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Talks

2015 (6)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2015-03-10a1hhMindfulness
2015-07-17a22hhSome questions on anapanasati
2015-08-23a23hhCraving
2015-09-09a2hhTimelessness part 1
2015-09-09a3hhTimelessness part 2
2015-09-10a4hhResponding to an arisen problem

2016 (16)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2016-01-01a5hhAuthenticity
2016-01-24a6hhSignificant I am
2016-02-25a7hhEstablishing the mind
2016-03-04a8hhSenses and thought - Part 1
2016-03-04a9hhSenses and thought - Part 2
2016-03-28a10hhProper attention
2016-04-11a11hhDesignation
2016-05-05a12hhThe holy life, talk at Alugallena Cave - Part 1
2016-05-06a13hhThe holy life, talk at Alugallena Cave - Part 2
2016-05-09a14hhPractice of meditation, talk at Lakegalla Forest
2016-05-09a15hhWholesome and unwholesome, talk at Lakegalla Forest
2016-09-06a16hhAssuming the senses
2016-09-09a17hhDiscerning the mind
2016-09-30a18hhWhat is impermanence
2016-12-12a19hhSelf and choice
2016-12-19a20hhThe uncertainty of impermanence

2017 (27)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2017-01-12a44hhQA - Part 1 - Actual and peripheral
2017-01-12a45hhQA - Part 2 - Path of understanding and authenticity
2017-01-12a46hhQA - Part 3 - Sign of the mind
2017-02-13a21hhMindfulness of food
2017-03-06a24hhFacing existence
2017-03-09a25hhDeveloping the right view
2017-03-18a26hhLearning how to feel
2017-03-28a27hhThe Meaning of nothingness
2017-03-31a28hhOn the relationship between body and mind
2017-04-06a29hhExpanding on higher mind - MN 127
2017-05-01a30hhSeclusion from the senses - SN 22.95
2017-05-14a34hhInternal and external
2017-05-14a35hhPerceptions of forest
2017-06-28a31hhSense restraint - Ud 1.10
2017-07-04a32hhSexuality and celibacy - AN 1.1
2017-07-05a33hhAll the taints - MN 2
2017-07-21a36hhMaster of thoughts - MN 19
2017-07-23a37hhThe destroyer of growth - MN 75
2017-07-27a38hhPain of the pleasures - SN 36.5
2017-08-14a39hhSamiddhisutta - SN 1.20
2017-08-21a40hhIn and of space
2017-11-22a41hhNature of consciousness
2017-11-27a42hhDiscerning the situation
2017-11-30a43hhClarifying experience
2017-12-21a47hhOrigination of four foundations of mindfulness - SN 47.42
2017-12-27a48hhThe simile of the cook - SN 47.8
2017-12-30a49hhThe four noble persons - AN 4.87-90

2018 (57)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2018-02-02a50hhBases of power
2018-02-07a51hhBreathing towards death
2018-02-25a52hhDhamma principles
2018-04-0301hhCan love be a path to happiness?4:50
2018-04-0302hhWhy Is Celibacy Important?8:08
2018-04-0303hhHow to overcome the attachments?5:11
2018-04-0304hhDo we live only once?8:33
2018-04-0305hhPurpose of Rules and Precepts12:36
2018-04-1006hhWhy is Generosity good?5:09
2018-04-13a53hhBeyond good and evil
2018-04-1824hhWhat is a REAL blessing?4:50
2018-05-0726hhHow to solve all problems4:21
2018-05-1025hhDefinition of a Fault6:46
2018-05-1727hhDEALING WITH INSULTS11:49
2018-05-2629hhWHAT IS WISDOM?4:59
2018-06-0537hhLoving Kindness Through Not-Self9:11
2018-06-11213hhHow to calm my mind?2:17
2018-06-1407hhTHE UNMISTAKEN WAY, Part 1: SENSE RESTRAINT8:32
2018-06-1910hhNO ONE WANTS SENSUALITY9:12
2018-06-2408hhTHE UNMISTAKEN WAY - Part 2: Intent on Wakefulness5:15
2018-07-0228hhSENSE OF SHAME AND FEAR OF WRONGDOING8:34
2018-07-1009hhTHE UNMISTAKEN WAY, Part 3: Moderation In Eating6:34
2018-07-1834hhSOCIALLY ENGAGED BUDDHISM?5:39
2018-07-2412hhMeditation on the Unattractive11:19
2018-08-0830hhTHE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS18:23
2018-08-2333hhTHE NOBLE SILENCE7:48
2018-09-0332hhRESTLESSNESS OF MIND6:19
2018-09-0613hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #11:11:04
2018-09-1011hhSATISFYING ALL DESIRES?2:19
2018-09-1314hhDiscussions from a Mountain Top #245:09
2018-09-2015hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #343:34
2018-09-24001hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - PREFACE32:05
2018-09-24006hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - "Dhamma"19:33
2018-09-2716hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #438:47
2018-10-01004hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - ATAKKAVACARA11:48
2018-10-0417hhDISCUSSION FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #534:13
2018-10-08007hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - KAMMA17:29
2018-10-1118hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #652:02
2018-10-15003hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - "Atta"20:51
2018-10-1835hhQ&A - PSYCHOTHERAPY6:56
2018-10-22009hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - "Anicca"8:28
2018-10-2619hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #745:30
2018-10-30005hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - "Cetana"13:19
2018-11-0136hhQ&A - PERIPHERAL AWARENESS12:19
2018-11-0520hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #852:25
2018-11-10008hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - "Nibbana"15:21
2018-11-1238hhON SUTTAS - Samadhi and Jhana1:06:04
2018-11-2221hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #91:09:00
2018-11-2831hhQ&A - MOODS AND ACTIONS9:11
2018-12-0242hhQ&A - ON VIPALLASA SUTTA12:22
2018-12-0439hhON SUTTAS - Mindfulness of the Body, PART 136:31
2018-12-0940hhAUDIO NOTES - On Mindfulness of the Body, PART 221:22
2018-12-1422hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #10 - "LIFESTYLE CHOICES"39:50
2018-12-1641hhGUIDED CONTEMPLATION - Awareness59:05
2018-12-2046hhON SUTTAS - "Stop trying to stop thinking"23:54
2018-12-2444hhQ&A - HAPPY LIFE6:06
2018-12-3048hhON SUTTAS - "Do you see what is present?"1:10:39

2019 (74)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2019-01-0349hhON SUTTAS - Mindfulness of Breathing26:37
2019-01-0751hhGUIDED CONTEMPLATION - "At the Old Guards' Cave"18:22
2019-01-1047hhON SUTTAS - "Solitude isn't optional"29:52
2019-01-1450hhMEDITATION - "Abiding in Non-activity"53:59
2019-01-1753hhMEDITATION - The Right Kind of Questioning53:16
2019-01-2123hhDISCUSSIONS FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP #1142:45
2019-01-2443hhQ&A - "Why should you meditate?"5:28
2019-01-2856hhON SUTTAS - "Meditation is Clarity of Understanding"38:40
2019-02-0458hhON SUTTAS - "It Will Not Be Mine", MN 10631:21
2019-02-1157hhON SUTTAS- "Perception is Already Ignorant"27:55
2019-02-1354hhMEDITATION - "Stop Wanting the Wanting of Sensuality"22:40
2019-02-1752hhMEDITATION - "Vipassana and Understanding the Unwholesome"42:51
2019-02-2061hhQ&A - The Dhamma is directly visible14:21
2019-02-2367hhCOMPREHENDING THE MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING59:05
2019-02-2759hhON SUTTAS - The Danger of Gratification37:19
2019-03-0465hhThe Existential Context of Mindfulness18:42
2019-03-0962hhIT'S NOT THE PAIN THAT MAKES YOU SUFFER58:15
2019-03-1766hhGUIDED CONTEMPLATION - "My Self is Not My Own"40:21
2019-03-2269hh"On Ajahn Chah's STILL FLOWING WATER"58:27
2019-03-2870hhTHE STREAM-ENTRY OF AJAHN CHAH1:10:21
2019-04-0160hhON SUTTAS - "The Meaning of Emptiness"13:37
2019-04-0464hhRESPONSIBILITY CAN FREE YOU FROM SUFFERING23:50
2019-04-0768hhAJAHN CHAH'S "DIE BEFORE YOU DIE"52:23
2019-04-1163hhOVERCOMING ANXIETY28:58
2019-04-1875hhAPPOINTMENT WITH DEATH (Maranasati)1:03:59
2019-05-0473hhSolitude Amplifies the Mind34:51
2019-05-1772hhQ&A - Seeing the Symptoms of your Mind13:24
2019-05-2078hhLETTING GO OF YOUR BEING17:06
2019-05-2476hhPRINCIPLE OF PATICCASAMUPPADA IN PRACTICE44:44
2019-05-2877hhLOOK AT THE CONTEXT, NOT THE OBJECT OF YOUR ATTENTION39:22
2019-06-0374hhDON'T BE AFRAID TO QUESTION YOURSELF48:36
2019-06-0679hhBRIEF INSTRUCTION ON OVERCOMING DEPRESSION12:08
2019-06-10002hhON NANAVIRA THERA - NoD - "A Note on Paticcasamuppada"30:24
2019-06-1371hhAJAHN CHAH AND THE ORIGINAL MIND30:12
2019-06-1780hhTHE ISLAND OF SAFETY35:20
2019-06-2080hhGUIDED CONTEMPLATION | Anger44:19
2019-06-2681hh"Not holding to fixed views" is a view... that is fixed.20:48
2019-07-0382hh"Why do I meditate?"28:39
2019-07-1083hhDon't Be Faithful to Ignorance49:48
2019-07-1785hhDO YOU FEEL SAFE?31:30
2019-07-2484hhFAITH CAN BLIND YOU31:24
2019-07-29123hhON SUTTAS | Acting out of one's emotions26:23
2019-08-08128hhOn Endurance, Timelessness in practice, Rebirth and Abandoning of yourself32:56
2019-08-14127hhOn Motivation, Mindfulness done properly and Dhamma Interrogation1:15:26
2019-08-1898hhTHE ONLY 3 THINGS YOU'LL EVER NEED, for the complete practice32:32
2019-08-22121hhEnduring the Dhamma Interrogation46:31
2019-08-29120hhDhamma Interrogation of "Eye", "Atta" and Sense of Ownership49:54
2019-08-31107hhWhy 'Focusing' Meditations are Wrong51:11
2019-09-0790hhWhy did the Buddha say "Sensuality" to be an Assumption?1:00:51
2019-09-11104hhRight Meditation is Not 'Observation'41:57
2019-09-1489hhReversing of the Pleasure that is actually Painful23:11
2019-09-18119hhAsk yourself: Could you suffer if things DON'T change?1:01:59
2019-09-21110hhDanger is in Change, not in Things Changing46:54
2019-09-27108hhTrue Meaning of Anicca55:07
2019-09-30115hhHow to Enter the First Jhana56:39
2019-10-04124hhWhere is My Mind? | Only 4 kinds of thoughts needed for full Awakenening31:10
2019-10-09105hhSamatha VS Vipassana | Purpose of the better "technique"17:12
2019-10-13122hhWhy are you not an arahant yet? | Interrogation of the Meaning38:38
2019-10-16112hhRecollectedness of Breathing | Revisiting Anapanasati Meditation Practice1:08:33
2019-10-24102hhGUIDED CONTEMPLATION | Interrogation Of The Body52:13
2019-10-27103hhNOBLE METHOD | Beginners' guide to "Dependent Origination" in practice28:05
2019-10-30113hhOvercoming Attachments | How to step outside of Mara's domain45:51
2019-11-0796hhHow To Be Happy | Simple Steps Towards Lasting Contentment26:03
2019-11-11118hhYou Can't Enter Jhana | Jhana Enters You42:45
2019-11-16116hhTake Your Mind Out Of Your Mouth | "Method" for the First Jhana30:24
2019-11-23111hhHow To Overcome Your Personality Without Destroying It | The Nature Of "Sakkaya Ditthi"52:05
2019-11-27100hhBeginners' Guide to Contemplating the Body30:35
2019-12-01125hhCan you THINK anything other than a THOUGHT? | The 4th Satipatthana in Practice1:12:30
2019-12-08101hhRecollectedness of the Body | Another Way23:11
2019-12-12117hhPervading the Body of Jhana28:32
2019-12-1597hhYou are responsible for what you are33:43
2019-12-1888hhNot Acting Out Of Your Feelings32:13
2019-12-2292hhThe Noble Friendship and What it Actually Means29:01
2019-12-29129hhHow to Be Mindful of Your Forgetfulness44:22

2020 (69)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2020-01-0195hhPractice for Laypeope Q&A36:56
2020-01-0699hhThe Emotional Proliferation | The Honeyball Sutta51:08
2020-01-08114hhJhana Is a State Of Being34:33
2020-01-11131hhTranquil Energy50:21
2020-01-16126hhDifference Between Consciousness, Mind and Thoughts37:29
2020-01-20130hhBe Like Earth...20:00
2020-01-2493hhSpreading Friendliness27:58
2020-01-27106hhThe Correct Method of Vipassana30:18
2020-01-3187hhYour feelings are not IN you.41:48
2020-02-04131hh...Even Being a Layman Does Not Justify Your Sensuality.12:48
2020-02-08132hhWhy Pain Makes You Suffer | Dhamma Interrogation1:05:05
2020-02-13133hhTurn Your World Upside Down38:19
2020-02-16134hhEverything pressures you.23:06
2020-02-25135hhLayperson's Progress in Dhamma19:10
2020-02-29136hhHow To Find The Right Teacher18:01
2020-03-03137hhPractice of Metta, Meat Eating and Dispassion27:30
2020-03-06139hhSense restraint is not just for monks.44:36
2020-03-11138hhWhat makes you a Stream-enterer?31:24
2020-03-14140hhThere is no love in "loving-kindness" | On Brahmaviharas PART 121:28
2020-03-16141hhNon-malice and non-retaliation | On Brahmaviharas PART 217:08
2020-03-19142hhDo you have a fault-finding mind? | On Brahmaviharas PART 318:47
2020-03-27143hhNibbana, Absence of Desire towards Beautiful, Self interrogation37:39
2020-03-31144hhGuaranteed Results Of Your Practice | AUDIO TALK33:27
2020-04-04145hhThe Right Starvation52:21
2020-04-08146hhUnwholesomeness of Relationships26:29
2020-04-13147hhFrom a Layman to an Arahant43:03
2020-04-16149hhDon't Wait Until It's Too Late23:28
2020-04-20148hhMetta Sutta Can Make You An Arahant33:06
2020-04-25150hhSense Pleasures Make You An Addict23:41
2020-04-30151hhTime To Face Your Feelings | Anger and Sensuality42:30
2020-05-05152hhCraving the end of Craving; Consciousness and knowing the Senses30:33
2020-05-09153hhThe Diversity of Sensual Desires and Pressure1:09:01
2020-05-13154hhAbandoning Of Sensuality Is What Meditation Is39:12
2020-05-16155hhYou Don't Need To Say NO To Everything31:08
2020-05-23156hhStop Thinking That You Can Stop Thinking6:18
2020-05-28157hhAre you hunted down by your own emotions?25:40
2020-06-01158hh"Timeless" Dhamma15:26
2020-06-05160hhThe Five Knowledges of the Limitless Samadhi12:39
2020-06-10159hhNot Blaming The Circumstances30:28
2020-06-16161hhDifference Between Ariya and Puthujjana24:47
2020-06-23163hhDelusion, Delusion?37:32
2020-06-30162hhWhy you shouldn't delight in company17:49
2020-07-07164hhNoble Method For Stream Entry36:57
2020-07-14165hhDetailed Analysis of the Fire Sermon45:20
2020-07-21166hhHow to overcome things that bother you.34:12
2020-07-28167hhThe Useful Anxiety - Sutta Study13:20
2020-08-04168hhLooking For A Bigger Picture | Importance of Precepts1:07:32
2020-08-11169hhCONTEXT OF YOUR SUFFERING26:23
2020-08-18170hhQ&A - How to develop the attitude of solitude?12:23
2020-08-25171hhBeautiful side of Ugly, Living side of Death41:18
2020-09-01172hh9 Things You Should Be Incapable Of13:08
2020-09-08173hhSeeing Dukkha In Anicca, Not-delighting In The Whole World49:59
2020-09-15174hhUndefiled by the Defilements14:32
2020-09-22175hhLet Only Bones And Sinews Remain19:01
2020-09-29176hhEmotionally Undisturbed21:06
2020-10-05177hhAngry Loving-Kindness15:22
2020-10-13178hhHow To Train Gradually31:14
2020-10-20179hhVipers, Murderers, and Intimate Friends!53:30
2020-10-27180hhON SUTTAS - Right Way of Striving21:31
2020-11-03181hhHow To Sustain Your Mindfulness30:45
2020-11-10182hhDeath Of Your Personality27:07
2020-11-17183hhBecoming Imperturbable23:09
2020-11-24184hhIs Your Dhamma Abstract or Practical?33:22
2020-12-01185hhSamsara is Directly Visible: Practical Contemplation15:28
2020-12-08186hhON SUTTAS - "Like A Blind or A Deaf Man"15:19
2020-12-15187hhQ&A: Criteria for choosing a teacher4:44
2020-12-18188hhQ&A: Is Forgiveness Necessary?7:09
2020-12-22189hhHow to Judge Others and Yourself4:50
2020-12-29190hhThe Fetter Of Meditation Methods39:06

2021 (58)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2021-01-05191hhPractical Guide To 'Kasina' Meditation25:07
2021-01-12192hhFreedom Begins With The Stream Entry10:31
2021-01-19193hhAnxiety And Comfort Zone27:18
2021-01-26194hhQ&A with Ajahn Nyanamoli and Samanadipa1:12:01
2021-02-02195hh"Wise" Attention | Misunderstanding of 'Yoniso Manasikara'26:34
2021-02-09196hhScratching The Itch33:14
2021-02-16197hhCan a layman be an arahant?4:10
2021-02-23198hhIn The Seen, Just The Seen30:46
2021-03-04199hhUprooting VS Management of Dukkha38:23
2021-03-16200hhGateway to Nibbana20:41
2021-03-24201hhOn Peripheral Awareness, Uprooting of Anger, Dealing with Displeasure1:41:35
2021-03-30202hhNIbbana Is The Ultimate Uncertainty35:22
2021-04-06203hhThe Truth About The Five Hindrances24:09
2021-04-14204hhThe Six-Sensed Animal24:41
2021-04-24205hhJhana Is A Lifestyle41:27
2021-05-01206hhPleasures you don't have to say "NO" to33:16
2021-05-13207hhThe Danger Contemplation41:00
2021-05-30208hhDeveloped in the Body and the Mind31:13
2021-06-07209hhThe Simile of the Wet Sticks13:59
2021-06-14210hhHow to Let Go12:01
2021-06-20211hhThe Pain Of Doubt19:42
2021-06-27212hhHow to be Happy7:53
2021-07-03213hhHow To Calm Your Mind16:58
2021-07-08214hhQ&A on Jhana, Anxiety, Precepts...1:11:00
2021-07-15215hhMindfulness of Breathing and Calming Of Aversion35:48
2021-07-19216hhJhana is Virtue11:40
2021-07-24217hhRight Speech, Right Samadhi15:47
2021-07-29218hhWhen Metta Isn't Working9:34
2021-08-03219hhQ&A on Persistence, Failure, Inner Critic and Sense of Urgency27:42
2021-08-07220hhThe Pressure of Sensuality11:17
2021-08-11221hhAccomplished in Virtue32:01
2021-08-15222hhPutting The Body First40:51
2021-08-23223hhPractice of Generosity12:48
2021-08-27224hhPractical Impermanence5:22
2021-09-01225hhNo Joy, No Misery17:51
2021-09-05226hhCitta VS Dhamma, Wrong Views and Types of Dukkha8:19
2021-09-10227hhDealing With Change11:34
2021-09-15228hhDo I have the Right View?12:39
2021-09-19229hhCalming the Pain, Not Avoiding It27:57
2021-09-24230hhStilling of All Activities23:51
2021-10-01231hhSensuality VS Agreeability32:07
2021-10-11232hhDhamma Is Reachable, Practical and Verifiable8:33
2021-10-14233hhPractical Asceticism8:46
2021-10-21234hhPractice Without Results is Not the Practice5:28
2021-10-26235hhEscape from the Body33:24
2021-11-04236hhDesire to End Desire16:48
2021-11-10237hhDealing With The Loss25:23
2021-11-15238hhBeing Contented13:25
2021-11-18239hhRelieving the Pressure of Restraint7:11
2021-11-21240hhMental Strength4:22
2021-11-24241hhImportance of Reading the Suttas8:28
2021-11-27242hhCessation of Emotions33:22
2021-11-30243hhQ&A with a Lay Buddhist Group1:48:30
2021-12-05244hhIs Belief in Rebirth Necessary?10:58
2021-12-09245hhQ&A on Meditation, Right View, Other Teachers, Peripheral Awareness...1:28:21
2021-12-16246hhSeeing your own mind20:16
2021-12-22247hhDiscerning the Body for Uprooting of Sensuality14:27
2021-12-28248hhPractice of Gratitude and Repaying One's Parents16:23

2022 (53)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2022-01-08249hhOn Birth, Borrowing What's Not Yours & Responsibility19:11
2022-01-13250hhBe an island to yourself24:56
2022-01-18251hhPractical Understanding Of "Rūpa"26:14
2022-01-23252hhMonkey Trap Sutta10:39
2022-01-28253hhPerception of Anicca15:54
2022-02-03254hhPermanent Jhana Through Perception of Dispassion19:58
2022-02-08255hhMetta, Goenka, Death and Samadhi37:36
2022-02-14256hhSeven Factors of Enlightenment29:35
2022-02-22257hhOnly The Noble Truth of Pain23:32
2022-03-04258hhSimile of The Son's Flesh37:53
2022-03-14259hhFour Kinds of Loss20:14
2022-03-23260hhQ&A on War, Precepts, Contemporary Meditations and Right Calmness1:11:43
2022-04-02261hhDanger and Escape10:29
2022-04-12262hhQA on Buddhist Basics, Guide for Lay Practice and Right Speech54:36
2022-04-22263hhHarmony and Perfect Community31:16
2022-05-07264hhHow Virtue Leads To Effortless Samadhi31:13
2022-05-13265hhFour Foundations of Mindfulness to Enter Jhana24:59
2022-05-20266hhModeration is Not the Middle Way17:53
2022-05-26267hhWhat is the Gratification of Desires24:26
2022-06-01268hhDon't Go By Majority and Tradition40:34
2022-06-07269hhJhana Comes Only After Renunciation25:09
2022-06-13270hhMetta in Brief10:09
2022-06-20271hhBecome a Master of Your Thoughts26:24
2022-06-27272hhA Brief Reminder on Hindrances11:58
2022-07-01273hhDon't Lie To Yourself34:13
2022-07-07274hhIs Becoming a Monk or Nun Necessary16:34
2022-07-12275hhGive Up Jhana To Enter Jhana31:06
2022-07-18276hhSuffering is Always on You12:52
2022-07-25277hhHow Your Duty Can Hinder You15:09
2022-08-08278hhThe End of Kamma33:00
2022-08-13279hhCompleting All the Work20:06
2022-08-16280hhGroup Interrogation on Various Aspects of Dhamma Practice58:51
2022-08-22281hhAbundant Theory, Lack of Endurance11:16
2022-08-26282hhGroup Interrogation on Everything1:16:42
2022-09-05283hhDeath, Uncertainty and Aversion to Pain52:26
2022-09-13284hhThe Meaning of Right Samadhi1:12:17
2022-09-21285hhThe Extent of the Danger58:05
2022-09-27286hhThe Mind Cleansing Method41:37
2022-10-03287hhHow to Abandon the Self View47:42
2022-10-10288hhYoung Monks' Celibacy20:08
2022-10-15289hhHow to get the Right View48:29
2022-10-20290hhA Definitive Guide to Seeing Your Mind51:09
2022-10-26291hhMind Self-Inflicting44:46
2022-10-31292hhRelinquishing the Entire World28:27
2022-11-06293hhThe Stench and The Flies13:02
2022-11-10294hhHeedful of the Dangers20:38
2022-11-15295hhCelibacy, Easy or Frightening?12:30
2022-11-21296hhUndermining the Sense of Self40:04
2022-11-28297hhJust a Bag of Skin12:37
2022-12-05298hhBecoming Undisturbed7:46
2022-12-11299hhSeven Stages of Purification55:51
2022-12-17300hhSuffering of Sotapannas41:52
2022-12-24301hhWhen to stop practising?13:27

2023 (50)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2023-01-03302hhFull Sutta Study - MN 441:11:02
2023-01-10303hhThe Ultimate Method For Overcoming Hindrances49:46
2023-01-18304hhLove and Light18:44
2023-01-24305hhAvoid Things that Cause Suffering26:33
2023-01-30306hhBalancing the Element of Earth20:31
2023-02-05307hhAbandoning the All45:50
2023-02-10308hhA King Without a Kingdom (Sutta Study MN 35)26:22
2023-02-15309hhMaking the World a Better Place41:36
2023-02-27310hhConfined Within This Body10:55
2023-03-09311hhEight thoughts of a great person57:25
2023-03-17312hhShould you stop caring19:54
2023-03-23313hhOn Forgiveness - by Thaniyo Thero12:24
2023-03-29314hhThe Story of Nanda's Mother (Sutta Study AN 7.53)27:47
2023-04-05315hhWhen To Go Into Seclusion?13:39
2023-04-17316hhHard Precepts, Easy Safety24:44
2023-04-24317hhGet A Degree in Stream Entry35:09
2023-05-02318hhWhy do you keep losing sense restraint?38:27
2023-05-09319hhWhat exists after death? (Sutta Study SN 22.85)51:51
2023-05-20320hhThree Types of Practice23:09
2023-05-26321hhAbandon Being Here and Now37:34
2023-06-02322hhContemplating the Cessation12:18
2023-06-08323hhGood Thoughts, Bad Thoughts46:21
2023-06-15324hhCan Eternity be Impermanent?24:40
2023-06-22325hhLonger Discussion on Four Brahmavihara43:12
2023-07-03326hhFeeling only one feeling34:45
2023-07-11327hhDon't Take it Personally39:38
2023-07-25328hhIf you relinquish everything, you will never have anything to lose27:33
2023-07-31329hhNecessary Condition for Sotapatti43:04
2023-08-07330hhSelf reliance, Jhana and the five precepts39:00
2023-08-15331hhSeeing Through the Hindrances Instead of Denying Them26:27
2023-08-22332hhForsaking the Pleasure of "Meditation"14:09
2023-08-29333hhEndlessness of Desires23:22
2023-09-05334hhSuffering is where things are felt25:58
2023-09-12335hhThe Story of Angulimala16:58
2023-09-19336hhOvercoming the Sexual Urge12:01
2023-09-26337hhPeaceful Death9:31
2023-10-03338hhTHE THREE INTOXICATIONS - by Sister Medhini8:34
2023-10-10339hhThe Mind Whisperer32:06
2023-10-17340hhCan you say what you mean?10:05
2023-10-24341hhAbortion of Samsara10:04
2023-10-31342hhHelp Parents or Ordain?11:24
2023-11-07343hhSTREAM ENTRY FOR LAYPEOPLE - by Bhikkhu Anīgha30:59
2023-11-14344hhMindfulness of the Elements38:56
2023-11-21345hhWhen Your Mind Can Turn Against You18:21
2023-11-28346hhLaying Down of the Burden - by Thaniyo Thero7:26
2023-12-05347hhDo you have faith?33:16
2023-12-09348hhSUTTA STUDY - "The Root of All Things" MN 131:09
2023-12-16349hhThe Most Acute Description of the Right View46:33
2023-12-24350hhLife and Death33:14
2023-12-31351hhSUTTA STUDY - "All the Defilements" MN 21:02:54

2024 (51)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2024-01-08352hhMind is the maker of all things9:57
2024-01-15353hhSeeking Your Own Welfare - by Sister Medhini21:22
2024-01-22354hhProblem of Instant Gratification8:25
2024-01-31355hhRight Time for Seclusion - by Thaniyo Thero4:19
2024-02-06356hhOvercoming Past Traumas5:21
2024-02-14357hhIs Your Virtue Your Excuse?11:29
2024-02-21358hhUnconcentrate Yourself4:28
2024-02-28359hhThe Un-lapsing of Your Self Restraint - by SISTER MEDHINI5:11
2024-03-06360hhAsking the Right Questions16:21
2024-03-13361hhSUTTA STUDY - "Evaluation" MN 1528:57
2024-03-19362hhUnwelcoming of the Hindrances39:34
2024-03-26363hhThe Safety of Jhāna8:17
2024-04-02364hhAscetic vs Aesthetic19:07
2024-04-10365hhLearning Contentment Within The Discomfort - by SISTER MEDHINI5:37
2024-04-17366hhThe Right Disgust25:02
2024-04-24367hhIs Money an Obstacle to Practice?6:52
2024-05-01368hhDetach from attachments by recognizing their impermanence37:27
2024-05-14369hhImportance of Having a Structure5:38
2024-05-21370hhTo be angry at others you must first resist your own unpleasant feelings9:55
2024-05-29371hhIs your Dhamma practice based on superstition?18:03
2024-06-05372hhThe Anatta Method13:08
2024-06-11373hhPleasant breath sensations14:45
2024-06-18374hhMaintaining discipline despite the peer pressure7:01
2024-06-25375hhThe Meditation Of Not Giving In To Defilements19:31
2024-07-02376hhDistracting yourself from yourself is not an escape from suffering7:27
2024-07-09377hhAwareness and Accountability10:58
2024-07-15378hhWithstanding the Defilements18:24
2024-07-23379hhDefining Cognition11:35
2024-07-30380hhThe Path Starts with Self Honesty43:03
2024-08-06381hhDealing With Anxiety10:59
2024-08-13382hhWithout sensuality, I knowingly breath9:41
2024-08-20383hhMetta Sutta Study33:03
2024-08-27384hhDelusion is a Choice10:55
2024-09-04385hhThe Noble Path of Dependent Origination11:17
2024-09-10386hhPeripheral Anicca23:41
2024-09-16387hhQ&A - Freedom through the Right precepts1:28:47
2024-09-24388hhUn-personification of Form35:28
2024-10-01389hhWhere the Dhamma Begins...32:48
2024-10-07390hhLearning the Language of the Mind1:19:02
2024-10-15391hhThe Mind is Watching You41:53
2024-10-22392hhThe Best Friend or The Deadliest Enemy40:04
2024-10-28393hhSUTTA STUDY - "One Good Night" (MN 131-134)18:14
2024-11-04394hhA Fettered Animal40:15
2024-11-12395hhSeeing the Mind through Hindrances28:19
2024-11-19396hhCitta - a child, an animal, a creature...32:01
2024-11-26397hhActual Jhana and Uprooting the Sense of Self46:20
2024-12-03398hhDemystifying Anapanasati51:00
2024-12-10399hhPurpose of Anapanasati44:03
2024-12-17400hhBuddhism vs. The World18:32
2024-12-24401hhDispassion or Depression5:30
2024-12-31402hhWhen Repression is Good6:45

2025 (51)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2025-01-07403hhCan a Layperson Practice the Actual Dhamma?35:30
2025-01-14404hhManaging Your Suffering Is A Trap38:04
2025-01-21405hhDon't open Mara's doors43:46
2025-01-28406hhWhich pleasures should you worry about...8:57
2025-02-04407hhThe Basics of Anapanasati16:10
2025-02-11408hhWhat is the Purpose of my Practice10:15
2025-02-18409hhHelping the Mind Understand26:15
2025-03-04410hhThere is only one way of dealing with the Five Hindrances16:31
2025-03-11411hhDoes Your Mind Make You Flinch?37:56
2025-03-18412hhYour Body is a Burden13:09
2025-03-25413hhWanting Samsara?7:17
2025-04-01414hhUnderstanding of your consciousness21:03
2025-04-08415hhBlind asceticism and jhana misconceptions.17:32
2025-04-15416hhThe Battleground of Dhamma26:11
2025-04-22417hhOvercoming Self Loathing and Mental Traps17:29
2025-04-29418hhFACING THE ABYSS - Sutta Study AN 9.4145:16
2025-05-06419hhWhen Restraint leads to Purification...16:35
2025-05-13420hhTHE UNCONDITIONAL VIRTUE - Sutta Study SN 42.844:16
2025-05-20421hhRediscovering Inspiration for Practice4:11
2025-05-27422hhLetting Go Of Your Control2:05
2025-06-03423hhThe Beginning of Sotapatti - Sutta Study - AN 5.11438:56
2025-06-10424hhSuffering has to be Understood9:43
2025-06-17425hhNo restraint, No Satipatthana30:02
2025-06-24426hhHow to amplify your thinking4:29
2025-07-01427hhThe Knowledge of Sotapannas6:23
2025-07-08428hhSatipatthana is not "meditation"7:53
2025-07-15429hhMindfulness of Breathing and the Four Great Elements -- MN 62 Sutta Study42:52
2025-07-22430hhThings Worthy of Honor2:22
2025-07-29431hhThis is why the craving never ends51:46
2025-08-05432hhClarity Over Novelty - A Different "Meditation"11:45
2025-08-12433hhThe Body You Live In vs. The Body You See8:53
2025-08-19434hhTurning Discomfort Into Freedom12:16
2025-08-26435hhRight View or Just Virtue?7:47
2025-09-02436hhWhether Householder or Monk: The Right and Wrong Way43:08
2025-09-09437hhTo Be or Not To Be...18:01
2025-09-16438hhThe Wrong Path Feels Easier: Why the Type of Practice Cannot Be Chosen27:56
2025-09-23439hhFeelings, Moods and Craving11:13
2025-09-30440hhFour stages of Enlightenment are not what you think28:49
2025-10-07441hhInternal vs. External: How to Discern and Abandon the Hindrances23:31
2025-10-15442hhSuffering is always in the present8:01
2025-10-21443hhRelaxation vs. Liberation: A Guide for Modern Buddhist Groups22:01
2025-10-28444hhWhy You Should "Un-absorb" Yourself: SN 47.20 - Simile of the Pot of Oil and a Man with the Sword32:10
2025-11-04445hhPressure and Perception: Understanding Sense Objects and Sense Bases21:30
2025-11-11446hhUncovering the actual body - The correct practice of kāyagatāsati27:29
2025-11-18447hhpractical celibacy23:03
2025-11-25448hhLiberating the Animal - Sutta Study on Ten Perceptions, Six Qualities and Higher Mind46:16
2025-12-02449hhSubduing Compulsions11:11
2025-12-09450hhThe Dukkha of Delight28:32
2025-12-16451hhUncovering the choices that you make19:52
2025-12-23452hhWhy Enjoying Company Blocks Awakening - The Uncomfortable Dhamma1:07:24
2025-12-30453hhWhere Desire Turns Into Misconduct (Third Precept Breakdown)20:37

2026 (34)

DateCodeTitleDurationLinks
2026-01-06454hhBetween Indulgence and Punishment: When Sense Restraint Becomes Self-Mortification25:52
2026-01-13455hhThe Lie of “I Deserve a Break”10:46
2026-01-20456hhHow the Mind Gets Pulled Into Desire1:07:54
2026-02-03457hhCraving Is Sustained by Actions, Not Abstractions14:23
2026-02-09458hhBasic Meditations: Daily Questioning of Actions & Choices17:50
2026-02-17459hhEnduring the Pressure: The Practical Meaning of Mental Purity (AN 3.121)34:05
2026-03-03460hhThe Salla Sutta and the End of Grief23:13
2026-03-17461hhWhy the Mind Must “Sail Upstream” – A Hidden Teaching in the Chinese Agamas42:42
2026-03-24462hhPeripheral Awareness: The Skill That Overcomes Feelings52:53
2026-03-31463hhMastering Mindfulness: Restraint, Seclusion, and the Four Foundations45:52
2026-04-07464hhWhen Search for Peace Is Actually a Form of Sensual Craving25:34
2026-04-14465hhLearning to Like Boredom5:34
2026-04-21466hhThe Horizon of the Mind and the Breakdown of Identity1:00:10
2026-04-28467hhRemoving Lust and Aversion from the Spotlight8:29
2026-05-05468hhYour Attachments Show Your Practice — Not the Precepts14:21
2026-05-12469hhSamadhi Is Not Relaxation: The Meaning of True Composure15:41
2026-05-19470hhHow to become a Stream-enterer1:07:38
2026-05-26471hhNot Just Movies and Music: The Subtle Forms of Entertainment9:21
2026-06-02472hhDon't Just Keep the Precepts, Train in Them24:08
2026-06-09473hhLetting go of your views...11:49
2026-06-16474hhShould you punish your mind?7:57
2026-06-24475hhNo Excuses, No Refuge: The Sallekha Sutta and Existential Responsibility42:37
2026-07-01476hhWhy Knowing the Suttas Won't Stop Your Suffering22:42
2026-07-14477hhThe Myth of the "Pure Heart"12:44
2026-07-14478hhTrue Refuge: What the Sangha Actually Means7:16
2026-07-21479hhIs Saying No to Your Mind Cruel?4:29
2026-07-29480hhThe Birth of Self: Sutta Study - SN 22.8157:12
2026-08-05481hhThe Hidden Danger of "Insignificant" Desires | Sense Restraint Explained19:58
2026-08-06482hhA full discussion on the path to liberation57:37
2026-08-17483hhWhy Is Sensuality Always a Problem?10:18
2026-08-21484hhThe “I Am” You Can Never Find12:53
2026-08-26485hhWhen Renunciation Stops Feeling Like a Sacrifice5:10
2026-09-06486hhWhy Confession Doesn't Work Without Shame3:36
2026-09-08487hhThe First Instructions to a Newly Ordained Monk11:34

Essays

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Ajahn Thaniyo — Collected Essays
Sister Medhini — Collected Essays
Bhikkhu Anīgha — Collected Essays

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7 Transcripts & Essays Not In The Books
Abundant Theory, Lack of Endurance
DHAMMA_WITHIN_REACH
Dhamma Within Reach
Dhamma Within Reach
Dhamma Within Reach_RU (Final Vers)
Going Through Dukkha_Thaniyo
Living Under An Authority_by Sister Medhini
MN 1 Pali English
MN 2 All The Defilements_Pali&English
Making Peace With Feeling
Meaning Of The Heart -Thaniyo
Meanings - Bhikkhu Ninoslav Nanamoli
Mālukyaputtattheragāthā Thag 16-5
No_Joy_No_Misery
Notes On Dhamma_Anicca - A Short Commentary__
OnlyWayToJhana
OnlyWayToJhana
P08_How Manifestation Disconnects You From Suffering
Puggalavada
Seeing beneath the surface - Ajahn Nyanamoli Thero
The Fire Sutta Translation
The Meaning of Yoniso Manasikara - Bhikkhu Anīgha (e-ink)
The Noble Method
The Unconditional Virtue - Sutta Study Sn42.8
Undermining the Sense of Self
Uproot Assumptions, Uproot Suffering_Thaniyo
WHAT THE JHĀNAS ACTUALLY ARE - Bhikkhu Anīgha