On Eradicating Unwholesome Mental States
Prof. David Dale Holmes
28 November 2022
Cultivating the mind—finding our way on the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path
Theravada Teachings
Prof. David Dale Holmes taught English and World Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Maryland, Munich Campus, European Division, from 1966–92, after which he moved to Asia to lecture at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University, and later at the World Buddhist University in Bangkok. From 1986–92, he traveled yearly between Munich, Germany, and Kandy, Sri Lanka, to study under Ven. Nyanaponika and Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi. Here he became familiar with the body of literature disseminated by the Buddhist Publication Society, and later assisted in editing the BPS Wheel Series to make it available online for free download.
Theravada Teachings is published monthly.
When This Happens, That Happens
Prof. David Dale Holmes
1 November 2022
Understanding the cause-and-effect relationship that is based on dependent origination
Impermanence, Suffering, and Non-Self
Prof. David Dale Holmes
6 October 2022
Cultivating right view toward the samsaric suffering of impermanence and uncertainty
Concerning Impermanence
Prof. David Dale Holmes
5 September 2022
Understanding the Buddha’s teaching on impermanence
Choosing the Path to Purity
Prof. David Dale Holmes
4 August 2022
Advice for for those approaching the path of Buddhist insight
The Deep, Dark, Dangerous Depths of Wrong View
Prof. David Dale Holmes
11 July 2022
Understanding Wrong View and gaining insight into the defiled mind of delusion and attachment
Uncertainty, Insecurity, and Instability
Prof. David Dale Holmes
7 June 2022
On the nature of the body, of the self, and of impermanence.
On Mind and Body
Prof. David Dale Holmes
3 May 2022
Meditating on the mind and body as two coexistent and interdependent parts
The Mind Refining the Mind
Prof. David Dale Holmes
11 April 2022
Steps along the path of insight meditation to wisdom and peace
Doing What Has to Be Done
Prof. David Dale Holmes
3 March 2022
How do we become trainers of the mind?
Impermanence and Nothingness
Prof. David Dale Holmes
7 February 2022
Cultivating an attentive mind and acknowledging the reality of impermanence
Insight Develops Mind Power
Prof. David Dale Holmes
7 January 2022
Calming the storm with insight meditation