Don't Suppress, but Acknowledge & Let Go | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Letting go is radically different from suppression, denial or displacement. In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to acknowledge whatever arises in out mind, even if it's negative ...
1 Dec 202027min
Recollecting Buddha Dhamma Sangha to Surmount Negative Emotions
When our mind is assailed by negative emotions like anxiety, anger or frustration, recollection of the Triple Gem is an amazingly effective approach to subdue the unwholesome thoughts and fill the min...
26 Nov 202040min
Insight Comes from Dukkha, Not from Bliss - Ajahn Dhammasiha
In our formal meditation, we may experience rapture and bliss of samādhi. But at other times, we may feel no happiness at all, but struggle with an unruly mind, challenging emotions, and a lot of inte...
26 Nov 202028min
Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha Free Us from Fear & Anxiety
Every Saturday at 7.30 am we conduct the ceremony of taking refuge in Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha, and committing to the 5 or 8 training rules.This morning, after the ceremony, Ajahn Dhammasiha explains h...
23 Nov 202024min
Refuge from Anxiety | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
In current society, so many of us struggle with anxiety and issues of low self esteem, even self-hatred. We should never underestimate how powerful the simple act of going for refuge to Buddha, Dhamma...
20 Nov 202038min
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
