Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center

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

MN 4 'Fear and Dread" Sunday Sutta Series with Delson Armstrong

Mar 8, 2026 Majjhima Nikāya Bhayabherava Sutta No.4 Fear and Dread How Sila or Morality is the basis for a mind free from hindrances. The Buddha explains the difficultie

MN 3 'Heirs in the Teaching" Sunday Sutta Series with Delson Armstrong

Mar 1, 2026 Dhammadāyādasutta Heirs in Dhamma Some of the Buddha’s students inherit from him only material profits and fame. But his true inheritance is the spiritual pa

Day 6 Introduction to Jhanas 1-4 -Keys to Entering the Jhana

Day 6 Intro to Jhanas - How you achieve them- they are the cessation of factors. https://lnk.bio/delsonarmstrong https://delsonarmstrong.com Dhamma Sukha Meditation

Day 5 What is Mindfulness - 4 Foundations of Mindfulness-Not McMindfulness

June 8, 2026 Satipatthana Sutta is explained. The definition of Mindfulness is re-defined. https://lnk.bio/delsonarmstrong https://delsonarmstrong.com Dhamma Sukha Me

MN 2 Sabbasave Sutta-Taints -Sunday Series with Delson Armstrong

Feb 22, 2026 MN 2 Sabbasava Sutta -All the Taints Talking about Distractions

MN 1 Majjhima Nikaya Series Number 1 with Delson Armstrong-Sunday Series

Feb 8, 2026 MN 1: Mūlapariyāya Sutta This is the first discourse in the Majjhima Nikāya, the "Middle-length Discourses" of the Pāli Canon. It is a foundational and chall