MN 7 -Basis of Ariya Jhanas -The Simile of the Cloth
31/03/2026 | 1h 22 mins.
March 29, 2026 MN7 Vatthupama Sutta -The Simile of the Cloth
The many different kinds of impurities that defile the mind are compared to a dirty cloth. When the mind is clean we find joy, which leads to states of higher consciousness. Finally, the Buddha rejects the Brahmanical notion that purity comes from bathing in sacred rivers.
MN 3 Heirs in the Teachng - Majjhima Nikaya Series with Delson Armstrong
29/03/2026 | 55 mins.
Mar 1, 2026 Dhammadāyādasutta "Heirs in Dhamma"
Some of the Buddha’s students inherit from him only material profits and fame. But his true inheritance is the spiritual path, the way of contentment. Venerable Sāriputta explains how by following the Buddha’s example we can experience the fruits of the path.
MN 2 Sabbasave Sutta - The Hindrances and how to handle them - Majjhima Series with Delson Armstrong
29/03/2026 | 54 mins.
Feb 22, 2026 MN 2 All the Taints
Also called "All The Taints" (Bhikkhu Bodhi) This sutta explains the seven ways to remove the taints by seeing, restraining, using, enduing, avoiding, removing, and by developing.
MN 5 Majjhima Series with Delson Armstrong -Without Blemishes
16/03/2026 | 37 mins.
Mar 15, 2026 Anangana Sutta Without Blemishes
The Buddha’s chief disciples, Sāriputta and Moggallāna, use a simile of a tarnished bowl to illustrate the blemishes of the mind and conduct. They emphasize how the crucial thing is not so much whether there are blemishes, but whether we are aware of them.
MN 4 Majjhima Series with Delson Armstrong -Fear and Dread
16/03/2026 | 59 mins.
Mar 8, 2026 Bhaya-bherava Sutta 'Fear and Dread'
The Buddha explains the difficulties of living in the wilderness, and how they are overcome by purity of conduct and meditation. He recounts some of the fears and obstacles he faced during his own practice.
About Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Talks on Buddhist Suttas by Bhante Vimalaramsi and Delson Armstrong- A variety of suttas is discussed and what they mean. We teach Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM) . We teach the Brahma Vihara Metta (Lovingkindness) practice with the goal of attaining Nibbana in this very life.
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