Thammajaree: a Dhamma notebook https://thammajaree.com/ Calm, practical Theravada for lay people: anapanasati and satipatthana instructions, the five hindrances, Thai temple retreats and suttas read slowly. en-us The five hindrances and their canonical antidoteshttps://thammajaree.com/the-five-hindrances/hindrances-and-antidotes/https://thammajaree.com/the-five-hindrances/hindrances-and-antidotes/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000The five hindrances with their Pali names, how each one feels in a lay sitting, and the antidotes the suttas themselves assign in SN 46.55, SN 46.51 and MN 20. Anapanasati: the sixteen steps of MN 118https://thammajaree.com/meditation-practice/anapanasati-sixteen-steps/https://thammajaree.com/meditation-practice/anapanasati-sixteen-steps/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000The sixteen steps of breath meditation as MN 118 gives them: four tetrads, what each trains, and how a lay practitioner works through them at home. How a Thai temple retreat actually workshttps://thammajaree.com/retreats-in-thailand/how-temple-retreats-work/https://thammajaree.com/retreats-in-thailand/how-temple-retreats-work/Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000What public temple retreats in Thailand ask of lay guests: registration, precepts, the shape of a day, interviews with teachers, dana and what to pack. A thirty minute daily sitting that survives real lifehttps://thammajaree.com/meditation-practice/thirty-minute-daily-sitting/https://thammajaree.com/meditation-practice/thirty-minute-daily-sitting/Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000A thirty minute daily sitting shaped for lay life: the minute by minute roadmap, where to anchor the habit, and the minimum practice that still counts. Mindfulness off the cushion, in an ordinary dayhttps://thammajaree.com/daily-life-practice/mindfulness-off-the-cushion/https://thammajaree.com/daily-life-practice/mindfulness-off-the-cushion/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000A lay map of practice in the other twenty three hours: ordinary activities as the four foundations, clear comprehension at work, and what none of this can fix. The Kalama Sutta (AN 3.65) and how to read ithttps://thammajaree.com/suttas-made-accessible/kalama-sutta-reading/https://thammajaree.com/suttas-made-accessible/kalama-sutta-reading/Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000AN 3.65 read whole: what the Kalamas were actually told, the test they were given, the four assurances, and why the famous quote is smaller than the sutta. Keeping a Dhamma notebook for your practicehttps://thammajaree.com/daily-life-practice/keeping-a-dhamma-notebook/https://thammajaree.com/daily-life-practice/keeping-a-dhamma-notebook/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to keep a Dhamma notebook: the daily line, the weekly page, the monthly review, and why the site itself is built on the habit this page teaches. The four foundations of mindfulness: a lay maphttps://thammajaree.com/meditation-practice/four-foundations-of-mindfulness/https://thammajaree.com/meditation-practice/four-foundations-of-mindfulness/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Satipatthana Sutta (MN 10) mapped for lay practice: what each foundation covers, the definition formula, and how to choose one contemplation at a time. Sloth and drowsiness: working with the heavy sithttps://thammajaree.com/the-five-hindrances/sloth-and-drowsiness/https://thammajaree.com/the-five-hindrances/sloth-and-drowsiness/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Sloth and torpor on the evening sit: how to tell dullness from real sleep debt, the graded responses of AN 7.58, and when to move the sitting instead. Choosing between three public retreat templeshttps://thammajaree.com/retreats-in-thailand/choosing-a-temple-retreat/https://thammajaree.com/retreats-in-thailand/choosing-a-temple-retreat/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Wat Mahathat Bangkok, Wat Ram Poeng Chiang Mai and Wat Suan Mokkh Chaiya compared: methods, typical lengths, daily intensity and who each temple suits. Sati, sampajanna, appamada: three shaping wordshttps://thammajaree.com/pali-glossary/sati-sampajanna-appamada/https://thammajaree.com/pali-glossary/sati-sampajanna-appamada/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Three Pali words that shape Theravada practice: sati as keeping, sampajanna as clear comprehension, appamada as diligence, each with its canonical home. Five suttas to start reading, in a workable orderhttps://thammajaree.com/suttas-made-accessible/five-suttas-to-start/https://thammajaree.com/suttas-made-accessible/five-suttas-to-start/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000A first reading path through the early discourses: five suttas with exact references, why each earns its place, and a month long reading plan for lay readers. The evening reflection: reviewing the dayhttps://thammajaree.com/daily-life-practice/evening-reflection/https://thammajaree.com/daily-life-practice/evening-reflection/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000A five minute evening reflection from MN 61 and AN 5.57: the review questions, the five recollections, and how to keep review from turning into rumination. Twenty Pali terms a lay practitioner actually meetshttps://thammajaree.com/pali-glossary/pali-terms-for-practitioners/https://thammajaree.com/pali-glossary/pali-terms-for-practitioners/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000Twenty Pali words of lay practice in plain English, with literal senses and the discourses where they work, from sati and nivarana to yoniso manasikara.