Most Recent News Recent News 2012 Recent News 2002-2011 Biographical Notes Jwleaf PAO Mnemonic System Recommended Web Sites Letters and Essays Some Favorite Poems Arboleda Andarivel Main Page Photos of Godsons in Costa Rica Photos of Jonathan Willis Jarvis Picasaweb Photo Albums Long Distance Hikes: The Whoa Way Hiking Solo Hike 1980:  (no journal)        Donner Pass to Mt. Shasta Solo Hike 1990:        Donner Pass to Mt. Whitney Solo Hike 1993:  Mexico to Oregon       Part  1   2  3   4  5   6  7 Willis circles back to Stanford Solo Hike 1994:  (no journal)       Thru PCT Mexico to Canada Solo Hike 1999:       Thru CDT: Seven Million Steps Solo Hike 2011: Vermont Loop

Jonathan Willis Jarvis postal: 3122 N Monte Vista Dr Apt 18, Flagstaff AZ 86004 email: jw@jwleaf.org twitter page: https://twitter.com/#!/jwillisj "This is not mine, not me, not myself."     -- Majjhima Nikaya 62: Advice to Rahula "Pasajera es la vida, dolorosa y vacía."     -- legend over the Andarivel Gate The Buddhist Four Noble Truths: 1. Suffering pervades all experience. 2. The origin of suffering is craving. 3. The cessation of suffering follows the extinction of craving. 4. By means of self restraint, concentration and wisdom.     (The Noble Eightfold Path) Self Restraint: Adapted from the Eight Theravada Precepts      taken 5/96 at Wat Metta, California;      Renewed 3/2005 at Suan Mokkh, Thailand. 1. Refrain from killing living beings. 2. Refrain from taking things without permission. 3. Refrain from unchaste thoughts, words or actions.   4. Refrain from untruthful, harsh, divisive or frivolous speech. 5. Refrain from alcohol, intoxicating drugs or tobacco. 6. Refrain from eating substantial food after midday or before dawn. 7. Refrain from chasing after pleasurable sensations. 8. Refrain from using luxurious seats or soft beds. Concentration and Wisdom: The Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikaya) MN 51: The Gradual Training MN 62: Advice to Rahula Dhamma Study Notes Dhamma Practice Notes El Dhamma en Español  Agnostic Buddhism Anapanasati: Breathing with Mindfulness What is Yoga? Patanjali's Sutras The Way of the Bodhisattva The Patimokkha: The 227 Theravada Monastic Rules