Vipassana Based on Breath Meditation - Ajahn Dhammasiha
Mindfulness of the breath (Ānāpāṇasati) is reglularly used by many meditators to develop samādhi (concentration), and it is indeed an excellent meditation object for that purpose. But it can also be u...
18 Nov 202029min
Mindfulness of the Breath for Vipassana | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Anapanasati
Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) is an excellent meditation object, that can carry us all the way to Nibbāna. It was the Buddha's personal favorite meditation.However, meditators may not receive...
17 Nov 202030min
Paritta Chanting Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage| Buddhist Pali Chanting | Pirith Recitation
This year's Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri included a recitation of auspicious protective chants ('Paritta') in Pali language. These teachings have been preserved directly from the Buddha's lips...
8 Nov 202027min
BUDDHIST PALI CHANTING: Blessing, Anumodanā and Dedication of Offerings to Sangha
This Sunday 08 November we will conduct our yearly Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri (also on live 'Castbox' podcast 12.00 noon Brissie time).While preparing our audio setup, we did numerous trial ...
3 Nov 20206min
Loving Kindness - Radiating Universal Metta | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha guides a meditation on Mettā: unconditional, non-judgemental good will to all beings. This time, we're not gradually etending the range of beings, but we jump straight in, wishing we...
21 Okt 202032min
Gain & Pain, Fame & Blame - Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha offers some reflections on the 8 wordly phenomena ('Aṭṭha-loka-dhammā'):Gain and LossFame and ObscurityPraise and BlamePleasure and PainUsually we like, approve and hanker after gain,...
21 Okt 202023min
Breath, Joy and Letting Go | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Anapanasati Piti Sukha Viraga Patinissagga
Ānāpāṇasati, mindfulness of the in and out breath, is the Buddha's own favourite meditation object, and the one he has given particular detailed instructions about. One peculiar advantage is that bre...
16 Okt 202039min
The Released Mind is Unfathomable like the Ocean - Ajahn Dhammasiha
What happens after someone who has attained Nibbāna dies:Do they still exist after death?Or do they not exist?Or both?Or neither?The Buddha rejected all four options above. Instead, he explains that t...
14 Okt 202022min
