The Dhamma Teaching
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu became famous and controversial in Siam for his fresh, radical, provocative reinterpretation of Theravada Buddhism. We are translating as much of this into English as we can. A few samples are included here and will be regularly updated. Please check in regularly as the archive grows.
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Messages of Truth from Suan MokkhIn 1988, Ajarn Buddhadāsa dictated a series of pamphlets for the “Buddha-Dhamma Buddhadāsa Week” at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. In these "Messages," Tan Ajarn tries to get across some of the basics that he thought could help city people to start understanding Buddhism correctly and practically, starting with a dose of common sense morality. These were translated way back then, but I am now re-editing them. |
The Real Buddha
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Happiness & HungerCan you tell the difference between two kinds of
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The Cure for the Spiritual Disease:We are terrified by the physical diseases that threaten our lives but ignore the worst disease of all, the one that makes us suffer even when we are health, happy, and comfortable. What is this disease? What causes it? What can we do about it? Consider this transcript of the first talk given during retreat in February 1986 (part 1 of 3). |
Conserving the Inner EcologyWhat is destroying the physical world that we depend on
for life? To save the world we must dig deeper than the material and
political causes; we must uncover the moral & spiritual causes.
Recognizing this simple fact, we must learn how to conserve the
"inner ecology" if there is to be any hope of preserving a
healthy "outer ecology." Click
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Beginning Anapanasati:At Suan Mokkh, the preferred system of meditation is Mindfulness with Breathing In & Out, the only meditation system described in detail and practiced regularly by the Lord Buddha himself. For some reason, this teaching has become unpopular, replaced by more modern systems. Fans of the Buddha, however, should look into the 16 Step approach to Anapanasati. This article is a quick introduction. If you would like to try it, click here. |
The Prison of Life:We turn life into a prison every day due to our habit of mistaking
things to be "I" and "mine." Tan Ajarn lists some of
the main things that we turn into prisons, including some that you might
not expect. Does your life ever feel like a prison? Would you like to
break out? |
