Creating Good Karma in Harmony | Importance of 5 Precepts | Robe Offering Ceremony Dhammagiri | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha's formal Dhamma Talk at the Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage. Ajahn reflects on the power of puñña (good karma/'merits'), and the importance of harmony and cooper...
11 Nov 202520min
Paritta Recitation | Robe Offering Ceremony | Auspicious Protective Pali Chanting | Dhammagiri
At our Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri, our Sangha of 7 Buddhist monks recites 'Paritta'. These auspicious protective verses are believed to ward off misfortune, protect from various dangers, and...
7 Nov 202522min
King Confesses to Buddha he Murdered his own Father | Asking Forgiveness from Triple Gem | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked if there are procedures for laity after breaking precepts in the same way as for monks.Ajahn explains that the Buddha laid down eleborate procedures only in the Vinaya for th...
2 Nov 202533min
Is Eating Meat Bad Karma? | Are Buddhists Vegans? | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked whether eating meat is causing bad karma. Ajahn explains that INTENTIONAL KILLING of other beings is bad karma. The crucial factor for bad karma is intention. Therefore, even...
28 Okt 202524min
Harmony | Dhamma Talk at Robe Offering Ceremony Bodhisaddha Monastery | Kathina | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On the eve of the large Kathina Robe Offering event at Bodhisaddha Monastery, as the senior Ajahn of the 12 monks attending, Ajahn Dhammasiha was invited to share Dhamma for the occasion. Ajahn emphas...
24 Okt 202537min
AJAHN MONEYYO | Mindfulness of the Body: 32 Bodyparts, 9 Cemetery Contemplations, 4 Elements | Asubha | Aniccā
Ajahn Moneyyo gives an introduction and practical instructions to develop mindfulness of the body by contemplating the 32 Bodyparts, the 9 cemetery contemplations and the 4 elements according to the d...
21 Okt 202557min
Long-Term Minimum Effort vs Short-Term Heroic Effort | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk on Buddhism
During an all-night meditation, or during a retreat period, we tend to exert maximum effort. However, no one can maintain maximum effort for a very long time. Unfortunately, once we can't maintain the...
16 Okt 202521min
Animals in Buddhism | Kindness and Respect to Animals | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk
Right after the end of the rains retreat period, the Dhammagiri monks had been invited to visit the iconic Australia Zoo. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses the occasion to share reflections on Dhamma teachings ab...
12 Okt 202542min
