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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts
Dhamma Talks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation with Ajahn Dhammasiha, Ajahn Moneyyo, and other experienced Senior Buddhist Monks in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Recorded at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Our website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Our Youtube Channel, including regular live streams on the weekend "Dhammatalks at Dhammagiri": https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Our email Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Our…
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Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsHospitality to Visiting Monks | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On occasion of our first visiting senior monk after a long time, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the importance of hospitality to keep the Sangha strong and…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"This is the Teaching of All Buddhas" | Magha Puja Dhamma Reflections
On Magha Puja, the Full Moon in February, 1,250 Arahant Disciples gathered spontaneously, without prior announcement, around the Buddha in the Veḷuvana (Bamboo…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsFirst: Do No Evil | Magha Puja Dhamma Talk
"Abstain from any evil deed,accomplish what is good and true,And fully purify your mind -That is what all the Buddhas teach.Enduring patience is the bestof all…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsShame and Conscience, the Dam Wall against Evil | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Two qualities are fundamental for any progress on our path of spiritual purification:Shame and Conscience.(Pali: Hiri & Ottappa)As long as we havn't attained…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsLetting Go of Views & Opinions | SUTTA EXPLORATION | AN Tens #93 | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha explores Anguttara Nikāya, Book of Tens, Sutta #93 (Numerical Discorses of the Buddha p. 1464) One of the Great Lay Disciples of the Buddha…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAttachment to Views & Opinions | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
It is well known that the Buddha teaches us to abandon all attachment ('upādāna'). However, attachment doesn't refer only to material things, and to feelings…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"Train Your Mind Gently, Like a Mother Looking after her Baby"
Ajahn Dhammasiha reminds us that the default position of our mind is actually samādhi. The mind is naturally blissful and calm. It is only the kilesas…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsBuddhist Bucket List | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
The circle of Saṃsāra, the endless wheel of birth and death, has been going on for such a long time that a beginning point can not be discerned. We all had…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"Not Sure" - Contemplate Anicca to Let Go of Everything
Ajahn Chah once stated that in 40+ years as a monk, it's only two things he has found: 'Not Sure' and 'Patient Endurance'. The Pali term 'anicca' is usually…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsSweep All Thoughts Away with 'Not Sure' 'Anicca' | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Breath Anapanasati
Ajahn Dhammasiha recommends to use: 'Not Sure' 'Not Certain' 'Anicca' like a broom to sweep away all thoughts and worries and distractions in our meditation…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsReflections on Luang Por Chah's Remarkable Qualities | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On occasion of Ajahn Chah's 30th death anniversary, Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the outstanding spiritual qualities of the founder of our…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsLife in Heaven - Contemplating Rebirth in Devaloka | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the lifespan in Devaloka ('Heavenly World'). Even on the lowest level the lifespan equals about 10 milion human years.The Buddha…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsContemplating Feeling ('Vedana') | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to questions about feeling ('vedana').How to contemplate fuzzy, indistinct feelings?Reflecting on Neutral Feeling.How to work with…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsHealing Fear & Aggression with Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity
Instinctually, human beings respond to danger with either fear or aggression, the so-called "Flight or Fight Reaction". Unsurprisingly, with the dangers of the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts4 Divine Abodes to Conquer Anxiety and Enmity - New Year at Dhammagiri
When we're exposed to some threat or danger, an instinctual response is either fear or aggression. We can see the same pattern in animals in the "flight or…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsNew Year Paritta Auspicious Protective Chanting Dhammagiri | Buddhist Pali Chanting
For New Year at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha and Ajahn Moneyyo chant Paritta. These auspicious, protective verses are 2,500 years old, reaching back to the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsThe Buddha and the Leper | SUTTA EXPLORATION Udana 5.3
Ajahn Dhammasiha presents and comments on a sutta in Udāna, one of the oldest and most authentic parts of the Pali Canon. A poor, despised sufferer of leprosy…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsHow to Create Karma for Long Life, Health, Wealth & Wisdom | SUTTA EXPLORATION
Ajahn Dhammasiha presents the Buddha's "Shorter Exposition on Karma" from Majjhima Nikāya/Middle Length Discourses #135.In this sutta, the Buddha descibes…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsLoving 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsContemplating 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsDeath 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsLoving 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsLoving 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsIf 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsBenefits 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsDiscerning 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsTeaching 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsCreating 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'…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsLoving 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsHow 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsCompassion / 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…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsSeclusion, Dispassion, Cessation and Letting Go | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the theme of:Vivekanissitaṃ - Founded on SolitudeVirāganissitaṃ - Founded on Fading Away/DispassionNirodhanissitaṃ -…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsImpermanence 'Anicca' | Short Reflections by Ajahn Dhammasiha
After the meditation session, Ajahn Dhammasīha offers a few short reflections on impermanence ('anicca').We can contemplate the unreliable, inconstant nature…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsMantra: 'Bhagava-Araham-Buddho-Buddho-Araham-Bhagava' EdAmp
Ajahn Dhammasiha describes how we can deepen our 'Recollection of the Buddha' ('Buddhānussati'), using the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsDhammagiri Beauty Parlor | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage
When we want our body to look more beautiful, we can go to the beauty parlor to look better with a new hairdo, manicure and make up. But at the same time, we…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsTruthful without Compromise: 4th Buddhist Precept | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On the first Full Moon in the Rains Retreat, Ajahn Dhammasiha reminds of the crucial importance of the 4th Buddhist Precept:Musāvādā veramaṇi sikkhāpadaṃ…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"Not to Kill any Living Being" - The First Buddhist Precept | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
On the first Full Moon Day of this year's Rains Retreat, Ajahn Dhammasiha dedicates his Dhamma Talk to the first Buddhist precept:"Pāṇātipātā veramaṇi…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsThere's More to Life than just being Alive - Lockdown Anxiety about 1st Precept
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked about lockdown-anxiety regarding the first Buddhist precept, namely to abstain from killing any living beings. Are we breaking the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsBlessing, Anumodana and Sharing Merits at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage | Buddhist Pali Chanting
Every day at mealtime, after the almsoffering, the monks at Dhammagiri chant a Buddhist Blessing. The recitation is in Pali, the language spoken by the Buddha…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsHOW we Live our Life is more important than How LONG | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes Dhammapada Verse #110, where the Buddha makes it very clear that the length of our life is not the most important thing. Instead, the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN MONEYYO | Mindfulness of Breathing Part 4: Breath and Seeing the Dhamma
This is the final part in a series of four talks on 'Mindfulness of Breathing' ('Ānāpāṇasati'), conducted by Ajahn Moneyyo at Dhammagiri Forest…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsCraving = Suffering; Letting Go = End of Suffering | Ajahn Dhammasiha
We dont need to know a lot in order to understand Dhamma. It's not like studying for a PhD. No need for eleborate, sophisticated intellectual proliferation. We…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsCraving = Suffering; Letting Go = End of Suffering | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
The Buddha has expounded four Noble Truths: The Noble Truth of Suffering ('Dukkha') The Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering, namely Craving…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN MONEYYO | Mindfulness of Breathing Part 3: The Breath and the Mind
This is the second part of a series of four talks on 'Mindfulness of Breathing' ('Ānāpāṇasati'), conducted by Ajahn Moneyyo at Dhammagiri Forest…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsPaying Attention to Feelings Inside | Ajahn Dhammasiha at Dhammgiri Forest Hermitage
Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to turn our mind away from constant preoccupation with external events and distractions, and instead to pay attention what's…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsDirecting the Mind Inside | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
We are far too occupied with external events: She said this, he did that, politics, social media, and so on... Our mind gets constantly pulled outside into the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsHemavata Sutta Recitation - Sutta Nipāta #153 | Ajahn Moneyyo | Buddhist Pali Chanting
Ajahn Moneyyo recites the Hemavata Sutta (Sutta Nipāta Verses 153-180) at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage. The chanting is in the Pāli, the original language of…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN MONEYYO | Mindfulness of Breathing Part 2: Happiness and Rapture
This is the second part of a series of four talks on 'Mindfulness of Breathing' ('Ānāpāṇasati'), conducted by Ajahn Moneyyo at Dhammagiri Forest…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsContemplating Dukkha (Suffering) without Anxiety or Feeling Down | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Whenever our insight meditation makes us feeling down or anxious, we:Mindfully recognize that we have not yet reached the intended result of the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN MONEYYO: Mindfulness of Breathing Part 1: Knowing the Breath & Body
This is the first of a series of four talks on 'Mindfulness of Breathing' ('Ānāpāṇasati'), conducted by Ajahn Moneyyo at Dhammagiri Forest…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"Ajahn Chah's Amazing Parami" | Reflections by Ajahn Dhammasiha on Luang Por Chah's Birthday
On occasion of the annual commemoration of Ajahn Chah's birthday, Ajahn Dhammasiha shares some reflections at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage about the exceptional…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsContemplation of Pairs/Dvayatanupassana, Suttanipata 729f | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhist Pali Chanting
Pali recitation of Dvayatānupassanā Sutta ('Contemplation of Pairs') from Suttanipāta ('Group of Discourses') 2.12, Verses #729 to #771. Chanted by Ajahn…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN MONEYYO: "4 Poisonous Vipers - Contemplating the 4 Elements"
Our bodies and all material things are made up of the four elements:Earth ('paṭhavī-dhātu')Water ('āpo-dhātu')Fire ('tejo-dhātu')Wind (vāyo-dhātu')We are very…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsSpiritual Martial Arts: Knock Out Māra - Ajahn Dhammasiha
Māra is the evil spirit who can't stand anyone escaping from his influence, and thus tries his very best to stop everyone from attaining Nibbāna. At the same…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN MONEYYO Vesak Reflections: Marvellous Qualities of the Bodhisatta
On occasion of Vesak, commemorating the birth, supreme awakening and final Parinibbāna of the Buddha, Ajahn Moneyyo offers reflections on the marvellous…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsBuddho - Recollection of the Buddha | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Buddhanussati
On occasion of Vesak Full Moon, which commemorates the birth, supreme awakening and final Parinibbāna of the Buddha, Ajahn Dhammasiha guides a meditation on…
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsCanda Paritta/Moon Protection Recitation at Lunar Eclipse Dhammagiri | Buddhist Pali Chanting
Live Recording (4min 36sec) of Ajahn Dhammasiha, Ajahn Moneyyo and Ven Dantacitto chanting 'Canda Paritta' ('Moon Protection') right at the maximum of the…
Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts"Delivering Our Heart from Darkness" - Live Vesak Lunar Eclipse Program at Dhammagiri
Live recording of our program at Dhammagiri during the total lunar eclipse on Vesak Full Moon:00 to 15.19: Evening Chanting15.20: Recitation of the Buddha's…