Meditation is exercise for the mind, helping you retrain how your mind works, so you can become free from suffering.
As you become free from suffering, you become more happy, joyful, peaceful, kind, and generous... both to those around you, and to yourself.
Today's meditation topic: Discernment
What is meditation & why do it
Thanissaro Bhikkhu 20+ year repository of audio dhamma talks. If this page does nothing else, but get you to start listening these talks regularly, and ideally daily... it will have accomplished its goal.
How to begin meditation with Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s talks
You can find the dhamma talk I begin my meditation with each morning on the home page.
📅 Follow a daily meditation routine with audio dhamma talks on our Google calendar
📅 Not yet ready to attempt meditating every day, but want something regular to begin with? Try our weekend inspirational sutta calendar.