To Stop Thinking, we First have to Think Wholesome Thoughts | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Meditators often complain that they just can't stop thinking in their meditation. However, thoughts are not really the problem. The problem is only unwholesome or sensual thoughts. We first have to ...
17 Elo 202327min
Is Rebirth for Real? | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Buddhism
We all know that the Buddha teaches Karma and Rebirth. However, unless we have special psychic powers, we have to admit that we do not know for sure what happens after death. We take it on faith in th...
14 Elo 202340min
The Serpent | Buddhist Pali Chanting | Sutta Nipata 1.1, Uraga Sutta | Dhammagiri
Buddhist Pāli Chanting of the very first Sutta in the Suttanipāta: "The Serpent" / "Uragasutta". Snakes regularly have to shed their old skin, as it becomes too restrictive for their growing body. In...
10 Elo 20233min
Dukkha Patipada: Using Challenges in Meditation for Insight | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Often we're not experiencing rapture and bliss in our meditation, but lots of challenges, painful memories, fears, and pain. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with us. Only a person with a mind...
8 Elo 202329min
4 Noble Truths in 3 Circles | First Teaching of the Buddha | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
On Āsāḷhā Full Moon, the Buddha taught his first formal discourse, the "Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta" ("Discourse on Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma") In his Dhamma Talk, Ajahn Dhammasiha goes t...
4 Elo 202330min
Obsering how Craving creates Suffering | Guided Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
The Buddha's teaching on the Four Noble Truths are eminently practical. They are not just a theory or mental gymnastics, but they are directly applicable to our life with it's pains and pleasures, it'...
2 Elo 202330min
Middle Way is More than just Moderation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Majjhima Patipada
The Buddha mentions the Middle Way (Majjhimā Paṭipadā) right in the beginning of his very first formal discourse, the Sutta on "Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma" (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta). I...
28 Heinä 202339min
Enhancing Our Dhamma Practice during Rains Retreat | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
The annual three months 'Rains Retreat' period ('Vassa') abserved by the monks and nuns is also an excellent opportunity for the lay community to enhance their level of effort and commitment in their ...
24 Heinä 202345min
