Abandoning Ill Will | Using Loving Kindness & Wisdom to Counter Anger | Ajahn Dhammasiha Dhamma Talk
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked for advice to overcome ill will. Ajahn talks about the two fundamental approaches:Developing Loving Kindness, Compassion and Forgiveness to strengthen the opposite qualities ...
22 Aug 202531min
Transforming Pain from Loss of Loved Ones into Samvega/Spiritual Urgency | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha explains the emotion of Saṃvega = Spiritual Shock/Spiritual Urgency. When we encounter Dukkha/Pain/Loss/Disappointment, the resulting sadness can make our heart dark and depressed. Ho...
18 Aug 202529min
Seeing Things as They Truly Are | Vipassana Insight | More Observing, Less Doing | Ajahn Dhammasiha
SHORT TALK 13 MINAjahn Dhammasiha encourages us to dedicate more attention to the quality of passive observation, rather than always being involved with doing things. We have to watch, observe, simply...
15 Aug 202513min
Dhamma is Beautiful in the Beginning, Middle, and End | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhism | Adi Kalyanam
Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the meaning of: 'Ādi-kalyānam, majjhe-kalyānam, pariyosāna-kalyānam' (Beautiful in the Beginning, Beautiful in the Middle, Beautiful in the End), one of the unique qualiti...
11 Aug 202539min
Loving Kindness: Benefits & Supportive Reflections | Metta | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk
Loving kindness is simply the intention of unconditional good will to all beings, without any distinction. Ajahn Dhammasiha explains benefits of a well established practice of loving kindness ('Mettā'...
8 Aug 202524min
Good Karma Brightens our Mind like Stars Illuminate the Night Sky | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Sometimes our mind may feel a bit dark, or frustated, or sad. If we can arouse the energy to do some act of kindness, some simple act of generosity or sharing, it will shine like a little star and ill...
5 Aug 202522min
Fighting with the Mirror Image | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri
One of our retreatants noticed a crow attacking its mirror image in the glass sliding door. He doesn't reckognize that the image it actually himself. Instead, he thinks it's another crow intruding int...
1 Aug 202527min
Faith and Knowledge in Buddhism | Saddha | Confidence | Conviction | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked about the importance of faith in the Buddha's teaching. The Pali term for the first of five spiritual faculties is 'saddha'. It could also be translated as 'confidence', 'con...
28 Jul 202543min
