I have been working with In The Buddha's Words and would love a study group.

Hi Halden. I was moved by your descriptions of " thoughts of death ", which, for me, gave the impression of "death" as a mentally generated idea rather than a physical phenomena. To unpack what I have come to since really practicing with death, the impermanence of "thoughts...

I think you start the journey of the path with the right foot. If there is no attachment, aversion, and ignorance there is nothing to die. I am finding it to be a very power tool. Finding a way to get comfortable with the impermanence of life extends to seeing the impermanence in everything. I have...

Thank you.

That post is actually what lead me to discovering Dhamma Wheel!

I am working through a systematic reading and study of "In the Buddha's Words" where I read and work with one section at the time. The first section I have been working with has been: 1.1 Old Age, Illness, and Death Aging and Death (SN 3:3) The Simile of the Mountain (SN 3:25) The Divine M...

Is there a particular forum in which to post questions/thoughts on readings? Greetings Halden, Welcome to Dhamma Wheel. If you ever wish to discuss something you come across during your readings, by all means initiate a new topic, and you'll be sure to get an array of different perspectives in retur...

Hello everyone, After some encouragement from a good friend who has been practicing for some years I have finally (since last September) started taking my practice seriously. I read constantly (Currently reading In the Buddha's Words and Why Buddhism is true), listen to a variety of Dharma talk podc...