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Compassion Is Greater Than Fear, Ayya Medhanandi
Compassion is a strength, a generosity, a joy, a guardian of the mind, a rescue from fear and all forms of suffering, and a fountain of peace. It bri…
4 years, 1 month ago
In the Seen There Is Only the Seen – How Bahiya Overcame Pride to Awaken, Ayya Medhanandi
The heart is a moral tapestry of clear coordinates for liberation. Caught between duality and proliferation, we vanquish the ‘self’ using the Buddha’…
4 years, 2 months ago
Time to Defragment, Ayya Medhanandi
The Buddha gives us lessons in freeing ourselves but there are critical choices to be made – an emptying out, a readiness, a rising up, a deep yearni…
4 years, 2 months ago
At the Frontier of Harmlessness – Chop Off the Head of Mara, Ayya Medhanandi
One who practices true compassion inwardly as well as to others is praised as a superior person, a spiritual warrior on the path of harmlessness. How…
4 years, 2 months ago
This Is Where the Mind Is Liberated, Ayya Medhanandi
Human beings have that special ability to deeply see and fathom things as they truly are. But we are so impatient. We resist letting go. Clinging, we…
4 years, 3 months ago
Dedicate Everyday to Someone, Ayya Medhanandi
Are we able to dedicate our goodness and our practice for the welfare of others? COVID teaches us that if we are not healthy, others are affected, an…
4 years, 3 months ago
Metta Without Borders, Ayya Medhanandi
Just as a gardener cultivates seedlings by watering them well, metta is praised as a foundational quality for watering the full liberation of the hea…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Threads of Your Life – Guided Death Meditation, Ayya Medhanandi
When you move towards what is fearful step by step with courage, it is possible to overcome the darkest moments breath by breath. Draw together all …
4 years, 3 months ago
To Die With A Peaceful Heart, Ayya Medhanandi
Develop health of the mind. Many who face dire illness and many at the cusp of death overcome their fear or face death fearlessly. How is that possib…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Basis of Our Happiness, Ayya Medhanandi
Take refuge and commit to ethical precepts to deepen the purification of virtue within us. This is the basis for true happiness. We take refuge in en…
4 years, 4 months ago