Thanissaro Bhikkhu's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)

Thanissaro Bhikkhu: The Present Moment is Not the Goal

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) There’s a common understanding that the purpose of meditation is to fully arrive in the present moment. However, the Buddha taught people to focus on the present moment not as a goal, but as a place where work is to be done to go beyond the present. This talk, based on the essay, “The Karma of Now” will explore the Buddha’s understanding of the present moment, and the implications of that understanding, not only for the practice of meditation, but also for Buddhist practice as a whole.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Right View Comes First

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) Thanissaro Bhikkhu reviews the Four Noble Truths as the categorical teaching of the Buddha - true and always beneficial. He describes the duties that enable us to fully understand and comprehend them and how the three characteristics - Dukkha, Annica, Anatta - are used in support of these duties and this understanding.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu: The Karma of Now

(Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)

Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Refuge

(Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley) Thanissaro Bhikkhu speaks about the meaning of refuge in practice. As we strive for wisdom, purity and compassion; develop mindfulness in order to have a solid state of concentration; and strive to fit into the dharma rather than the other way around, we create a foundation that is conducive to attaining nibbana.

Thanissaro Bhikkhu: Discussing the Maps - Part 6

(Bellingham Insight Meditation Society)