Dhamma Sarana

Courses

The concepts of Buddhism, taught as interactive lessons — from first steps to the deep end, and into daily life.

Foundation

Start here — no background needed.

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First Steps
Orientation: who the Buddha was and what he was pointing at.
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The Four Noble Truths
The heart of it all — a problem, its cause, its end, and the way.
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Meditation Basics
The first practical skills — and a door into the Meditation section.

Intermediate

The great frameworks of the teaching.

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How Suffering Works
Dependent origination — suffering, arising link by link.
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What Am I?
The five aggregates, impermanence, and not-self.
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Karma & Rebirth
Action and its fruit, and the round of becoming.

Advanced

The deep end — subtle and profound.

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The Deep Teachings
Emptiness, the unconditioned, and the deep states.
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The Mind in Detail
A bridge into the Abhidhamma analysis of mind.

Practical

Bring the path into daily life.

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Mindfulness in Daily Life
Bringing awareness into ordinary moments.
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Working with Difficult Emotions
Anger, fear, and craving — met with skill.
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Right Living
Ethics, speech, generosity, and lay life.

Sutta Deep Dives

Individual suttas, taught slide by slide with context and practice.

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta · SN 56.11
Turning the Wheel
The Buddha's very first teaching
Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta · SN 22.59
Who Owns This?
The teaching on not-self
Kesamutti (Kālāma) Sutta · AN 3.65
Don't Just Take My Word
The charter of free inquiry
Ariyapariyesanā Sutta · MN 26
The Noble Search
What the Buddha was looking for — and found