5 Hindrances: How to Surmount them to Develop Samādhi & Insight | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha reflects on skilfull means to overcome the 5 hindrances (Pañca Nīvaraṇā). It is exactly these 5 obstructions which stop our mind from unifying in samādhi, and weaken our wisdom: Se...
16 Sep 202454min
Enjoying Solitude is Necessary to Attain Nibbana | Ajahn Dhammasiha | SUTTA EXPLORATION AN 6.68
The Buddha explains in this short but powerful discourse: If we're trying to find all our happiness only in socializing and interacting with friends & family, we will not be able to enjoy the happine...
12 Sep 202428min
Noble 8 Fold Path to Guide Our Life | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Middle Way | Ariyo Atthangiko Maggo
Ajahn Dhammasiha goes through the 8 factors of the Noble Eight Fold Path, and explains how they are relevant to guide our action and speech, both in daily life as well as in our formal meditation. Th...
9 Sep 202454min
New to Buddhism: How to Start? | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked by a newcomer to Buddhism for some advice how to get started with both study and practice of the Buddha's teaching. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlist...
6 Sep 202429min
GUIDED MEDITATION | Loving Kindness - Metta | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhism
Ajahn Dhammasiha leads a guided meditation on Mettā, Loving Kindness, cultivating the intention of unconditional good will to all beings without distinction. In particular, he encourages us to 'get th...
2 Sep 202451min
AJAHN AMARO | How to Judge Progress in my Dhamma Practice | Q&A Dhammagiri
Question & Answer session with Ajahn Amaro on the occasion of his first Australia visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Queensland, Brisbane. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery n...
29 Aug 202436min
The Mind Like Fire Unbound | Fire Gone Out as Simile for Nibbana in Buddhism | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Although Nibbāna is beyond all description and can not possibly comprehended by the thinking mind through language and concepts, the Buddha still used various similes to convey some idea to us what Ni...
27 Aug 202431min
Breath without I-Making & Mine-Making | GUIDED BUDDHIST MEDITATION | Ajahn Dhammasiha
In this short guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to be aware of the breath, but also to be aware of not turning our meditation into an excercise of I-Making and Mine-Making ('Ahaṃ-Kāra'...
23 Aug 202415min
