This page includes the material for the 2010-2011 Dharma Practice Day Parami Course.
The Ten Paramis:
- The Paramis: An Essay by Guy Armstrong
- Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra by Mirka Knaster; Anagarika Munindra (1915–2003) was a Bengali Buddhist master and scholar who became one of the most important Vipassana meditation teachers of the 20th century.
- A Treatise on the Paramis: by Acariya Dhammapala, translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi and adapted by Gil Fronsdal
- Audio Talk: The 10 Paramis Overview 9/5/10 by Gil Fronsdal
1. Generosity: 9/10/10
- Suggested Readings on Generosity:
- The Issue at Hand, Chapter 8: Generosity
- The Issue at Hand, Chapter 9: The Practice of Generosity
2. Virtue: 10/15/10
- Audio talks from 10/15/10 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Virtue 10/17/10
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Virtue:
- The Issue at Hand, Chapter 10: Virtue: the Five Precepts
- Ethical Sensitivity
- On Non-Harming
- Bikkhu Bodhi on The Five Precepts in the Suttas
3. Renunciation: 11/5/10
- Audio talks from 11/5/10 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Renunciation 11/7/10
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Renunciation:
- Renunciation by Gil Fronsdal
- Renunciation: The Highest Happiness by Sister Siripanna
- Trading Candy for Gold by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
4. Wisdom 12/3/10
- Audio talks from 12/03/10 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Wisdom from 12/05/10
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Wisdom:
- The Perfection of Wisdom from The Issue at Hand by Gil Fronsdal
5. Energy 1/7/11
- Audio talks from 1/07/11 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Energy from 1/09/11
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Energy:
- The Five Faculties by Gil Fronsdal
- Right Effort by Bhikkhu Bodhi at the Access to Insight website
6. Patience 2/4/11
- Audio talks from 2/4/11 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Patience from 2/6/11 (last talk under Patience)
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Patience:
- Patience by Gil Fronsdal
7. Truthfulness 3/4/11
- Audio talks from 3/4/11 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Truthfulness from 3/6/11
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Truthfulness:
- The Perfection of Truth by Gil Fronsdal
8. Resolve 4/15/11
- Audio talks from 4/15/11 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk – Resolve from 6/5/11
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Resolve:
- Vows by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
9. Lovingkindness 5/6/11
- Audio talks from 5/6/11 Dharma Practice Day
- Audio talk
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Lovingkindness:
- Sublime Abiding by Ajahn Passano
10. Equanimity 6/3/11
- Audio talks from 6/3/11 Dharma Practice Day (coming soon)
- Audio talk
- Handouts:
- Suggested Readings on Lovingkindness:
- Equanimity by Gil Fronsdal
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