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A subreddit dedicated to exploring the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism.

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A subreddit dedicated to exploring the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism.


About Thai Forest Buddhism

The Kammaṭṭhāna ("place of work) Forest Tradition of Thailand , is a lineage of Theravada Buddhist monasticism with a strong emphasis on a training regimen for the mind. The main objectives of the Thai Forest Tradition are to reach proficiency in meditative techniques and aspects of conduct as a means of bringing about awakening.


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Self Identity Is an Empty Phenomenon - Ajahn Sumedho

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2024/12/01
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Integrity as a basis for mindfulness

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2024/12/01
10:11 UTC

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Sila is also a gift to others, as well as yourself

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2024/11/29
14:07 UTC

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Gratitude

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2024/11/28
17:02 UTC

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Doors to the deathless (jhana, metta, absence of craving, stream-entry)

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2024/11/22
07:30 UTC

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The World of the Noble Truths | Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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2024/11/18
07:47 UTC

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Pure Consciousness is the Real Magic - Ajahn Sumedho

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2024/11/15
14:22 UTC

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AN 10:58: Mūlakasutta: Rooted (the dhamma in a nutshell )


AN 10:58: Mūlakasutta: Rooted ( excerpt )


‘Reverends, all things are rooted in desire. They are produced by application of mind. Contact is their origin. Feeling is their meeting place. Samadhi is their chief. Mindfulness is their ruler. Wisdom is their overseer. Freedom is their core. They culminate in freedom from death. And unbinding is their final end.’


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2024/11/10
14:30 UTC

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241029 Concentration Food \ \ Thanissaro Bhikkhu \ \ Dhamma Talk

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2024/11/02
06:42 UTC

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SN 19.1: Aṭṭhisutta: A Skeleton

Best I can do for a Halloween sutta.

SN 19.1: Aṭṭhisutta: A Skeleton

So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

Now at that time Venerable Lakkhaṇa and Venerable Mahāmoggallāna were staying on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain. Then Mahāmoggallāna robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to Lakkhaṇa and said to him, “Come, Reverend Lakkhaṇa, let’s enter Rājagaha for alms.”

“Yes, reverend,” Lakkhaṇa replied.

As Mahāmoggallāna was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain he smiled at a certain spot. So Lakkhaṇa said to Mahāmoggallāna, “What is the cause, Reverend Moggallāna, what is the reason you smiled?”

“Reverend Lakkhaṇa, it’s the wrong time for this question. Ask me when we’re in the Buddha’s presence.”

Then Lakkhaṇa and Mahāmoggallāna wandered for alms in Rājagaha. After the meal, on their return from almsround, they went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. Lakkhaṇa said to Mahāmoggallāna:

“Just now, as Mahāmoggallāna was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain he smiled at a certain spot. What is the cause, Reverend Moggallāna, what is the reason you smiled?”

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a skeleton flying through the air. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing it, pecking, clawing, and stabbing it in the ribs as it screeched in pain. It occurred to me: ‘Oh, how incredible, how amazing! That there can be such a sentient being, such an entity, such an incarnation!’”

Then the Buddha said to the mendicants:

“Mendicants, there are disciples who live full of vision and knowledge, since a disciple knows, sees, and witnesses such a thing.

Formerly, I too saw that being, but I did not speak of it. For if I had spoken of it others would not have believed me, which would be for their lasting harm and suffering.

That being used to be a cattle butcher right here in Rājagaha. As a result of that deed he burned in hell for many years, many hundreds, many thousands, many hundreds of thousands of years. Now he experiences the residual result of that deed in such an incarnation.”

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2024/10/31
17:07 UTC

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Kamma, Free Will, and Determinism | Bhante Joe

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2024/10/30
18:11 UTC

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Can someone me differences between Ajahn Anan, Ajahn Dtun and ajahn Suchart?

Hello,

I respect all of these three teachers. But I can’t really tell the difference jn there meditation path. I also don’t really understand the difference in there teaching style.

Could anyone experienced or know a lot about these ajahns tell me the subtle differences between these teachers?

I’m looking to choose a specific teacher to follow.

Thank you so much.

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2024/10/27
10:15 UTC

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The Mind is Watching You

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2024/10/25
03:44 UTC

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Mano vs. Citta | Bhante Joe

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2024/10/25
00:49 UTC

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New from dhammatalks.org: Ajahn Thanissaro | Vassa '24 Dhamma Streams | 12 Oct 2024

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2024/10/24
09:04 UTC

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MN 9: Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta | 10-Minute Majjhima

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2024/10/21
02:58 UTC

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