Culadasa
Culadasa (John Yates, Ph.D.) was the founder of Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sangha in Tucson, Arizona, over which he presided as the spiritual director from 2008 to 2019. He is the author of The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Using Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science. A meditation master with over four decades of experience in the Tibetan and Theravadin Buddhist traditions, Culadasa was ordained as an Upasaka (dedicated lay-practitioner) in 1976 and received ordination in the International Order of Buddhist ministers in Rosemead, California in December 2009.
For many years, Culadasa taught physiology and neuroscience and worked at the forefront of the new fields of complementary healthcare education, physical medicine, and therapeutic massage. His unique lineage allows Culadasa to provide his students with a broad and in-depth perspective on the Buddha Dharma. He combined the original teachings of the Buddha with an emerging, scientific understanding of the mind to give students a rich and rare opportunity for rapid progress and profound insight.
The Mind Illuminated is the first comprehensive guide to Buddhist meditation for a Western audience. Written with clarity and detail, this user-friendly meditation manual provides the reader with in depth knowledge of meditation, Buddhism, and science of the mind.
What’s It Like to Be Awake
Originally written 18-19 by Culadasa, assisted by comments from Elizabeth Pugh, then expanded and co-edited with me 2021. I have elected to preserve Culadasa’s voice here, offering this message from his perspective. If there is anything I could wish for, it would be...
Letter to the TMI Teacher Community
Sent by email to the TMI teacher mailing list, August 13 2021. ***Dear TMI teachers, As most of you know, I have been working with Culadasa on a second edition of TMI for the past two years. Ever since I started studying with Culadasa, I have been spending a...
Announcement From Culadasa to the TMI Sangha
Originally sent by Culadasa to his Newsletter audience, August 19th, 2021. Dear TMI Sangha, As many of you know by now, I have been seriously debilitated by a spread of cancer from my lungs to my brain. At the moment, I am sitting in the comfort of my...
Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong is a trailblazing American meditation teacher and author, renowned for guiding students to profound personal transformation. Affable and playfully rreverent, Delson takes students “beyond mindfulness” to explore states like jhāna, cessation, and the bliss of awakening in everyday life.
A meditative prodigy, Mumbai-born Delson began Hatha Yoga at thirteen and internalized various meditative systems. His mastery of nirodha samapatti and arahatta phala has attracted scientific interest. Authorized to instruct TWIM in 2017 and Kriya Yoga in 2023, Delson now teaches the Optimal MindTM system, a unique blend of meditation, insight, and energy work.
Culadasa
Culadasa (John Yates, Ph.D.) was the founder of Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sangha in Tucson, Arizona, over which he presided as the spiritual director from 2008 to 2019. He is the author of The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Using Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science. A meditation master with over four decades of experience in the Tibetan and Theravadin Buddhist traditions, Culadasa was ordained as an Upasaka (dedicated lay-practitioner) in 1976 and received ordination in the International Order of Buddhist ministers in Rosemead, California in December 2009.
For many years, Culadasa taught physiology and neuroscience and worked at the forefront of the new fields of complementary healthcare education, physical medicine, and therapeutic massage. His unique lineage allows Culadasa to provide his students with a broad and in-depth perspective on the Buddha Dharma. He combined the original teachings of the Buddha with an emerging, scientific understanding of the mind to give students a rich and rare opportunity for rapid progress and profound insight.
The Mind Illuminated is the first comprehensive guide to Buddhist meditation for a Western audience. Written with clarity and detail, this user-friendly meditation manual provides the reader with in depth knowledge of meditation, Buddhism, and science of the mind.
What’s It Like to Be Awake
Originally written 18-19 by Culadasa, assisted by comments from Elizabeth Pugh, then expanded and co-edited with me 2021. I have elected to preserve Culadasa’s voice here, offering this message from his perspective. If there is anything I could wish for, it would be...
Letter to the TMI Teacher Community
Sent by email to the TMI teacher mailing list, August 13 2021. ***Dear TMI teachers, As most of you know, I have been working with Culadasa on a second edition of TMI for the past two years. Ever since I started studying with Culadasa, I have been spending a...
Announcement From Culadasa to the TMI Sangha
Originally sent by Culadasa to his Newsletter audience, August 19th, 2021. Dear TMI Sangha, As many of you know by now, I have been seriously debilitated by a spread of cancer from my lungs to my brain. At the moment, I am sitting in the comfort of my...
Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong is a trailblazing American meditation teacher and author, renowned for guiding students to profound personal transformation. Affable and playfully rreverent, Delson takes students “beyond mindfulness” to explore states like jhāna, cessation, and the bliss of awakening in everyday life.
A meditative prodigy, Mumbai-born Delson began Hatha Yoga at thirteen and internalized various meditative systems. His mastery of nirodha samapatti and arahatta phala has attracted scientific interest. Authorized to instruct TWIM in 2017 and Kriya Yoga in 2023, Delson now teaches the Optimal MindTM system, a unique blend of meditation, insight, and energy work.