"Marriage Means Commitment" - Ajahn Dhammasiha Shares Advice the Buddha Gave to Married Couples
Research has shown that the feeling of romantic love can be sustained only for a maximum of about 4 years (although it may well last much, much shorter!). On the other hand, marriage is meant to be a ...
18 Nov 202141min
Teaching Dhamma to Kids: Start Early, Even Before They're Born!
As a parent who wishes for the welfare and happiness of their child, the most valuable thing we can do for them is teaching them the Dhamma, encouraging them to practise generosity, virtue and meditat...
16 Nov 202144min
Creating Good Karma for Happiness | Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage
The traditional ceremony of offering robes after the end of the Rains Retreat is considered one of the most auspicious time in the year for generating 'puñña' (good karma).Welcome and introductory rem...
9 Nov 20211h 10min
"Get Up Early and Meditate" | Ajahn Dhammasiha at Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha shares some short reflections on skilfull means of finding time for formal meditation in our busy lifes:Get up one hour earlier than normal, and ,voilà, you've got one hour time to me...
3 Nov 202116min
Loving Kindness, Not Discrimination | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Almost 2 years into the pandemic, with disputes, conflict and discrimination increasing worldwide re lockdowns, masks and vaccinations, it's so important for us to remember the Buddha's instruction to...
27 Okt 202140min
How to Develop Loving Kindness (Metta) | Ajahn Dhammasiha
We have all heard of Mettā ('Loving Kindness'), the teaching of the Buddha to feel unconditional, non-judgemental goodwill to all beings without distinction. But how to develop this quality?Ajahn Dham...
26 Okt 202133min
Compassion / Karuna | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage
Compassion ('Karuṇā') is the wish for all beings to be free from suffering. In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha recommends to use a little Mantra either in English: "May all beings be free ...
22 Okt 202142min
Seclusion, Dispassion, Cessation and Letting Go | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the theme of:Vivekanissitaṃ - Founded on SolitudeVirāganissitaṃ - Founded on Fading Away/DispassionNirodhanissitaṃ - Founded on Ending/cessationVossaggapariṇāmiṃ...
14 Okt 202130min
