The Ten Paramis

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

• Audio talks from 9/10/10 Dharma Practice Day
• Audio talk – The Paramis: Generosity 9/12/10
• Handouts:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes

• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• 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:
  • Reflections and Practices
  • Quotes
• Suggested Readings on Lovingkindness:
  • Equanimity by Gil Fronsdal