Appamada

Nate discusses Right Mindfulness, the nature of the mind, and consciousness and how — amidst all the rhetoric and jargon — mindfulness may have nothing to do with paying attention.

2026-11-08 | Dharma Talk | Mindfulness | Nate Smalley by Appamada

2026-11-3 I Inquiry I An Army of Mercy I Flint Sparks by Appamada

Following an exploration begun recently by Nate, this week’s talk will focus on two aspects of the Noble Eightfold Path: right livelihood and right effort. According to Bhikkhu Bodhi, the Buddha had some pretty specific instructions to the members of his sangha for each of these "steps." From studying the precepts at Appamada, Joel knows that what looks like narrow paths actually open up to a whole lifetime of inquiry and action. He explores them with us.

Why right speech and right action? Might we call it kind speech and kind action? But to what avail? What preciousness guides us?