Loving Kindness to All, Like a Mother to Her Child
The goodwill of a mother to her only child arises naturally, spontaneously, and without any effort. But to widen that same attitude to all beings without distinction takes a lot of work. That's where ...
16 Dec 202127min
Contemplating Uncertainty ('Anicca') | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
As Queensland is finally opening borders for arrivals without quarantine, there is a sense of uncertainty about future levels of infections and changing regulations. Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to...
14 Dec 202138min
Death Contemplation |Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
The typical response to death in our society is denial. But however much we deny it, that will not change the basic reality of our own mortality. The Buddha instead advises us to directly confront thi...
9 Dec 202130min
Loving Kindness, Even to Canetoads & Snakes | Ajahn Dhammasiha
With a bunch of kids of various ages joining the session, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the 'Metta Sutta', one of the Buddha's best known teachings on Loving Kindness.Whether cute like koalas or ugly l...
2 Dec 202136min
Loving Kindness - Metta to All without Discrimination | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha is guiding a meditation on Loving Kindness. We're using the Mantra: "In Gladness and in Safety, May All Beings be at Ease!" We try to extend this attitude to all beings without exc...
30 Nov 202134min
If Someone Feels No Shame to Lie, There is No Evil They Can't Do
Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflection on the Buddha's acvice to his own son, seven year old novice Ven Rāhula.(Majjima Nikāya/Middle Length Discourses #61 "Advice to Rāhula at Ambalaṭṭhikā")The Buddha us...
25 Nov 202143min
Benefits of Boundless Loving Kindness | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to questions and comments by a young mother and her 10 year old daughter, who are visiting Dhammagiri for the first time.www.dhammagiri.netwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-...
24 Nov 202140min
Discerning Truth - Recognizing What's Fake | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha reflects on teachings of the Buddha in 'Cankī Sutta' (MN #95): What spiritual teachings are appealing to us, or what kind of opinions, views, theories we're attracted to, is not norma...
22 Nov 202151min
