Monastic Teachings
Dhamma reflections and guided meditations by visiting monastics.
Ayya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: The Value of Death with questions, Jan 3 2021 052
- January 11, 2021
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- Jocelyn White
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Ayya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: Morning Dhamma talk with questions, Jan 3 2021 051
- January 11, 2021
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- Jocelyn White
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Read moreAyya Medhanandi: Ever Present Refuge: Precepts, the Basis for Our Happiness Jan 3 2021 050
- January 11, 2021
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- Jocelyn White
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Read moreAjahn Thanissaro (Geoff): Response to Change, Morning Session Nov 1 2020 048
- November 11, 2020
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- Jocelyn White
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Read moreAjahn Thanissaro (Geoff): Response to Change, Afternoon Session Nov 1 2020 049
- November 11, 2020
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- Jocelyn White
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Read moreAyya Santussikā: Directing the Mind, Cooling the Heart Sep 27 2020 045
- September 29, 2020
- Ayya Santussika, Monastic Teachings
- Jocelyn White
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Read moreAyya Santussikā: Directing the Mind, Cooling the Heart Guided Meditation Sep 27 2020 044
- September 29, 2020
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Meditators at Work
- April 22, 2020
- Ajahn Thanissaro, Learning New Skills, Monastic Teachings, Observer
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By Thanissaro Bhikkhu When the Buddha taught meditation, he would often illustrate his lessons with similes that involved people at work or developing skills. A person engaged in mindfulness of breathing, for example, was like a carpenter turning a piece of wood on a lathe, sensitive to whether he was making a short or a […]
Ayya Santussika: Six Recollections to Lift the Heart March 8, 2020 039
- March 12, 2020
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Read moreAyya Santussika: Where Does Joy Come From? March 7, 2020 038
- March 12, 2020
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