Author Archives: Robin

My apolo­gies for neglect­ing this web­site. Some­times impor­tant tasks remain sim­mer­ing on the back burn­er. An update since the last post: My dear friend and ex-monk Shaun Ricordel, who was great­ly influ­en­tial in mak­ing this web­site hap­pen in the first place, … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

After 17 years of work, the book has final­ly been pub­lished. For those of you who wish to acquire a copy, please con­tact the Bud­dhad­ham­ma Foun­da­tion at buddhadhammafoundationthai1987@gmail.com. A 3rd edi­tion was com­plet­ed in 2019 and is avail­able at book­stores in Thai­land. … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

A descrip­tion of the five kinds of bliss encoun­tered in med­i­ta­tion. Con­tin­ue read­ing →

A chap­ter from Sathien­pong Wanapok’s book ‘Life in the Saf­fron For­est’ on the Roy­al Park Pali exam­i­na­tions for monks and novices. Con­tin­ue read­ing →