The Mind is Radiant, even if Clouded by Various Moods | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Brisbane has just experienced the most extreme rains event in decades, with more than 600 mm precipitation in three days! (For comparison, London receives about the same amount in a whole year). Very ...
3 Mar 202232min
"Lost in the Fearful Flood, please point an Island out to Me" | Suttanipata #1092 f
As we have just experienced heavy flooding in Brisbane, Ajahn Dhammasiha discusses Suttanipāta Verses 1092 - 1095:[Kappa's question]Lost in the fearful flood that drownsus all in ageing and in death -...
1 Mar 202230min
Hospitality to Visiting Monks | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On occasion of our first visiting senior monk after a long time, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the importance of hospitality to keep the Sangha strong and connected. He also reads out the protocol for ...
22 Feb 202243min
"This is the Teaching of All Buddhas" | Magha Puja Dhamma Reflections
On Magha Puja, the Full Moon in February, 1,250 Arahant Disciples gathered spontaneously, without prior announcement, around the Buddha in the Veḷuvana (Bamboo Grove Monastery) in Rajagaha. All of the...
16 Feb 202231min
First: Do No Evil | Magha Puja Dhamma Talk
"Abstain from any evil deed,accomplish what is good and true,And fully purify your mind -That is what all the Buddhas teach.Enduring patience is the bestof all ascetic practices;The best of everything...
15 Feb 202240min
Shame and Conscience, the Dam Wall against Evil | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Two qualities are fundamental for any progress on our path of spiritual purification:Shame and Conscience.(Pali: Hiri & Ottappa)As long as we havn't attained liberation yet, the defilements ('kilesa')...
8 Feb 202251min
Letting Go of Views & Opinions | SUTTA EXPLORATION | AN Tens #93 | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha explores Anguttara Nikāya, Book of Tens, Sutta #93 (Numerical Discorses of the Buddha p. 1464) One of the Great Lay Disciples of the Buddha, Anathapiṇḍika, famous as the donor of the...
3 Feb 202243min
Attachment to Views & Opinions | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
It is well known that the Buddha teaches us to abandon all attachment ('upādāna'). However, attachment doesn't refer only to material things, and to feelings and emotions, it also includes views and o...
31 Jan 202251min
