Mar 24, 2011
Dear Friends
After 14 weeks, we have come to our last verse. We hope you have enjoyed this course. We hope you will offer your thoughts and comments, especially how this course has helped deepen your practice.
Verse 14
Supported by the Sangha Body
my practice flows easier,
allowing me to swiftly realize
my great...
Mar 12, 2011
Verse 13
Not Discriminating
Between the practice offered by the Tathagata and that of the ancestral teachers,
the Four Noble Truths perfectly interwoven
should serve as the foundation of an authentic transmission.
Thay Phap Hai offers a deep class today reminding us that the universe has a way of teaching us the...
Mar 8, 2011
Dear Friends
Sorry for the long delay in posting this class. Our podcast limits were exceeded but we should be able to post more now.
Enjoy bathing in the stream!
Verse 12
The Mahayana sutras and teachings
open many fresh, wide gateways
allowing me to enter the depths of the stream of meditation
flowing from the...
Feb 17, 2011
Hi Friends
Here is Verse 11
The basic meditation sutras,
such as the Full Awareness of Breathing and the Four Establishments of Mindfulness,
show us step by step,
how to transform the body and the mind.
We are encouraged to focus on one set of 4 exercises from the Discourse on Full Awareness of Breathing during our...
Feb 9, 2011
Dear Friends
We are so happy and thankful to Thay Phap Hai for this beautiful teaching. The readings are also a wonderful reminder how much all of us non-monastics owe Anathapindika. He is the one who, on his deathbed, shared with the sangha that us laypeople could understand the deep teachings of the dharma. Let us...