) – audio from Abhayagiri Monastery

 

 

Eight-fold Path: Right View – links and readings for 11/17/09

Here is the link to the talk by Joseph Goldstein that we listened to this evening:

Satipatthana Sutta – part 39 – The Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Part One – Joseph Goldstein

Additional talk and reading on this subject:

The Eightfold Path: Finding an Ancient Path – talk by Gil Fronsdal

Chapter II. Right View – from The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering by Bhikkhu Bodhi

 

Wednesday morning group: Four Noble Truths talks

Here are links to the talks on the Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Amaro that we’ve been listening to in the Wednesday morning group:

The Art of Letting Go – part 1 and Q/A – Ajahn Amaro

The Art of Letting Go – part 2, guided meditation and Q/A – Ajahn Amaro

The Art of Letting Go – part 3, guided meditation and Q/A – Ajahn Amaro

The Art of Letting Go – part 4, guided meditation and Q/A – Ajahn Amaro

Links and readings from 10/6/09, 10/13/09, and 10/20/09

Here is the link to the talk on 10/6:

Understanding the Defilements – Steve Armstrong

And additional reading:

Hindrances to Clear Seeing – Gil Fronsdal

Here is the link to the talk on 10/13:

Turning the Mind Toward the Dharma – Joseph Goldstein

Here are some links to the quotes used in the talk on 10/20 and additional readings:

Embrace Reality (Yoga Journal article) – Frank Jude Boccio

Majjhima Nikaya Sutta 19: Dvedhavitakka Sutta: Two Sorts of Thinking

Blatantly Clear in the Heart – Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco

You can find the book – Dipa Ma: The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master at Amazon.com

Alternative translations of the Five Remembrances:

Upajjhatthana Sutta: Subjects for Contemplation (5 Remembrances) – translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Upajjhatthana Sutta: Subjects for Contemplation – translated by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi, read by Kamala Masters