Reflections on Luang Por Chah's Remarkable Qualities | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On occasion of Ajahn Chah's 30th death anniversary, Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the outstanding spiritual qualities of the founder of our tradition.Not only did Luang Por Chah possess the d...
18 Jan 202245min
Life in Heaven - Contemplating Rebirth in Devaloka | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the lifespan in Devaloka ('Heavenly World'). Even on the lowest level the lifespan equals about 10 milion human years.The Buddha encouraged us to contemplate the beauty of...
12 Jan 202235min
Contemplating Feeling ('Vedana') | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to questions about feeling ('vedana').How to contemplate fuzzy, indistinct feelings?Reflecting on Neutral Feeling.How to work with feelings of pain from booster?Distinguish s...
11 Jan 202240min
Healing Fear & Aggression with Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity
Instinctually, human beings respond to danger with either fear or aggression, the so-called "Flight or Fight Reaction". Unsurprisingly, with the dangers of the pandemic relentlessly presented in all m...
6 Jan 202247min
4 Divine Abodes to Conquer Anxiety and Enmity - New Year at Dhammagiri
When we're exposed to some threat or danger, an instinctual response is either fear or aggression. We can see the same pattern in animals in the "flight or fight reaction" to danger. As humanity has b...
4 Jan 202235min
New Year Paritta Auspicious Protective Chanting Dhammagiri | Buddhist Pali Chanting
For New Year at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha and Ajahn Moneyyo chant Paritta.These auspicious, protective verses are 2,500 years old, reaching back to the Buddha himself, and are recited in Pali, the ...
3 Jan 202223min
The Buddha and the Leper | SUTTA EXPLORATION Udana 5.3
Ajahn Dhammasiha presents and comments on a sutta in Udāna, one of the oldest and most authentic parts of the Pali Canon. A poor, despised sufferer of leprosy approaches a large crowd where the Buddh...
23 Des 202145min
How to Create Karma for Long Life, Health, Wealth & Wisdom | SUTTA EXPLORATION
Ajahn Dhammasiha presents the Buddha's "Shorter Exposition on Karma" from Majjhima Nikāya/Middle Length Discourses #135.In this sutta, the Buddha descibes actions and mental attitudes that lead to goo...
20 Des 202140min
