Back to the basics: this week we revisit the Anapanasati Sutta to simplify the meditation technique that the Buddha taught: mindfulness of breathing.

Today we turn to the question what enlightenment at all is. We hear a lovely story about the five children that all get a wish. Then we read from two suttas which quote and explain the Noble Eightfold Path, guiding us to contentment. Full contentment means freedom from desires.

Are you feeling the change in the air? Here we are so acutely aware of the changes in the forest around us. The cricket sounds have reduced in volume. The temperatures are getting cooler. And some yellowed leaves are falling. Fall is here.