Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center

MN 19 Two Kinds of thought - Good vs Bad results-Dvedhavitakka Sutta

Sept 13, 2026 Dvedhavitakka Sutta Recounting his own experiences in developing meditation, the Buddha explains how to understand harmful and harmless thoughts, and how t

MN 18 The Honeyball - Perceptions and Notions - Self Being Created-Madhupindika Sutta

Aug 30, 2026 Madhupindika Sutta Challenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerabl

MN 17 Jungle Thickets - Are We Being Supported? - Vanapattha Sutta

Aug 2, 2026 Vanapattha Sutta Jungle Thickets While living in the wilderness is great, not everyone is ready for it. The Buddha encourages meditators to reflect on whethe

MN 16 -Five Wildernesses -Weaknesses to be overcome -Cetokhila Sutta

July 19, 2026 Cetokhila Sutta The Wilderness in the Heart The Buddha explains various ways one can become emotionally cut off from one’s spiritual community.

MN 15 Anumana Sutta Majjhima Series with Delson Armstrong-Admonished by the Buddha

July 5 2026 Venerable Moggallāna raises the topic of admonishment, without which healthy community is not possible. He lists a number of qualities that will encourage oth

MN 14 -The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering-Cula-dukkhakkhandha Sutta

June 28,2026 MN14 Cula-dukkhakkhandha Sutta A lay person is puzzled at how, despite their long practice, they still have greedy or hateful thoughts. The Buddha explains

MN 13 The Greater Discourse on Suffering - Majjhima Series w/ Delson Armstrong

June 21, 2026 Maha-dukkhakkhandha Sutta The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering Challenged to show the difference between his teaching and that of other ascetics,

MN 12 Greater Discourse on the Lion's Roar- Sunday Sutta Session

June 14,2026 Maha Sihananda Sutta A disrobed monk, Sunakkhatta, attacks the Buddha’s teaching because it merely leads to the end of suffering. The Buddha counters that t

MN 11 The Shorter Discourse of the Lion's Roar - Only one Path to the Unconditioned

June 7, 2026 The Buddha declares that only those following his path can genuinely experience the four stages of awakening. This is because, while much is shared with othe

MN 10 Part 2 Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta-Feeling -Majjhima Series w/Delson Armstrong

May 17 Part 2 Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta Explanation -Continuing with Feeling

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 eightfo

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

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 spi

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 Meditatio

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 cl

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

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 achievement

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

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 C

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 M