©2005-2025 Mark A. Foote
A book by Bhikkyu Kumāra, an ordained Theravadin monk, addresses the primary difference between long-time Theravadin teachings and those of the early Buddhist texts (the EBTs).
Kumāra writes that modern Theravadin teachings rely heavily on the separation of vipassana (insight) from samatha/jhana (concentration), a separation that transforms ...
Over on the Dao Bums forum site, Tommy commented:
I live and breathe. Wake up in the morning, cook myself a meal, boil water for coffee. What life is, is in front of me. When I read the saying “before enlightenment, chop wood carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood carry water”, the question arises, what changed?
The saying Tommy quoted ...
“A Natural Mindfulness”, is now available to purchase as a paperback, from Amazon:
It’s also available to download for free, as the updated PDF:
https://zenmudra.com/A-Natural-Mindfulness.pdf
Anthropic’s AI “Claude” made a summary for the back cover:
Mark Foote bridges ancient wisdom ...