Monks In Cyberspace

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on mindfulness's qualities of attending, zeal, desire and sense restraint. Dhamma talk on parables from the Satipattana Saṁyutta: SN47.19 At Sedaka (about the wise caṇḍāla pole acrobat) and SN47.6 A Hawk.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation as slow and growing like a tree does, rather than engineering for an outcome. Dhamma talk on a range of Q + A topics focusing on consciousness, rebirth, and the idea of a soul.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on metta for a loved person. Dhamma talk on matter (rupa).

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on metta. Dhamma talk on the lizard king - Jeffrey Epstein and the crisis of leadership. Trigger warning - child sexual assault and rape is spoken about. Discussion of the how bad Epstein and Trump's histories are, how such horrific abuse could occur. Week starting on the first Tuesday of each month may discuss things that are not light-hearted - next will be April 10th.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on samatha and vipassana. Dhamma talk on the Platform Sutra and the Amitabha Sutra, mostly a story about these sutras and how they might relate to samatha and vipassana.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on thoughts and feelings. Dhamma talk on meditation on dhammas/principles - final part of four part series on meditation. Discussion of what is meant by principles/dhammas, the five hindrances, and the seven awakening factors.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on awareness. Dhamma talk on consciousness and citta bhavana in Buddhist meditation - part three of four part series on meditation.

Bhante Sujato. From Blackboard to Browser : What digital education and Artificial Intelligence is not telling parents.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on feeling. Dhamma talk on feeling in Buddhist meditation - part two of four part series on meditation.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation discussion of posture and relatoinship of meditation to other things in one's life. Dhamma talk on mindfulness of breathing in Buddhist meditation - part one of four part series on meditation.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on the breath and the role of reviewing. Dhamma talk on integration of the different aspects of the dhamma path. Discussion of bringing lessons from one space into the other and how mindfulness means building up wisdom slowly over one's life. Reference: Khandhaka Chapter 10

Bhante Sujato and Brother Tenzin. Meditation by Bhante Suddhasso on watching the flow of sensations. Dhamma talk on Deeper Ecology. Speaking on behalf of nature, the climate, and how the Buddha related to nature. References: Gaia Forest, Yatra, deepecology.net, Joanna Macy + others - Thinking Like a Mountain, Rising Tide.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on the breath, why progress can be slow. Dhamma talk on AN3.65 Discourse to the Kālāmas / Kesamuttisutta: how to relate to doctrines and views and engage with various teachers.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on peace and the breath, being truly mindful. Dhamma talk on more questions from attendees: Bhante Sudhasso asks about the translation of 'sankhara', talent's relationship to kamma, the meaning of delusion with concrete examples, mettā meditation for the disliked.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on observing the peace inside the breath. Dhamma talk on questions from attendees: Kaya in the context of jhana: sukhuma rupa (subtle body) and olarika rupa (course body), time as fractal, feeling of floating in the air while meditating.

Bhante Sujato. Meditation on what the breath feels like. Dhamma talk on moving house. Sutta mentioned: Attadaṇḍa Sutta

Venerable Pasanna. Meditation on the breath and kindness towards the body. Dhamma talk on the three unskillful roots (greed, hate and delusion) as presented in AN3.69 Akusalamūla Sutta with a focus on delusion and how delusion operates.