Vipassana: Observing Without Interfering | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Insight Mindfulness Sati
Vipassana comes from the Pali verb 'Vipassati' = 'to see clearly'. To practise Vipassana, we have to train ourselves to watch as a neutral, uninvolved, observer. We can't interfere or manipulate thing...
10 Nov 202431min
Perception und Consciousness | Saññā & Viññāna | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhism
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked about the difference between perception (Pāli: saññā) and consciousness (Pāli: viññāna), and how we can distinguish these two in our experience. The question is important, a...
4 Nov 202432min
How to Develop Mudita Sympathetic Joy | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk
Prompted by a question from the audience, Ajahn Dhammasiha shares reflections on the theme of developing Sympathetic Joy (Muditā). Muditā is on of the four Divine Abodes (Brahma-vihāra), together wit...
31 Okt 202436min
Six Obstructions for Mindfulness | Sati | Satipatthana | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha
In the famous discourse on the 'Foundations of Mindfulness' (Satipaṭṭhāna) the Buddha promises us that we can attain Nibbāna or Non-Returning in just 7 days, if we practise as descibed by him. Why, th...
28 Okt 202429min
Consistent Practice & How to Prevent Unwholesome Mindstates | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhism
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to two closely related questions from the audience: 1. We may experience highs and lows in our meditation practice. Sometimes it even seems like we're suddenly back to zero...
24 Okt 202424min
Mine Making: Investigating Upadana at the Food Buffet | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Dependent Origination (Paṭicca Samuppāda) is one of the core teachings of the Buddha. However, it is a teaching that the Buddha himself described as 'deep, profound, subtle, difficult to see...'. Aj...
21 Okt 202443min
Metta is Excellent, but Don't Neglect Mudita & Karuna | Compassion Sympathetic Joy | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Loving Kindness is an extremely beneficial mental quality, and an excellent meditation object. However, in some situations Compassion (Karuṇā) or Sympathetic Joy (Muditā) may work even better to overc...
18 Okt 202439min
Not-Self Anatta - What Does that Mean? | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Not Self or No Self? | Buddha Dhamma
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question from the audience: What's the meaning of Anatta ( Not Self ) ? In particular, Ajahn reflects about the important distinction between Not Self (anatta), which th...
14 Okt 202429min
