"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
"Train Your Mind Gently, Like a Mother Looking after her Baby"
Ajahn Dhammasiha reminds us that the default position of our mind is actually samādhi. The mind is naturally blissful and calm. It is only the kilesas (defilements) that get our mind moving, and that ...
28 Jan 202230min
Buddhist Bucket List | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
The circle of Saṃsāra, the endless wheel of birth and death, has been going on for such a long time that a beginning point can not be discerned. We all had many past lifes, not just one or a hundred o...
26 Jan 202258min
"Not Sure" - Contemplate Anicca to Let Go of Everything
Ajahn Chah once stated that in 40+ years as a monk, it's only two things he has found: 'Not Sure' and 'Patient Endurance'. The Pali term 'anicca' is usually translated as 'impermanent'. However, the a...
20 Jan 202232min
