Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Five Hindrances

Our last Dhamma talk was on the Five Hindrances.  I mentioned the “bowl of water” similes, which are given in the Sangaravo Sutta. Ñyanaponika Thera has assembled a selection of passages about the hindrances from the Pali Canon. This also … Continue reading

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Meditation April 19

We will be meeting as usual on the evening of Tuesday, April 19, in Muller Chapel.  Open meditation at 7:00 pm; service begins at 7:30.  Ron will be speaking on the five hindrances, the Buddha’s classification for everything that can … Continue reading

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Meditation April 12

We’ll be meeting as usual on the evening of April 12. 7:00 pm for open meditation and 7:30 for the service. Chris Accardo will be speaking on “Why We Meditate.” Hope to see you there.

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Resources on the Noble Eightfold Path

After Adeesha’s excellent Dharma talk last night, I thought some of you might be interested in learning more about the Noble Eightfold Path. Adeesha specifically referenced the work of Bhikkhu Bodhi on this subject. For the canonical descriptions of the … Continue reading

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Meditation April 5

We will be meeting as usual for meditation on Tuesday, April 5.  Open meditation begins at 7:00 pm in Muller Chapel.  The service proper begins at 7:30 pm.  Adeesha Ekanayake will be speaking on the Noble Eightfold Path.

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