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Talks Recorded at the Center

Ajahn Thanissaro | November 2007
Guided Body Meditation
A guided meditation given on the Saturday morning of a weekend retreat. The meditation lasts just over 45 minutes.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 10.4 MB
Frames of Reference - Mindfulness and Ardency
The first of three talks given on Ajahn Lee's book Frames of Reference. Questions follow.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 13.4 MB
Frames of Reference - Concentration
The second of three talks given on Ajahn Lee's book Frames of Reference. Questions follow.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 11.8 MB
Frames of Reference - Primal Mind
The third of three talks given on Ajahn Lee's book Frames of Reference. Questions follow.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 10 MB
Learn How to Feed on the Breath
A guided meditation given on the Sunday morning of a weekend retreat.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 3.1 MB
Go for Discernment and Other Answers
Questions and answers after the Sunday morning talk.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 6.8 MB
Explore the Breath
A guided meditation given on a Tuesday evening gathering.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 1.5 MB
Karma is Not Deterministic
A talk given on a Tuesday evening gathering. Questions follow.
Ajahn Thanissaro | Nov 2007 12.7 MB
Ajahn Sundara | October 2007
Living at Peace in a World of Conflict
A talk given at an evening gathering. The recording starts a few minutes into the talk.
Ajahn Sundara | Oct 2007 17.4 MB
Ajahns Sudanto & Karunadhammo | October 2007
Feeling the Body and the Breath
A guided meditation given at the start of a daylong
Ajahn Sudanto | Oct 2007 2.6 MB
The Four Bases of Power
A talk given during a daylong meditation. Questions follow with answers by Ajahns Sudanto & Karunadhammo.
Ajahn Karunadhammo | Oct 2007 19.3 MB
Ajahn Pasanno | September 2007
Right and Skilful Effort
Given on a Friday evening gathering
Ajahn Pasanno | Sept 2007 15.1 MB
Merit is the Basis of Practice
Given at the Summer Hermitage Picnic
Ajahn Pasanno | Sept 2007 16.5 MB
How Kamma Works
Given on a Tuesday evening gathering
Ajahn Pasanno | Sept 2007 15.7 MB
Ajahn Amaro | June 2007
Friends with the Way Things Are
A talk with questions following
Ajahn Amaro | June 2007 10.1 MB
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007
Cultivating the Cessation of the Hindrances
A guided meditation given on the opening evening of a weekend retreat
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007 15.5 MB
Discussion on Cessation of Hindrances
A discussion on the opening evening of a weekend retreat
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007 13.5 MB
Understanding Creation and Disolution of Self
A guided meditation given on the first morning
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007 4.4 MB
The Uncontrived Potential - We All Have It
A discussion on the first morning
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007 7.6 MB
Taking Refuge in the Holistic Experience
A guided meditation given on the second morning
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007 10.4 MB
Kalama Sutta and Discussion
A sutta reading and discussion at an evening gathering after the weekend retreat
Ajahn Sucitto | May 2007 15.2 MB

Teachings on the Web

Below are a number of websites with teachings from the Thai Forest tradition.
Abhayagiri.org has information and teachings from our affiliated monastery.
ForestSangha.org is a central site for Western Monasteries in the Ajahn Chah tradition.
Saranaloka.org has compiled a collection of Dhamma talks by the nuns here.
DhammaTalks.org.uk contains talks given by Theravadin Forest Sangha teachers.
AccessToInsight.org contains a large volume of teachings in Theravada Buddhism.