Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Talks on Buddhist Suttas by Bhante Vimalaramsi and Delson Armstrong- A variety of suttas is discussed and what they mean. We teach Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM) . We teach the Brahma Vihara Metta (Lovingkindness) practice with the goal of attaining Nibbana in this very life.
MN 10 Pt1 '4 Foundations of Mindfulness'-Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta - Majjhima Series with Delson Armstrong
May 10, 2026 MN 10 Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta Delson goes through the first half of the sutta and explains it. ***Here the Buddha details the seventh factor of the noble eightfold path, mindfulness meditation. This collects many of the meditation teachings found throughout the canon, especially the foundational practices focusing on the body, and is regarded as one of the most important meditation discourses.
Jul 19
1 hr 14 min
MN 9 'Right View' - Majjhima Series with Delson Armstrong
Apr 26, 2026 MN 9 Sammaditthi Sutta Venerable Sāriputta gives a detailed explanation of right view, the first factor of the noble eightfold path. At the prompting of the other mendicants, he approaches the topic from a wide range of perspectives.
Jul 16
1 hr 28 min
MN 8 Conceit Purifying the mind. -Sunday Sutta Series with Delson Armstrong
Apr 5, 2026 MN 8 Effacement - Sallekha Sutta How to use the 8 fold path to purify the mind-What is Conceit? The Buddha differentiates between peaceful meditation and spiritual practices that encompass the whole of life. He lists forty-four aspects, which he explains as “effacement”, the wearing away of conceit. How to use the 8 fold path   https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false
Jul 13
1 hr 1 min
Day 10 Last Day  - AN 10.1  - The Path from Suffering to Awakening
June 13, 2026 AN 10.1 Benefits (What Progress) Transcendental Dependent Origination https://lnk.bio/delsonarmstrong https://delsonarmstrong.com Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org
Jul 12
37 min
MN 7 Vatthupama Sutta -The Simile of the Cloth with Delson Armstrong
MN 7 Mar 29, 2026 Vatthupama Sutta The Simile of the Cloth The many different kinds of impurities that defile the mind are compared to a dirty cloth. When the mind is clean we find joy, which leads to states of higher consciousness. Finally, the Buddha rejects the Brahmanical notion that purity comes from bathing in sacred rivers.
Jul 11
1 hr 22 min
Day 9 Dependent Origination Pt 2 - Karma Discussion
June 12, 2026 DP Pt. 2 Karma Discussion https://lnk.bio/delsonarmstrong https://delsonarmstrong.com Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org
Jul 8
55 min
MN 6 Akankheyya Sutta - PRECEPTS ARE THE BASIS OF AWAKENING!
Mar 22, 2026 MN 6 Akankheyya Sutta 'IF A BHIKKHU SHOULD WISH' According to the Buddha, careful observance of ethical precepts is the foundation of all higher achievements in the spiritual life. "Follow your precepts and everything higher follows!"
Jul 8
58 min
MN 5  Unblemished - Sunday Sutta Series with Delson Armstrong
Mar 15, 2026 MN 5: Anaṅgaṇa Sutta – Unblemished This sutta, found in the Majjhima Nikāya, explores the nature of mental blemishes and the importance of self-awareness in spiritual development. Ven. Sāriputta explains four types of individuals based on whether they are blemished or unblemished and whether they recognize their state. The key insight is that true virtue lies not in being free of flaws, but in recognizing them and striving to overcome them.
Jul 5
37 min
Day 8 Intro to Dependent Origination-6 Craving links - Craving, Clinging, Tendencies, Birth -Part 1
Day 8 June 11 Introducing the links of D Pt 2 is the first 6 of the aggregates https://lnk.bio/delsonarmstrong https://delsonarmstrong.com Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org
Jul 4
1 hr 3 min
Day 7 Higher Arūpa Jhanas 5-8  leading to Stream Entry
June 10, 2026 Delson explains the higher jhanas and the subsequent attainments that follow. https://lnk.bio/delsonarmstrong https://delsonarmstrong.com Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center https://www.dhammasukha.org
Jul 2
1 hr 8 min
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