Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha

Generosity (DANA) Stories from Delson-Heartwarming! The Himalayas!

Delson Armstrong June 8, 2023

Various Suttas from the AN

MN 142 Exposition of the Offering

Precepts and their power and benefits.

Stories of the Himalayas

Benefits of Generosity

MN 10 Satipatthana Sutta with Delson Armstrong-Very Good!

When: June 4, 2023

Where: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org

A particularly clear explaination of the foundations of mindfulness. Delson goes into more detail than he ever has on the aggregates and how to let them go.

MN 111 The Path Through the Jhanas-Very Good Explanation of the Jhanas

Delson Armstrong explains each Jhana MN 111 Anupada Sutta: One by One As They Occurred This is one of his best talks on the characteristics of Jhana. Where: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org MN 111 Anupada Sutta: One by One As They Occurred Thus have i heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Savatthi in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus: "Bhikkhus, Sariputta is wise; Sariputta has great wisdom; Sariputta has wide wisdom; Sariputta has joyous wisdom; Sariputta has quick wisdom; Sariputta has keen wisdom; Sariputta has penetrative wisdom. During half a month, bhikkhus, Sariputta had insight into states one by one as they occurred. Now Sariputta's insight into states one by one as they occurred was this: "Here, bhikkhus, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states, Sariputta entered upon and abided in the first jhana, which is accompanied by applied and sustained thought, with rapture and pleasure born of seclusion." "And the states in the first jhana - the applied thought, the sustained thought, the rapture, the pleasure, and the unification of mind; the contact, feeling, perception, volition, and mind; the zeal, decision, energy, mindfulness, equanimity, and attention these states were defined by him one by one as they occurred; known to him those states arose, known they were present, known they disappeared. He understood thus: 'So indeed, these states, not having been, come into being; having been, they vanish.' Regarding those states, he abided unattracted, unrepelled, independent, detached, dissociated, with a mind rid of barriers. He understood: 'There is an escape beyond,' and with the cultivation of that attainment, he confirmed that there is."

 

Continued http://www.suttas.com/mn-111-anupada-sutta-one-by-one-as-they-occurred.html

Talk on Jhanas MN 52 w/ Bhante Saccananda Day 6

May 2, 2023 The Man from Atthanagara MN 52

Dhamma Sukha hosts a 10 day retreat where all participants were ordained as Novice Monks and practice TWIM under Bhante and Delson Armstrong. In this video Bhante Saccananda, a TWIM teacher from the Brahma Vihara Meditation Center of Westbury, New York gives a talk about being a Novice or a Samenara means. Here he gives a talk, based on the Majjhima Nikaya 52.

Where: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org

Talk on Hindrances and Precepts with Bhante Saccananda -Day 3

Apr 29 2023 Hindrances - excerpts from DN 10 Dhamma Sukha hosts a 10 day retreat where all participants were ordained as Novice Monks and practice TWIM under Bhante and Delson Armstrong.

In this video Bhante Saccananda, a TWIM teacher from the Brahma Vihara Meditation Center of Westbury, New York gives a talk about being a Novice or a Samenara means.

Here he gives a talk, based on the satipatthana sutta, on the 5 hindrances. Meditators need a little help in staying on their object!

Where: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org

Brahma Vihara Meditation Center https://www.bvmcnewyork.com/

MN 109 Greater Discourse on the Full Moon Night -Mahapunnama Sutta

May 5, 2023 MN 109 Greater Discourse on the Full Moon Night Mahapunnama Sutta Delson delves into the aggregates and dependent origination. Very deep talk! Where: Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org

May 2023 Retreat -Day 8- MN 117 The 8 fold Path - How it all works together

Note: Poor audio quality to 14 min. Then no problem. Unknown issue. Mara?

May 4, 2023 MN 117 The Great 40 Delson Armstrong leads his first retreat this year at Dhamma Sukha on Apr 27 to May 7th. Delson reads sutta MN 117 and explains how each fold is ultimately dependent on Right View.

Forgiveness Guided Forgiveness Meditation with David Johnson

Forgiveness is the key to eliminating old feelings and memories.  Try following this practice for a week (only) and see an amazing change take place! 

 

Books and more info at the website(Earlier version)

  https://www.dhammasukha.org/forgiveness-meditation

Links of Dependent Origination from DN 14 with Delson Armstrong

All of the 12 links are Discussed by Delson Armstrong in this talk based on

DN 14: Mahāpadānasutta

Listen closely as he explains in detail each link from Dukha back to Ignorance.

 

 

Guided Forgiveness Meditation 30 min with David Johnson_

Forgiveness is the key to eliminating old feelings and memories.  Try following this practice for a week (only) and see an amazing change take place!

 

Books and more info at the website  https://www.dhammasukha.org/forgiveness-meditation