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Mostly Dhamma talks given by Ajahns Munindo, Abhinando, Punnyo at Aruna Ratanagiri, Harnham Buddhist Monastery - a monastery of the Theravada Buddhist Forest Tradition - in Northumberland, UK.

Aruna Ratanagiri


    • Mar 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Success Calls For Commitment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 0:28


    Dhammapada verse 155, renunciation, youth, medicine, foundation, story, wealthy parents, education, poor, unshakeable realisation, fundamental principle, building a house, Ajahn Chah, visiting the West, going without to develop, affluence, option fatigue, overwhelmed, anxiety, entitlement, gratification, agrarian society, pre-internet, true principles, trust, merely reading, sport, music, medicine, research, Mozart, confidence in the Buddha, support, deluded ego, Four Noble Truths, craving, wholesome desire, Kosambi, trust, conflating belief and faith, friend, ‘my way', attam saranam gacchami, anger, fear, anxiety, irrational, public speaking, smoking cigarettes, apparent reality, actuality, embodied mindfulness, intentional restraint, smart phone, confidence, addiction, self-respect, integrity, precepts, patience, ultimate transformer, wise reflection, disappointment, the past, countering, compassionate awareness, the Buddha's last words, strive on towards fruition.

    Intentional Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 0:27


    Dhammapada 163, goodness, benefit, overwhelm, evolution, Ajahn Sucitto, fault finding, neurobiologists, easy to criticise, politics, discriminative intelligence, whole body-mind, Ajahn Chah quote, Ajahn Thate, consciousness, brain, primary organ, guided meditation, dhammakatha.org, aliveness, vulnerability, open-hearted, spring, daffodils, snow drops, disagreeability, virtue, good fortune, precepts, spiritual fatalities, heart-awareness, slowing down, technology, talking, breathing, puja, appreciating the Buddha, out of balance, nourishing.

    It Is What You Are, Not What You Look Like: Ajahn Chah Memorial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 0:27


    Wat Pah Pong, monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen, honouring, defining teaching style, parents, frustration, comfortable, fierce, warm-heartedness, relatability, icon, human being, Ajahn Amaro, over-sleeping, eat little, eat more, ideal, idealistic, attentiveness, lost in doubt, ‘I've been there', gift, understandable initial approach, forms, techniques, traditions, bowing, shaking hands, creative approach, vegetarian, fasting, spirit of the spiritual life, heart of hearts, essence, Dhammapada Verses 1, 2, reverse impulse, ascetic practices, lineage, social media, distraction addiction, dismissing forms, conduit, supermarket trolley, Te Awamutu, Judaeo-Christian culture, sin and guilt, comparing, nervous system, pointing, beyond forms.

    The Special Relevance Of Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 0:28


    New Year's Eve, various teachings, Kalama Sutta, relevant, Magadhi, throwing a tantrum, cold-hearted conceptual analysis, Kisa Gotami, totally identified in our heads, approximations, anger, wimpish, ineffectual, transformative power, strength, wisdom, meditation, cultivate compassion, flavour of solitude, nectar of peace, mother, intentional wishing, ‘may I be free from suffering', contentment, conflated with complacency, abdication, ocean, stillness, turmoil, multidimensional, anger, protection, determinations, spiritual muscles, atrophy, 5 minute meditation on compassion, metta bhavana.

    Reintegrating Rather Than Relinquishing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 0:28


    New Moon, Uposatha Day, Dhammapada verse 132, external, internal, happy being, frightened self, foe, right and left hands fighting, festive season, collective insanity, equanimous evaluation, emotionally loaded, judgement, discipled attention, embodied mindfulness, conscious composure, work colleague, neighbour, fear, belly, letting go, relinquishing, vibhavatanha, heart energy, connection, allow, irrational fear, Prodigal Son, welcoming, alienated, not an academic exercise, self-harming, not getting lost in pleasure or pain.

    Seeing Humility As A Safety Net

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 0:27


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Mahamangala Sutta, blessings, auspiciousness, protections, imperturbability, worldly winds, lokadhamma, nivata, humility, self references, false humility, hubris, limited being, our least, overshadowing, wholesome aspirations, betrayed, heart-broken, asking for help, bowing practice, having to be different, creative relationship with practice, psychological safety net, self-regulation, trying too hard, right amount of effort, zeal, striving, enthusiasm, goals, motivating, idealistic, servant, sat nav, clinging, Ajahn Chah, Wat Pah Nanachat, emulate an earthworm, shiny Buddha, impressive qualities, modesty, a smidgen of salt, iodine, oceans warming.

    Susceptible To Seeing Anew

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 0:27


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Skilful means, Ajahn Chah, Everything Is Teachings Us, learning, bored, disillusionment, positive, inherently limited, purification, 5 spiritual faculties, spiritual competence, trust in true principles, law of gravity, consciousness, motivation, preferences, bad food, wound, healing, embodied mindfulness, emotionally literate, disciplined attention, attention span, discernment, casual culture, contentment, addiction, Bhikkhuni Mahapajapati, disillusionment, detachment, dispersal, modesty, contentment, frugality, effort, solitude, one-upmanship, sapling, protection, acorn, oak tree, hurry, natural unfolding, ‘my way', letting go

    Outshining The Sorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 0:28


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Positivity, communication, 4 Divine Abidings, well-wishing, empathy, equanimity, generosity, self-centred, gratitude, warm-hearted, 5 ways of dealing with distractions, sorrow, compassion, struggle, may I be free from struggling, self-care, Ajahn Chah, untangling, Tuina massage, metta bhavana, authenticity, welcoming practice, positive context, drunk on positivity, Dhammapada 163, generating benefit, wisdom and compassion.

    Nekkhamma And Option Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 0:23


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Transformative potential, trust, meditation, patience, compost, frustration, casual gratification, appointed as abbot, training monastery, resistance, teachers, boredom, terrible-twos, boundaries, indecisive, renunciation, setting limitations, nekkhamma parami, extreme asceticism, nothing special, overly zealous, phone, devices, AI, stress, anxiety, indulge, deny, embodied just-knowing awareness, letting go, raw, untamed, saying ‘yes', intentional kindness.

    This New Religious Paradigm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 0:30


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Mahayana, Theravada, ‘Trusting In The Heart', suffering, the Middle Way, first teachings, Four Noble Truths, Pancavaggi bhikkhus, spiritual faculties, complicit, self-loathing, overwhelmed, nourished, Brahma Viharas, open-hearted state, samadhi, intoxicated, beguiling, anger, indignation, the three poisons, fear, rate of change, anxiety pandemic, conscious relationship, formal meditation, fear of losing control, Ajahn Dukkha, authentic compassion, undoing denial, who is afraid, storehouse of wholesomeness.

    A New Religious Paradigm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 0:30


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Mahayana, Theravada, ‘Trusting In The Heart', suffering, the Middle Way, first teachings, Four Noble Truths, Pancavaggi bhikkhus, spiritual faculties, complicit, self-loathing, overwhelmed, nourished, Brahma Viharas, open-hearted state, samadhi, intoxicated, beguiling, anger, indignation, the three poisons, fear, rate of change, anxiety pandemic, conscious relationship, formal meditation, fear of losing control, Ajahn Dukkha, authentic compassion, undoing denial, who is afraid, storehouse of wholesomeness.

    Balancing of Wisdom and Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 0:30


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Mahayana, Theravada, ‘Trusting In The Heart', suffering, the Middle Way, first teachings, Four Noble Truths, Pancavaggi bhikkhus, spiritual faculties, complicit, self-loathing, overwhelmed, nourished, Brahma Viharas, open-hearted state, samadhi, intoxicated, beguiling, anger, indignation, the three poisons, fear, rate of change, anxiety pandemic, conscious relationship, formal meditation, fear of losing control, Ajahn Dukkha, authentic compassion, undoing denial, who is afraid, storehouse of wholesomeness.

    Balancing Wisdom and Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 0:30


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Results, Dhammapada 119, 120, growing up, fruit trees, creative, obstructions, denied dukkha, maranasati, mortality, trauma, traumatised, psychotherapy, damaged goods, cleaning your teeth, spiritual faculties, reintegrated, coping strategy, Chinese medicine, functional, basement, attic, ‘I can't handle this', Ajahn Chah, techniques, lotus, getting over suffering, heart energy, helpful.

    The Positivity Of Denied Dukkha

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 0:30


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Results, Dhammapada 119, 120, growing up, fruit trees, creative, obstructions, denied dukkha, maranasati, mortality, trauma, traumatised, psychotherapy, damaged goods, cleaning your teeth, spiritual faculties, reintegrated, coping strategy, Chinese medicine, functional, basement, attic, ‘I can't handle this', Ajahn Chah, techniques, lotus, getting over suffering, heart energy, helpful.

    The Three Greats

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 0:30


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Feeling challenged, failing, addictions, distraction, avoidance, dislike, hatred, megalomaniacal, disappointment, rage, progress, Dhammapada verse, 103, spiritual faculties, conquering delusion, Tathagata, sensitivity, aliveness, mindfulness, resilience, patience, grindstone, sword of wisdom, guided meditation, aligning, https://dhammakatha.org/qa/, practising, conceptual resilience, emotional resilience, tudong, frustration, physically resilient, loss, agrarian society, great patience, Ajahn Chah, transforming virtue, cultivating.

    Right Determination

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 0:37


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) The Discourse on the Turning of the Law, Four Noble Truths, foundation, advanced spiritual abilities, insight, preparation, spiritual faculties, human intelligence, comfort, the great matter, ‘what is this all about', unshakeable, great doubt, rewire thinking, disappointment, approximations, letting go, resistance, heart energy, building up blessings, storehouse of wholesomeness, wholesome potential, indulging and denying, middle way, welcome Ajahn Dukkha, sacca, honesty, booking a restaurant, honest speech, believing in stories, dying, generosity, friendships, physical discipline, meditation, investigating fear, anxiety, Dhammapada 327, resolution, elephant, swamp, uplifting, the inspiration of cultivated attention

    Readying Ourselves For Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 0:37


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) The Discourse on the Turning of the Law, Four Noble Truths, foundation, advanced spiritual abilities, insight, preparation, spiritual faculties, human intelligence, comfort, the great matter, ‘what is this all about', unshakeable, great doubt, rewire thinking, disappointment, approximations, letting go, resistance, heart energy, building up blessings, storehouse of wholesomeness, wholesome potential, indulging and denying, middle way, welcome Ajahn Dukkha, sacca, honesty, booking a restaurant, honest speech, believing in stories, dying, generosity, friendships, physical discipline, meditation, investigating fear, anxiety, Dhammapada 327, resolution, elephant, swamp, uplifting, the inspiration of cultivated attention

    The Doorway Of Generosity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 0:28


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Disinclination to teach, Brahma, unawakened state, but a little dust in their eyes, dana parami, transforming virtues, foundational, meditation, wisdom, supportive conditions, conceptual understanding, transformative understanding, relationship, kalyanamitta, helping hand, pointers, Ajahn Chah, lost in anxiety, fear, brains bursting, empathy, gift, loneliness, cold-heartedness, first book, first meditation retreat, disciplining attention, deluded personality, self obsessed, instilling virtues, Wester traveller, offering respect to the Buddha, practices, adequate examples, susceptibility, fully blown narcissists, mainlining bhava tanha, opening, softening, ‘my way', lonely, self-referencing, forgetting about yourself, gentling, kathina, anumodana, form and spirit, shared participation.

    The Actual Newness Of Each Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 29:56


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Present moment awareness, past, future, resentment, forgiveness, aspirations, unique, newness, freshness, beginning again, soul, essence, endurance, ultimate transformer, cultivating competence, Thai language, great faith, great doubt, great endurance, formal meditation, two eyes.

    Luang Por Munindo - The Fundamentalist Disposition

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 34:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Initial enthusiasm, clinging, Dhammapada v 221, resisting reality, fundamentalism, clinging to views, all religions, overly simplistic solutions, slogans, complex, confusion, chaos, effort, skill, discernment, meditation retreat, coping strategy, meditation teachers, political rallies, revivalist crusades, spiritual and psychological structures, feeling threatened, vertigo, true principles, Mahamangala Sutta, living in befitting places, accumulating a storehouse of wholesomeness, integrity, inner safe-space, immutable laws, Ajahn Dukkha, synthetic security, idealism, open-hearted awareness, fear of uncertainty, abbot, not-knowing, sadha, sila, sati, indriyasamvara, Venerable Sariputta.

    Q: Dealing With The Endlessly Critical Voice In My Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024


    Q: How Do Buddhists And Non-Buddhists Handle Anxiety?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024


    Luang Por Munindo - On Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 29:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version)  Young people, morality, religions, precepts, inner safe space, nivata, Mahamangala Sutta, source of blessings, false humility, protection, self inflation, aligning, virtue, vectors, ritual humiliation, bubble burst, hubris, nemesis, ‘got a ticket on yourself', ‘cruising for a bruising', admiration, puja, honouring, selfless wisdom and compassion, people who look like their pets, Ajahn Chah, appreciative awareness, Bhikkhu Vakkali, autobiographies, Emperor Asoka, denigrating other religions, Ven. Sariputta, untidy robe, novice, seniority, Taungpulu Sayadaw, Ananda Maitreya, King of Thailand, see the loss, see the gain, ugliness, beauty.

    Luang Por Munindo - World On Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 38:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammapada v 146, laughter, joy, fire, darkness, seeking the light, Commentaries, apocryphal, drunk, wisdom, distraction, heedlessness, Ajahn Chah, Living With The Cobra, hot, cool, samsara, nibbana, greed, hatred, delusion, heart, actuality, contentment, restless, nervous system, 2600 years ago, processing data, lose connection, open-hearted state, being loving, schmaltzy songs, poems, chronically obstructed, accumulated denied dukkha, the Awakened Ones, deep discontentment, overwhelm, reading a recipe book, frightening, Abhidhamma, sadness, abuse, abandonment, boarding school, Public School system, Prof. C. G. Jung, guilt, temporal model, present generated dukkha, old unmet dukkha, adopted dukkha, study, 5 ways of dealing with distracting thoughts, fundamentalist, cutting through, working through, burning through, Ajahn Thate, humility, good company.

    Luang Por Munindo - The World On Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 38:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammapada v 146, laughter, joy, fire, darkness, seeking the light, Commentaries, apocryphal, drunk, wisdom, distraction, heedlessness, Ajahn Chah, Living With The Cobra, hot, cool, samsara, nibbana, greed, hatred, delusion, heart, actuality, contentment, restless, nervous system, 2600 years ago, processing data, lose connection, open-hearted state, being loving, schmaltzy songs, poems, chronically obstructed, accumulated denied dukkha, the Awakened Ones, deep discontentment, overwhelm, reading a recipe book, frightening, Abhidhamma, sadness, abuse, abandonment, boarding school, Public School system, Prof. C. G. Jung, guilt, temporal model, present generated dukkha, old unmet dukkha, adopted dukkha, study, 5 ways of dealing with distracting thoughts, fundamentalist, cutting through, working through, burning through, Ajahn Thate, humility, good company.

    Luang Por Munindo - An Avoidable Conflagration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 22:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Challenges, environmental, ethical, political, state of the world, Dhammapada verse one, verse two, the heart leads the way, core issues, speculating, well-being, greed, hatred, delusion, polluted awareness, distorted consciousness, 3 poisons adittapariyaya sutta, The Fire Sermon, pointing, Ajahn Chah, burning hot coal, letting go, precepts, study, sitting, focussing on forms, first book, first retreat, pujas, perfunctory, meditation, harmonious alignment, cellophane, saddha, sati, sampajanna, Kassapa brothers, fire worshippers, famous teachers, paraphernalia, really new, daring, unknown.

    Luang Por Munindo - Respect, Humility, Contentment, Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 26:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammacakkappavatana Sutta, Pancavaggi bhikkhus, realisation, Four Noble Truths, being ‘ready', naïve, highest teachings, transmutation, addressing hunger first, Mahamangala Sutta, sorrow-less, grief-less, respectfulness, deva, transmutation, insight, self-respect, cultivation, humility, virtuous, arrogance, acknowledging limitations, middle way, contentment, gratitude, upbringing, instilling virtues, timely hearing Dhamma, noisy head, conscious listening from the heart, preparation.

    Luang Por Munindo - Q: Dealing With The Endlessly Critical Voice In My Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 11:00


    (approx. 11 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: "I have been keeping up the suggested '15 minutes of non-judgmental awareness practice' and am disconcerted to find an apparently endlessly critical voice in my head. I see where it comes from and how strong it is on sin and guilt, and how weak it is on forgiveness. I understand all too clearly what you mean by unacknowledged dukkha. How to proceed? If you have any more good advice, I will be glad to hear it." Compulsive controlling, unreceived, smoke, fire, indoctrination, knowing not-knowing, anger, counter design, spiritual faculties, heart language, head language, nebulous fear, reintegrated.

    Luang Por Munindo - Building Beautiful Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 29:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Emphasising friendship, Kalyanamitta, Discourse on Great Auspiciousness, Mahamangala Sutta, the company we keep, developing and maintaining, Dhammapada 328, joyous company, emphasising solitude, Wat Pah Pong, unaddressed pain, side effects of affluence, distraction, social media, Dhammapada 160, be your own refuge, monastics, Venerable Anuruddha, milk and water, gym, characteristics, difficult feedback, trusting confidentiality, struggling, valuing friends, casual culture, 4 divine abidings, metta, karuna, mudita, upekkha, boundless heart, daring vulnerability, open-hearted state, aliveness, compassion, empathy, feel the sadness, banter, cynicism, closed down, equanimity, limitations, kamma, learning to listen.

    Luang Por Munindo - Q: How To Practice With A Conceited Sense Of Superiority

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 12:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) "How to properly understand the Buddha's teachings on not being better, equal or worse than others? I'm especially interested in how to deal with the feelings of being superior to those who do not search anything deeper in life, who merely pursue immediate gratification of casual desires.” Ajahn Chah, Abhidhamma, Thai expression, ditthi mana, perceptions, up to scratch, balanced sensitivity, afraid of fear, hating aversion, spiritual toolkit, integrity, embodied mindfulness, intentional composure (indriyasamvara), wise reflection, compassion, challenging, enquiry, daring, judging, fear, overwhelmed, anger, indulging, denying, in-breath, expanding, temporary happiness, wellness retreat, selfless happiness, pressure.

    Luang Por Munindo - The Saying No Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 29:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Virtues, transformation, helpful, spiritual muscle, energy management, habits, boundaries, vulnerable, nekkhamma parami, wilfulness, chocolate, forms, spirit, looking at your phone, addicted, focussing on the form, renunciation, sense of self, my way, squabbles, communities of selves, the Buddha, selflessness, sugar, pleasure, diabetes, obese, food manufacturers, fat and salt, indriya samvara, intentional inhibition, open-hearted awareness, ‘I want', fully own, dopamine hit, backlog, dana, sila, nekkhamma, the burden of deluded personality, integrity, wholesome intention, Ven. Ananda, freedom from remorse, bowing, arrogant, materialists, making offerings to the sangha, reading Dhamma, pointing, more lightly.

    Luang Por Munindo - Q: How Do Buddhists And Non-Buddhists Handle Anxiety?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 11:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Anxiety, counsellor, practitioner, emotions, fear, heart contraction, desire, greed, disciplined attention, intentional composure, schools, stub your toe, open hearted awareness, aligning meditation, counterforce of compassion, outshining, tears, empathy.

    Luang Por Munindo - The First 45 Years Were The Hardest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 41:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Father's Day, appreciation, gratitude, spiritual fathers, Ajahn Sumedho, celebration of gratitude, celebration of generosity, faith, true principles, chaos, implicit order, materialism, Ajahn Chah, faith, disciplined attention, power tools, musical instrument, selfless wisdom, selfless compassion, shifts in perspective, increased sensitivity, apparently intolerable, intense badness, personal baggage, kamma, epigenetics, 5 spiritual faculties, blind belief, potential competences, patient endurance, driven by bhava tanha, backlog, burning, tapa, embodying, conscious connected breathing, conceptual intelligence, emotional intelligence, intuitive intelligence, acupuncture, headaches, intervention, heart contraction, fear, disappointment, relationship, dislike, wanting to look at your phone, apparently insurmountable obstructions, beginner, contentment.

    Luang Por Munindo - Trusting In Open-Hearted Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 31:00


    (keywords) (slightly edited version) Enthusiasm, aspiration, progress, chronically obstructed, Ajahn Chah, obstructed, moods, bad kamma, accumulated denied dukkha, crying, itchy wound, scratch, right understanding, screeching birds, nirodha-sacca, ekayana, disliking, open the chest, welcome heart energy, smelly socks, six senses, six sense objects, liking and disliking, acupuncturist, affluence, sadness, frustration, rightly aligned, great renunciation, synthetic security, approximations, the dukkha of disappointment, resistance, tolerable, lemons, lack of self-worth, overwhelming, grief, addicted to your smart phone, denied desire, fear, breathing, manageable, death, receive the hurt, don't be afraid of the hurt, trust, heart-contraction, skilful non-resistance, heedless acquiescence.

    Many Blessings Received From Luang Por Sumedho

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


    Q: How Can I Be Sure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


    Q: Identified As The Activity Of Awareness Or As Awareness Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


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