This retreat, based on the final chapter of the Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, will examine, “The Compendium of Meditation Subjects.” This chapter offers a condensed treatment of the path of meditation explained in detail in the Visuddhimagga, the monumental “Path of Purification.” The retreat will explore the paths of concentration and insight, the two “wings” […]

The four protective meditations are a group of meditation topics designed to establish a firm foundation for growth in the Dhamma. The four are: recollection of the Buddha, meditation on loving-kindness, mindfulness of the bodily parts, and recollection of death. Over four Saturdays in August, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will conduct day-long sessions on each of […]

Videos dated from 2009 to 2015; total 221 vidoes on this playlist “The Majjhima Nikaya, the Middle Length Discourses” The Buddha teaches the bhikkhus seven methods for restraining and abandoning the taints, the fundamental defilements that maintain bondage to the round of birth and death. This ongoing course offers the opportunity to study the Majjhima […]