Dhammatalks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation with Ajahn Dhammasiha and other Experienced Senior Buddhist Monks in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Recorded at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. NEXT LIVE PODCASTS: For joining the Live Podcasts you have to download the castbox app here: https://castbox.fm/download We're simultaneously livestreaming the Sunday noon sessions on video here: https://vimeo.com/dhammatalks Every Saturday 07.30 am - Triple Refuge & Precepts 12.00 pm - Dhamma-Discussion, Q&A Every Sunday: 12.00 pm - Dhamma Talk & Discussion 03.00 pm - Chanting, Guided Meditation and Dhamma-Reflection www.dhammagiri.org.au https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJINt0JJBfFm_x0FZcU9QJw www.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitage www.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri
This talk gives an overview of the Anattā-Lakkhana Sutta, the Buddha's second discourse and how we can use the Buddha's teaching on Non-Self (Anattā) to free our hearts from clinging to what is impermanent, decaying and inherently unsatisfactory and suffering.For a complete playlist of "The Life of the Buddha" series on YouTube, click on the link below:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbxbuMjfRsvxKRNGf2OpxFD322oyZzfWk Chapters:0:00 Introduction to the Discourse on Non-Self3:16 Overview of the content of the Discourse10:02 The purpose of the teaching on non-self10:24 What creates our sense of "I'am"?15:28 The perception of non-self can be developed17:45 How can the perception of non-self be developed?18:23 Giving/Sharing20:10 Contentment28:13 Body contemplation45:03 Seeing Will/Desire (Sankhārā) as non-selfMORE INFO:Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter.
After the Buddha realized awakening he remained for several weeks meditating at Bodhgaya to fathom his realization in all aspects. Hear more about how the Buddha reflected, how he saw the cosmos and who were the beings who met the Buddha first after his awakening.0:00 The first week after awakening: The Buddha reflects about dependent origination.15:54 The second week after awakening: The Buddha surveys the cosmos and sees all beings burning with desire, aversion and delusion and afflicted by becoming.24:25 The third week: The Buddha meets a Brahmin and gives him a short teaching about how to become a true Brahmin.26:02 The fourth week: A great rainstorm comes and the Naga-King Mucalinda (A Serpent or Dragon like spirit from the lowest heavenly realm) protects the Buddha from the weather.28:24 The fifth week: Two Merchants, Bhallika & Tapussa, meet the Buddha, offer him the first meal after his awakening and become the first two male lay disciples of the Buddha.31:46 The sixth week: Mara, the evil one tries to challenge the Buddha, but has to leave sad and dejected because he has been defeated.33:56 The seventh week: The Buddha reflects about the practice that lead him to awakening The five spiritual faculties (Indriyas) and the four foundations of mindfulness (Satipatthana).Brahma Sahampati, a non-returner from Suddhavasa realm appears to the Buddha and expresses his approval.42:53 The Buddha sees that there is no other being with a higher spiritual attainment than him that he could honour, so he decides to dwell honouring and venerating the Dhamma, the law of nature that he discovered and taught.47:41 Brahma Sahampati requests the Buddha to teach.He surveys the cosmos with the eyes of a Buddha out of compassion and sees that there are being that are easy to teach and difficult to teach, some with good attributes and some with bad attributes. Just like lotus plants in a pond where some lotus plants are growing under the water and some have emerged from the water and stand unsullied by the water.After the Buddha sees that there are beings who are capable to understand him, he makes the momentous decision to teach the path to awakening that he found himself to others out of compassion, which influenced the lives of billions of people in the last 2500 years.The Suttas can be found in Udana 1;1-4, Udana 2;1 and Udana 3;10.https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/index.htmlIn the Mahavagga of the Vinaya Pitaka:https://www.dhammatalks.org/vinaya/Mv/MvI.html#burmese4Samyutta Nikaya 4;1 and S 4;24 and 25https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN4_1.htmlhttps://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN4_24.htmlhttps://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN4_25.htmlSamyutta Nikaya 47;43 and 48;57 where the Buddha reflects about the practice that led him to awakeningSamyutta Nikaya 6;2 where the Buddha decides to live revering the Dhamma itselfhttps://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN6_2.htmlMORE INFO:Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter.
The account of the Buddha's awakening according to the most ancient sources, the Sutta and Vinaya Pitaka told by Ajahn Moneyyo. Hear how the Buddha was striving and succeeded in his quest to realize awakening - the deathless, ultimate liberation.Chapters:0:00 Introduction and the practice of the Budhisatta before awakening30:33 The first true knowledge - remembering his previous lives37:41 The second true knowledge - seeing how beings arise and pass away according to their kamma39:53 How did the first two true knowledges lead to the knowledge of the destruction of the taints, the third true knowledge and the four noble truth, unshakable liberation?49:00 What are the "taints" (Pali: Asava)?54:52 Bodhgaya - The place where the Buddha realized the supreme awakeningFor more Dhammatalks about the life of the Buddha, click on the link below:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbxbuMjfRsvxKRNGf2OpxFD322oyZzfWk Quoted discourses where the Buddha talks himself about his practice and his realization of awakening:Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya) Sutta Nr. 4, 12, 26, 36, 128https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...Numerical Discourses of the Buddha (Anguttara Nikaya) Sutta No. 5;28 and 10;81https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN...Udana 1:1-3Long Discourses of the Buddha (Digha Nikaya) Sutta Nr. 9Two recommended Sutta Anthologies about the life of the Buddha are available for free download:"The Life of the Buddha according to the Pali Canon" by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli Therahttps://www.bps.lk/library-search-sel..."Noble Warrior" by Ajahn Thanissarohttps://www.dhammatalks.org/books/#No...If you are interested to visit the places where the Buddha lived, walked and taught you can read "Middle Land, Middle Way" by Ven. S. Dhammika, the best travel guide about the buddhist holy sites in India:https://www.bps.lk/library-search-sel....
Hear about the spiritual quest for awakening of the Buddha - His noble search for peace & liberation beyond birth, ageing and death. What motivated the Buddha to leave behind his life in luxury as prince and his family and kingdom and become a spiritual seeker?A few discourses where the Buddha himself relates his life story that are quoted in the Dhammatalk:Middle Lenght Discourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya) Sutta No. 26 and 36https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN...Numerical Dicourses of the Buddha (Anguttara Nikaya) Sutta No. 3:39, 5:57https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN...https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN...Sutta Nipata SN 3:1, Verses 407-426https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN...For more Dhammatalks about the life of the Buddha click on the link below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0N6FD5zQpY&list=PLbxbuMjfRsvxKRNGf2OpxFD322oyZzfWk Two recommended Sutta Anthologies about the life of the Buddha are available for free download:"The Life of the Buddha according to the Pali Canon" by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli Therahttps://www.bps.lk/library-search-sel..."Noble Warrior" by Ajahn Thanissarohttps://www.dhammatalks.org/books/#No...If you are interested to visit the places where the Buddha lived, walked and taught you can read "Middle Land, Middle Way" by Ven. S. Dhammika, the best travel guide about the buddhist holy sites in India:https://www.bps.lk/library-search-sel...MORE INFO:Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter.
The story of the birth of the Bodhisatta (the being who would become the Buddha) in Lumbini told by Ajahn Moneyyo. The appearance of a Buddha, a perfectly awakened one who teached the path to liberation is the rarest event in the universe. The Buddha says from his recollection of previous lives that sometimes for 30 or 60 eons no Buddha will arise in the universe. So it is not surprising that his conception and birth was accompanied by special events.This is a summary of the account of the conception and birth of the Bodhisatta according to the Middle Length DIscourses of the Buddha (Majjhima Nikaya) Sutta Nr. 123:This Dhammatalk is part of "The Life of the Buddha" series by Ajahn Moneyyo. For a complete playlist click on the link below. It will be gradually expanded to about 20 talks that recollect the life and outstanding qualities of the Buddha: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbxbuMjfRsvxKRNGf2OpxFD322oyZzfWk Two recommended Sutta Anthologies about the life of the Buddha are available for free download:"The Life of the Buddha according to the Pali Canon" by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli Therahttps://www.bps.lk/library-search-sel..."Noble Warrior" by Ajahn Thanissarohttps://www.dhammatalks.org/books/#No...If you are interested to visit the places where the Buddha lived, walked and taught you can read "Middle Land, Middle Way" by Ven. S. Dhammika, the best travel guide about the buddhist holy sites in India:https://www.bps.lk/library-search-sel...MORE INFO:Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter
Before his supreme awakening, the Bodhisatta tried to reach enlightenment by extreme self mortification. He becomes so emaciated and weakened that he collapses and almost dies. At this crisis moment, he remembers how he attained the first jhāna as a child, and recognizes that the rapture and bliss of samādhi are actually the way to enlightenment. Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#buddha #bodhisatta #enlightenment #awakening #middleway #majjhimapatipada #asceticism #samadhi #jhana
Ajahn Dhammasiha leads a guided Buddhist meditation on the subject of Buddhānussati, recollection of the Buddha and his unique qualities. Ajahn suggests to use his favourite Buddha-mantra, silently repeating: "Bhagavā, Araham, Buddho - Buddho Araham Bhagavā" Ajahn explains that it's not about the words that we're repeating, but that it's really about the emotion of faith / confidence / devotion / conviction that the words are meant to generate in our mind. This emotion is wholesome and uplifting, and connected with a very pleasant feeling. As the emotion of faith/confidence in the Buddha grows, the pleasant feeling gets stronger, developing into rapture and bliss. The expereince of rapture and bliss allows our mind to let go of the external senses und to unify internally in samādhi. Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#meditation #buddhismeditation #guidedmeditation #samadhi #concentration #buddha #buddhanussati
On occasion of the consecration of our Saddhamma Cetiya and Relic Enshrinement Ceremony, Ajahn Kalyano shares the story how Buddha Relics appeared in Ajahn Anan's shoulder bag while meditating on top of Sri Pada (Adam's Peak), the famous pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka with a footprint of the Buddha on top of a steep mountain. Luang Por Kalyano very kindly offered nine of these precious Buddha relics to Dhammagiri for enshrinement in our Stupa. Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#buddha #relics #buddharelics #sripada #stupa #contentment
Ajahn Dhammasiha leads our community on Vesak Day in asking forgiveness from Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha; and in reciting the passage in Anguttara Nikaya / Numerical Discourses, Book of Ones, extolling the uniqueness of the Buddha: "There is one person, who arises in the world, for the welfare or the multitude..." Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#buddha #vesak #visakhapuja #forgiveness #buddhism
Today is the most important day in the Buddhist calendar: Vesak / Visakha Puja, celebrating the birth, Supreme Awakening, and final Parinibbāna of the Buddha. As it's also Mother's Day in the Western calendar, Ajahn Dhammasiha speaks about the birth of the Bodhisatta, and the marvellous qualities of the Bodhisatta and his mother. Strictly speaking, we shouldn't refer to him as the 'Buddha' at his birth, but rather as the 'Bodhisatta', as he wasn't enlightened yet. However, the little baby could walk 7 steps and announce that it's his last birth immediately after delivery.You can read how the Buddha himself described the events surrounding his birth in: Majjhima Nikāya / Middle Length Discourses, #123 'Acchariya-Abbhuta-Sutta' / 'Wonderful and Marvellous'.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#buddha #babybuddha #vesak #dhammatalk #buddhism
Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Anan on occasion of the relic enshrinement ceremony at our Saddhamma Cetiya on the summit of Dhammagiri hill, Friday 2nd May 2025.The talk was delivered after the Paritta chanting and directly before the relic enshrinement.English translation by Ajahn Stuart Suddhiko, a long term disciple of Luang Por. He's a native English speaker who has much experience in interpreting for Luang Por, with an amazing skill to provide accurate, fluent translations on the spot, working on handwritten notes taken during Luang Por's talk. Venerable Ajahn Anan, abbot of Wat Marp Jan, Rayong, Thailand, has kindly agreed to lead the proceedings for our Stupa Consecration and Relic Enshrinement Cermony. He is a direct senior disciple of Ajahn Chah, and one of the most respected living meditation masters in Thailand. Details about the stupa project and special features can be found hereFinancial donations to the considerable costs of this event, including building of stupa and all associated features, can be made on our website herePhoto Gallery of Stupa Ceremony EventsLearn more about Luang Por Anan & his monastery Wat Marp Jan#stupa #buddhistrituals #dhammatalk #relics #buddhism #dhamma
Dhamma Talk by Luang Por Anan. English translation by Ajahn Varadhammo, abbot of Bodhisaddha Monastery, Wilton near Sydney.Venerable Ajahn Anan, abbot of Wat Marp Jan, Rayong, Thailand, has kindly agreed to lead the proceedings for our Stupa Consecration and Relic Enshrinement Cermony. He is a direct senior disciple of Ajahn Chah, and one of the most respected living meditation masters in Thailand. Details about the stupa project and special features can be found hereFinancial donations to the considerable costs of this event, including building of stupa and all associated features, can be made on our website herePhoto Gallery of Stupa Ceremony EventsLearn more about Luang Por Anan & his monastery Wat Marp JanWebsite of Translator Ajahn Varadhammo's Monastery, Bodhisaddha #stupa #buddhist #buddhism #buddhistceremony #buddhistritual
Ajahn Dhammasiha explains about the upcoming Inauguration and Relic Enshrinement Events for our Saddhamma Cetiya with LP Anan & LP Kalyano & LP Lai next week, Fri 2nd, Sat 3rd & Sun 4th of May.He also goes back describing the first origins that ultimately lead to the development of our Stupa, starting with LP Plien's visit just after we acquired the first property on top of hill in March 2007.Detailed Program for Dhammagiri Stupa Inauguration Events 2nd to 4th May can be found here:Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube Channel#stupa #chedi #relics #buddhism #buddhiststory #buddhistmonk
Please Note: Spotify deletes many of our Buddhist Chanting podcasts, claiming that they are 'Music', and that pure music tracks may not be uploaded to Spotify Podcasts. Personally, I disagree that our chanting constitutes 'Music', but there's not much point trying to argue with a bot. Therefore, I have included a spoken introduction, to make it not exclusively 'music'. Similarly, after the paritta, I have added Luang Por Liem's advice to us while writing a short dedication on a copper sheet to enshrine in our stupa. Hope this helps that Spoti will not delete this episode. The Sima Estalishment Ceremony at Bodhisaddha Monastery, Sydney, was the largest congregation of Bhikkhus in the Theravada tradtion in Australia ever. 40 of the monks had more than 40 rains retreats (years as monks). All 80+ together had spent more than 2,500 years in the robes. You can hear the sonorous, full sound of this large sangha chanting clearly on the recording. Luang Por Liem, the abbot of Wat Nong Pah Pong (Ajahn Chah's monastery) and leading monk of the whole lineage of Ajahn Chah, was the presiding senior monk at the Paritta Chanting Ajahn Varadhammo, abbot of Bodhisaddha Monastery, was the host of the whole event, supporter by his own teacher, Luang Por Anan, the abbot of Wat Marp Jan and one of the most highly respected meditation masters in Thailand.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube Channel#palichanting #paritta #buddhistchanting #palirecitation #ajahnchah
We can be so fussy about our carpet and all kinds of things we protect from dirt and clean immediately if anything spoils them. But why are we not even more concerned if we notice any impurity in our mind?Why don't we immediately apply the Buddha's Dhamma as a cleansing agent whenever unwholesome emotions arise?Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#purity #cleanliness #clean #cleaning #mind #mentalpurification
Asking Forgiveness from Triple Gem. Pouring Rinsing Water on Buddha statue and Monks hands as a sign of respect, gratitude and affection on New Year's Day in Sri Lankan, Thai, Myanmar, Cambodian & Lao traditin (13 April). Ajahn Dhammasiha guides community through ceremony, and provides explanations of the deeper meaning of our ritual. Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#songkran #newyear #water #purity #clean #cleanliness
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question posed by the audience:How to deal with dukkha and let it go?Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#dukkha #suffering #lettinggo #insight #vipassana
With Thai, Sri Lankan & Myanmar New Year coming up, including the ceremony of pouring water on Buddha statues and on the monks' hands, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the symbolism of this ritual: Just as we use water to clean our bodies, so the Buddha has given us the Dhamma as a purifying agent for our mind.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#water #cleaning #cleansing #purification #songkran #buddhistritual
During his visit to Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia, Ajahn Karuniko joined our silent afternoon meditation. After the walking meditation, he opened up for a Q&A session, as it was the last opportunity to receive any Dhamma from him, before his departure next day. The first question is about the 5 Spiritual Faculties, and how they relate to developing the Noble 8-Fold Path. Ajahn Karuniko was born in Greater Manchester, UK in 1953. After graduating in Electronic Engineering in 1975 he worked for several years before coming to take up residence as a novice at Cittaviveka in 1982. He became a bhikkhu in 1984 at Cittaviveka with Ajahn Sumedho as his preceptor. He has also spent 3 years with Luang Por Anan at Wat Marp Jan in Tailand. From 2014 until 2019 Ajahn Karuniko served as the abbot of Cittaviveka. Ajahn Moneyyo lived for several years with Ajahn Karuniko at Cittaviveka. He is looking forward to welcoming an old friend, who has been his 'Reciting Teacher' ('Kammavācariya') during his ordination as a monk, and who remained a senior 'Kalyāṇa Mitta' (Dhamma Friend) to him in his junior years as a bhikkhu. Cittaviveka is the first monastery of the tradition of Ajahn Chah outside of Thailand. Ajahn Chah has personally visited the property, and provided guidance and encouragement to Ajahn Sumedho during the very difficult foundation and renovation period. You can learn more about Chithurst Monastery here: https://www.cittaviveka.orgDhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#Q&A #question&answer #dhammadiscussion #spiritualfaculties #indriya
During his visit to Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia, Ajahn Karuniko gave a special blessing to the small Buddha statues that we will enshrine in the upper circular niches of our Saddhamma Cetiya. He also encouraged us to use our stupa to focus our faith and gain inspiration to practise Dhamma.Ajahn Karuniko was born in Greater Manchester, UK in 1953. After graduating in Electronic Engineering in 1975 he worked for several years before coming to take up residence as a novice at Cittaviveka in 1982. He became a bhikkhu in 1984 at Cittaviveka with Ajahn Sumedho as his preceptor. He has also spent 3 years with Luang Por Anan at Wat Marp Jan in Tailand. From 2014 until 2019 Ajahn Karuniko served as the abbot of Cittaviveka. Ajahn Moneyyo lived for several years with Ajahn Karuniko at Cittaviveka. He is looking forward to welcoming an old friend, who has been his 'Reciting Teacher' ('Kammavācariya') during his ordination as a monk, and who remained a senior 'Kalyāṇa Mitta' (Dhamma Friend) to him in his junior years as a bhikkhu. Cittaviveka is the first monastery of the tradition of Ajahn Chah outside of Thailand. Ajahn Chah has personally visited the property, and provided guidance and encouragement to Ajahn Sumedho during the very difficult foundation and renovation period. You can learn more about Chithurst Monastery here: https://www.cittaviveka.orgDhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#stupa #chedi #buddhism #cittaviveka #dhammatalk
There are different kinds of happiness, and we have to learn to mindfully distinguish them. Some kinds of joy we do not indulge in, like partying with alcohol & drugs; or hurting others as revenge for what they did to us.Other kinds of happiness we deliberately develop, like helping other beings, sharing, generosity, keeping ethical standards, calm & peace, and in particular the blissful joy we can experience in meditation.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#happiness #joy #rapture #samadhi #jhana #kindness
As followers of the Buddha, are we devoted to the persuit of pleasure? Amazingly, and perhaps even counterintuitively, the answer is actually 'Yes"! It's not every kind of pleasure, though: we're not persuing happiness based on sensual indulgence, or anything causing harm to other beings. We only persue wholesome, spiritual pleasure, like the happiness one gets from practising generosity and helping other beings; or the blameless happiness and freedom from remorse one gains from keeping precepts; or the unperturbed happiness one gains from restraining the doors of the senses; and in particular the rapture and bliss one experiences in samādhi. Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes from: Pāsādikasutta, Dīgha Nikāya/Long Discourses No29Cūḷadukkhakkhandhasutta, Majjima Nikāya/Middle Length Discourses No14Mahāsaccakasutta, Majjima Nikāya/Middle Length Discourses No36Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#happiness #rapture #bliss #pleasure #samadhi #jhana
Ajahn Dhammasiha reads out and discusses Anguttara Nikāya / Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, Book of Fours, No 21.Shortly after his supreme awakening, the Buddha reflects that without anything to look up to and respect and revere, one dwells in suffering. However, not finding any being in the whole universe that would exceed him in virtue, or samādhi, or wisdom, or release, the Buddha decides to respect, honour and esteem the Saddhamma that he discouvered. Brahma Sahampati appears to confirm to the Buddha that actually all the Buddhas of the past did exactly the same thing, revering the Saddhamma, and all the Buddhas arising in the future will do likewise. He then recites 3 verses expressing that reality, which the Buddha approves of. We will install 4 bronze plaques on the four sides of our Saddhamma Stupa with the verses of Brahma Sahampati, extolling the Saddhamma and the importance of respecting and remembering it:Ye ca atītā Sambuddhā Ye ca Buddhā anāgatā Yo c'etarahi SambuddhoBahūnaṃ sokanāsanoAll Buddhas of the distant past, And all the Buddhas yet to come, The Buddha of our present time, Who freed so many from all grief;Sabbe saddhammagaruno Vihaṃsu viharanti caTathāpi viharissantiEsā buddhāna dhammatā.They live, will live, have always livedRevering the authentic truth,The Dhamma that they realized -This is the nature of Enlightened Ones.Tasmā hi attakāmena MahattamabhikaṅkhatāSaddhammo garukātabboSaraṃ Buddhāna sāsanan'tiAnd thus, for your own happiness, For your own lasting benefit, Revere the truthful Dhamma here, Remember what the Buddha taught!Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#respect #saddhamma #brahma #buddha #buddhastory #buddhistwisdom
Ajahn Dhammasiha explains the project to enshrine ultra-long lasting ceremic tablets into our Saddhamma Stupa, inscribed with the most essential suttas.All practitioners of the Dhamma should have their own little anthology of suttas and verses that they really like, to learn by heart, to contemplate, to recite again and again, and to practise & realize.Ajahn gives examples of uniquely profound suttas, and explains what makes them so outstanding.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#buddhistteachings #buddhistteaching #buddhistphilosophy #stupa #sutta #sutra #tipitaka
When we contemplate the 4 elements of earth, water, fire and wind, we need conviction that there exists an escape beyond these elements. Without that confidence, a complete materialist would feel very despondent when reflecting on the unreliable, unpredictable and uncontrollable nature of the elements.However, if we have faith in the Buddha's teaching that one actually can go beyond, then through contemplation & insight into the elements, consciousness can completely let go and detach from them, and experience the liberated state beyond the material world, where no flood or cyclone or earthquake or fire could ever reach. Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#elements #4elements #catumahabhuta #buddhism #dhammatalk
With Cyclone Alfred and heavy flooding just having passed over Brisbane, Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the 4 elements (Cātu Mahābhūta/Dhātu).As the cyclone showed, these 4 material elements of earth, water, fire and wind are unreliable, uncertain, unpredictable and lead to suffering. Fortunately, we can free our mind from attachment to the 4 elements through contemplation and insight, to realize the state that is beyond reach of cyclones, floods or any form of suffering: Freedom, Release, Nibbāna.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#dhamma #buddhism #dhammatalk #4elements #dhatu
Towards the end of the session, Ajahn Dhammasiha is passed a note with several existential questions:How could I find meaning in life?Why am I not happy?How can I find inner peace?I can't find my way!Am I stupid?Ajahn tries to respond as succinct as possible within the remaining 15 minutes of the session.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#happiness #suffering #findmyway #meaningoflife
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a variety of questions from a student of University of Queensland, and from other members of the audience.Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#purposeoflife #wisdom #treespirits #nature #dhammatalk #buddhism.
The Buddha didn't realize awakening only for himself and was perfect in knowledge and conduct and developed supreme purity, compassion, wisdom and liberation but also had immeasurable compassion and an unique ability to teach and lead others to realize awakening themselves. This made him "the unsurpassable teacher" (anuttaro purisadamma sārathi, lit.: "the unsurpassable trainer of trainable people), one of the unique qualities of the Buddha that we can recollect about him. This Dhamma-Talk is a recollection of the Buddha as unsurpassable teacher: 0:00 Introduction 1:42 How does the Buddha teach and instruct? Where do his instructions lead? 8:54 What qualities made the Buddha the unsurpassable teacher? 33:32 How successful were the teaching efforts of the Buddha and what did he achieve by teaching? 49:54 The Buddha didn't just give people information but taught so that they get stirred up and inspired to practice his teaching Just like the sun is not only bright and radiant only for itself, but also provides the energy for the entire ecosystem of the planet earth and all beings living on it - so too the Buddha didn't realize awakening just for his own benefit but illuminated the life of countless beings and lead them to liberation. Click here to see the whole "The Life of the Buddha" series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbxbuMjfRsvxKRNGf2OpxFD322oyZzfWkDhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#buddha #buddhism #teacher #dhamma
The occasion of Māgha Pūjā commemorates the sponteneous gathering of 1,250 awakened disciples of the Buddha (Arahants) in the Veḷuvana Monastery (Bamboo Grove Monstery) in Rājagaha, and the teaching of the Ovādapātimokkha, a concise summary of the teaching of the Buddha in verse: 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 best of all ascetic practices; The best of everything at all is called Nibbāna by the sage. If you cause harm to anyone you can't be called a genuine monk! Refrain from harming and abuse, and strictly keep the Buddha's rules; Be moderate when taking food, and dwell alone in solitude devoted to the Higher Mind - That is what all the Buddhas teach. Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#Maghapuja #Dhamma #Dhammatalk #Arahant #Buddha #Sangha
In this insightful Dhamma Talk, Ajahn Keng Khemako shares powerful teachings on how mindfulness can lead us to a deeper state of silence and inner peace. Discover how the ancient wisdom of Buddhism can be applied to modern life to cultivate a peaceful mind, reduce stress, and experience true stillness.Ajahn Khemako explains that through mindful meditation, we can quiet the noise of the world by turning our focus inward, allowing us to find clarity and tranquility. Learn the practical steps to incorporate mindfulness practices into your daily life.This video is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their meditation practice, explore Buddhist teachings, or anyone seeking a path to peace and stillness.Ajahn Keng Khemako is a Singaporean monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. He was ordained in 1987 under the recommendation of Ajahn Thanissaro. One of his main teachers was Luang Pu Jia Cundo, a first generation disciple of Ajahn Mun. He received the title of Chao Khun by the Kinf of Thailand in 2012. Currently, Ajahn Keng is the Abbot of Santi Forest Monastery (Malaysia) and President of Palelai Buddhist Temple (Singapore).Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#calm #mindfulness #sati #meditation #dhammatalk
There are 10 fetters that bind us to Samsara, the repeated round of birth & death.The third of these 10 'Saṃyojana' is 'Clinging to Rites & Rituals' =SīlabbataparāmāsaHow do we preactise bowing, paying respects, keeping precepts, and offering Dāna to the sangha, without clinging?How do we do these things without getting stuck in the fetter of Sīlabbataparāmāsa?How do we use rituals, bowing, generosity and precepts not only to avoid bad karma, and to generate good karma, but also to develop samādhi and insight?Dhammagiri WebsiteOur Spotify PlaylistsNewsletterDhammagiri Youtube ChannelPics#precepts #bowing #ritesandrituals #silabbataparamasa#generosity #awakening
RE the practice of Mettā (= Loving Kindness; Unconditional Good Will to All Beings without Distinction), Ajahn Dhammasiha points out that we should treat people that are angry like we treat people that have fallen sick: When we encounter someone suffering from flu, or perhaps even disabled in a wheelchair, we usually do not feel angry at them for being sick. Instead, we rather feel compassion, and an urge to help them, or at least to treat them especially kindly. Ideally, we even try to help them to recover from their sickness. Similarly, when we encounter anyone suffering from 'mental sickness', namely the defilements (kilesa) of anger or jealosy or hatred, we should have the same attitude: Not getting angry at them, but giving them special kindness. Ideally we even try to help them recover, just like a good doctor would do. And of course, we can't cure anger with anger; only by treating them with loving kindness, compassion, and equanimity can we help them to heal from their anger. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #metta #lovingkindness #anger #kilesas #
One big obstruction for most meditators is incessant thinking. If we find it very difficult to calm the thinking mind, we can try a mantra meditation, like repeating 'Buddho', or 'May All Beings be at Ease'. With the mantra, we're still thinking, we don't have to stop thinking completely, but we're restricting the thoughts to only the mantra. That may be easier than trying to stop thinking completely. However, the real aim of the meditation is not just repeating the mantra: The mantra is simply a tool, a means to generate a certain feeling, a very wholesome emotion. When we repeat Buddha, we're developing the emotion of faith, confidence, devotion. When we repeat 'May All Beings be at Ease', we're cultivating the feeling of good will to all beings. These emotions and associated joyful, uplifting feeling is the main thing in samatha/samādhi meditation. 'Concentration' is actually a bad translation for samādhi, as the term concentration doesn't really imply much emotion/feeling. Instead, wholesome emotion, joyful, blissful, rapturous feeling is the crucial factor for developing samādhi. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #samadhi #samatha #emotion #feeling #concentration #meditation
This is a portrait of the Buddha by Ajahn Moneyyo is based on the most ancient sources: The Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka dating from before 400 BC. It is a recollection of the Buddha as perfect in knowledge and conduct (Vijjācaraṇa sampanno) and as the knower of the cosmos (Lokavidū) - Two of his unique qualities that we can remember about him. Learn about the way of life, the amazing qualities, meditative attainments, psychic powers and the final knowledge of awakening of the Buddha. Click here to see the whole "Life of the Buddha" series. Chapters: 0:00 Intro, the physical appearance of the Buddha 8:21 A monk who never saw the Buddha goes to meet him... 12:23 How did the Buddha live? 20:37 The virtuous behavior of the Buddha 28:25 The Buddha's love for silence and seclusion 33:04 An overview of the Buddha's supreme spiritual qualities 33:35 The supreme compassion of the Buddha 35:18 The total fearlessness of the Buddha 43:03 The meditative attainments of the Buddha 46:31 The psychic powers and higher knowledges of the Buddha 51:19 The ultimate knowledge of awakening 57:12 Who was the Buddha? The All-Transcender Quotes Suttas (discourses of the Buddha): Anguttara Nikaya 10:81 (Numerical Discourses of the Buddha) The Buddha - The Lotus that has transcended the world https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN10_81.html Anguttara Nikaya 4:34 and Itivuttaka 112 - Why the Buddha is called "The Tathāgata": https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Iti/iti112.html Samyutta Nikaya 23:2 (Connected Discourses of the Buddha) How someone is reconed as "a being": https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN23_2.html Majjhima Nikaya 72 (Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) The Buddha has transcended form, feeling, perception, formation and consciousness and is liberated from them. He is unfathomable and immeasurable like the ocean: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN72.html Udana 5:6 (The monk who never saw the Buddha goes to meet him): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Ud/ud5_6.html Majjhima Nikaya 91 (Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) The Brahmin Student who followed the Buddha for seven month describes his conduct and behaviour: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN91.html Majjhima Nikaya 77 (Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) Noisy wanderers become silent when they see the Buddha coming because they know he likes silence: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN77.html MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics
The new 'Saddhamma Cetiya' at Dhammagiri will serve as a focal point to direct and develop our faculty of faith/confidence/conviction ('Saddhā'). However, it's important to understand that faith/confidence is not limited to devotional affection to a particular person. We can also have faith in abstract principles of Dhamma, like: "All conditioned phenomena are not self" "Craving is the cause of suffering" "Lying is never wholesome, it's better to not even speak any 'white' or 'polite' lies, but to always be truthful" and so on... Our wisdom faculty may still be too weak to really understand these Dhamma principles the Buddha taught on our own. In that case, we can fall back on faith. For example, if we experience physical pain, we may not yet be able to wisely understand that the pain is not me, not mine, and not my self. But we can have faith that it's not me, not mine and not my self. If the conviction is strong enough, it can lead to letting go, which is the whole point of the exercise. Whether the letting go occurs based on wisely understanding the pain is not self, or whether it occurs based on having faith that the pain is not self, doesn't really matter. The result is the same: Letting go and being at ease. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #faith #confidence #conviction #saddha #wisdom
Ajahn Keng Khemako is a Singaporean monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. He was ordained in 1987 under the recommendation of Ajahn Thanissaro. One of his main teachers was Luang Pu Jia Cundo, a first generation disciple of Ajahn Mun. He received the title of Chao Khun in 2012. Currently, Ajahn Keng is the Abbot of Santi Forest Monastery (Malaysia) and the Abbot of a hill-tribes forest monastery in Om Koi, Chiangmai and President of Palelai Buddhist Temple (Singapore). This is a recording of Ajahn Keng's second visit to Dhammagiri. https://santiforestmonastery.org Info about Dhammagiri: Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #mindfulness #sati #buddhism #meditation #karma
Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro talks in this Q&A session about honesty and commitment in Dhamma practice and many other topics. On 29 & 30 November 2024, Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro and Tan Ajahn Keng Khemako have kindly provided time in their very busy schedule in Australia to visit Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Queensland. This was an excellent opportunity for the supporters of Dhammagiri to meet with them and benefit from their Dhamma teachings, that they shared with us during their travels in Australia. Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro is the Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in US, and Ajahn Keng Khemako is the abbot of Santi Forest Monastery in Malaysia. Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast
Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro gives a Dhamma-Talk about two topics Ajahn Mun frequently reflected on: To practice the Dhamma in line with the Dhamma and to follow the tradition of the noble ones. On 29 & 30 November 2024, Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro and Tan Ajahn Keng Khemako have kindly provided time in their very busy schedule in Australia to visit Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Queensland. This was an excellent opportunity for the supporters of Dhammagiri to meet with them and benefit from their Dhamma teachings, that they shared with us during their travels in Australia. Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro is the Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in US, and Ajahn Keng Khemako is the abbot of Santi Forest Monastery in Malaysia. Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast
Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro is giving a guided meditation on how to practice mindfulness of breathing (Ānāpānasati) as instructed by the Buddha in the Discourse about mindfulness of breathing (Middle Length Discourses No. 118). A translation of the discourse is available here: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN... Further instructions about how to meditate can be found in his book "With each & every breath - A guide to meditation" which is available online for free here: https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/#ea... A detailed series of talks on mindfulness of breathing together with the book "With each & every breath" is also available on his website: https://www.dhammatalks.org/mp3_colle... On 29 & 30 November 2024, Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro and Tan Ajahn Keng Khemako have kindly provided time in their very busy schedule in Australia to visit Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Queensland. This was an excellent opportunity for the supporters of Dhammagiri to meet with them and benefit from their Dhamma teachings, that they shareed with us during their travels in Australia. Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro is the Abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in US, and Ajahn Keng Khemako is the abbot of Santi Forest Monastery in Malaysia. MORE INFO: Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast
Meditation is subjective. It's internal, just concerned with our own internal awareness. If we simply imagine a bright light, or we remember the feeling of a previous very happy meditation, that can sometimes be enough to bring up that joyful feeling, or that bright light, in our mind again. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #meditation #samadhi #samatha #concentration #buddhism #dhamma
In this guided meditation on Ānāpānasati (Mindfulness of the In and Out Breath), Ajahn Dhammasiha guides us to recognize and experience the subtle energy of the breath throughout our whole physical body. He also emphazises the importance to meditate with joy, and to make the mind as bright and light and alert and awake and aware as possible. Even just imagining a bright light, or imagining that we really feel happy while meditating, can point the mind in the right direction and arouse the imagined emotion. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #meditation #buddhistmeditation #guidedmeditation #breath #anapanasati #sati #mindfulness
Morning Chanting at SBS Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary, Taiping, Malaysia. Info about Sasanarakkha and the Sanghaparinayaka, Ayasma Ariyadhammika: https://sasanarakkha.org Info about Dhammagiri: Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #chanting #buddhistchanting #palichanting #buddhism #buddhapuja #morningchanting
Tan Ajahn Geoff Thānissaro answers questions of the audience at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. At the first question about Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of the breath), he explains that we can experience the breath throughout the body, not just at the nose tip. 'Breath' doesn't mean just the air going into the nose & lungs, but the suptle energy connected with the breath, that we can feel throughout the body. Ajahn Ṭhānissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) is an American monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he travelled to Thailand, where he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko, himself a student of the late Ajaan Lee. He was ordained in 1976 and lived at Wat Dhammasathit, where he remained following his teacher's death in 1986. In 1991 he travelled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped Ajaan Suwat Suvaco establish Metta Forest Monastery. He became abbot of the Monastery in 1993. He has published a large number of Sutta translations, Dhamma books and Dhamma talks on his website: https://www.dhammatalks.org Info about Dhammagiri: Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #dhamma #sati #mindfulness #buddhism #q&a
Tan Ajahn Keng organized Ajahn Thanissaro's visit to Australia & NZ, and accompanied and looked after him for the whole duration. Ajahn Keng Khemako is a Singaporean monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. He was ordained in 1987 under the recommendation of Ajahn Thanissaro. One of his main teachers was Luang Pu Jia Cundo, a first generation disciple of Ajahn Mun. He received the title of Chao Khun in 2012. Currently, Ajahn Keng is the Abbot of Santi Forest Monastery (Malaysia) and the Abbot of a hill-tribes forest monastery in Om Koi, Chiangmai and President of Palelai Buddhist Temple (Singapore). https://santiforestmonastery.org Info about Dhammagiri: Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #mindfulness #sati #effort #buddhism #buddhiststory
During his visit to Dhammagiri, Bhante Jinaratana shared these reflections on gratitude and sympathetic joy (muditā). He also reades out a passage from Ajahn Lee's biography, to show how we can combine gratitude, muditā and recollection of sangha (sanghānussati) in reference to spiritual teachers. About the Speaker: Bhante Jinaratana was born in Toronto, Canada. He became interested in meditation as a student at the University of Toronto, and began attending intensive retreats in 2002. After graduating with an H.B.Sc. (neuroscience, mathematics) in 2004, he taught English for a year in Nanning, P.R.C. Desiring to ordain, but without knowing a suitable place to do so, he travelled to Brisbane Australia and completed a Graduate Diploma in Education in 2008 at the Queensland University of Technology. During that time he had the opportunity to stay for an extended period at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage as eight-precept meditator. The guidance he received there helped him to gain the confidence to finally ordain. Bhante Jinaratana received novice ordination at Na Uyana Forest Monastery in Sri Lanka in July 2011, and higher ordination in June 2012 (Na Uyana is the main monastery of the Shri Kalyani forest tradition, the same lineage where Ajahn Dhammasiha originally ordained). Most Venerable Na Uyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthera was the preceptor for bot ceremonies. From 2019-2021 he stayed at Pa Auk Monastery, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, meditating under the guidance of Sayadaw U Kumārabhivaṃsa and Most Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw Āciṇṇa. He currently resides at Dhamsuwa Forest Monastery, Melbourne. Bhante has kindly accepted our invitation to visit Dhammagiri for 3 weeks in November/December. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #mudita #gratitude #sympatheticjoy #brahmavihara
Tan Ajahn Geoff Ṭhānissaro is leading our Sangha of 8 monks here at Dhammagiri in chanting the blessing and anumodanā before the meal (rejoicing in the good karma of the almsfood donors & sharing good karma with departed relatives). The blessing is recited in Pali, the original language of the Buddha. You may notice that it sounds different from the way we recite the blessing in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. As Ajahn Geoff, Ajahn Keng and Ajahn Jiep have ordained and trained in the Dhammayuttika Nikāya, they often recite Pali in the 'Makhot' style, whereas the Mahānikāya monks (including Ajahn Chah lineage) always chant in 'Sangyot' style. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics Buddhist Pali Chanting #buddhistchanting #palichanting #blessing #anumodana #sharingmerits
Live Question and Answer Session with Tan Ajahn Geoff Thanissaro at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Ajahn Ṭhānissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) is an American monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he travelled to Thailand, where he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko, himself a student of the late Ajaan Lee. He was ordained in 1976 and lived at Wat Dhammasathit, where he remained following his teacher's death in 1986. In 1991 he travelled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped Ajaan Suwat Suvaco establish Metta Forest Monastery. He became abbot of the Monastery in 1993. He has published a large number of Sutta translations, Dhamma books and Dhamma talks on his website: https://www.dhammatalks.org Info about Dhammagiri: Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #dhamma #Q&A #buddhism #insight #vipassana #wisdom
Ven Jinaratana Thera uses the very well known novella: "A Christmas Coral" from Charles Dickens to explain fundamental Buddhist principles like generosity, kamma, and finding more meaningful happiness in life. He also speaks about the importance of framing our perception according to Dhamma principles. About the Speaker: Bhante Jinaratana was born in Toronto, Canada. He became interested in meditation as a student at the University of Toronto, and began attending intensive retreats in 2002. After graduating with an H.B.Sc. (neuroscience, mathematics) in 2004, he taught English for a year in Nanning, P.R.C. Desiring to ordain, but without knowing a suitable place to do so, he travelled to Brisbane Australia and completed a Graduate Diploma in Education in 2008 at the Queensland University of Technology. During that time he had the opportunity to stay for an extended period at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage as eight-precept meditator. The guidance he received there helped him to gain the confidence to finally ordain. Bhante Jinaratana received novice ordination at Na Uyana Forest Monastery in Sri Lanka in July 2011, and higher ordination in June 2012 (Na Uyana is the main monastery of the Shri Kalyani forest tradition, the same lineage where Ajahn Dhammasiha originally ordained). Most Venerable Na Uyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthera was the preceptor for bot ceremonies. From 2019-2021 he stayed at Pa Auk Monastery, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, meditating under the guidance of Sayadaw U Kumārabhivaṃsa and Most Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw Āciṇṇa. He currently resides at Dhamsuwa Forest Monastery, Melbourne. Bhante has kindly accepted our invitation to visit Dhammagiri for 3 weeks in November/December. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #dickens #xmas #christmas #buddhism #dhamma #reframing
At the Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Ajahn X Dhaniyo relates a powerful Buddhist simile: A man with 4 wifes is about to die. He gets a chance to talk to his four wifes a last time, but is bitterly disappointed about how they react to his impending death; except for the fourth wife, the one he loved least and showed the least affection... Ajahn X (Phra Suthanai Dhaniyo) has been a monk for 22 years, and has lived and trained for 16 years with Luang Por Liem at Wat Nong Pah Pong, Ajahn Chah's original monastery. Currently he resides at Bodhisaddha Monastery, Wilton near Sydney. He visited us together with Ajahn Saalii Sujīvo specially for our robe offering ceremony, and kindly agreed to give a Dhamma talk in English for the occasion, part of which contained the simile of the four wives. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #buddhiststory #buddhism #dhamma #4wives #death #karma
At our Robe Offering Ceremony, Tan Ajahn Uttamapanyo (Phra Yanmethi Petruang) kindly conducted the ceremony of taking refuge in Triple Gem & observance of 5 precepts for us. Ty is leading the lay community in requesting the refuges & precepts. The ritual is conducted in Pali, the language of the Buddha. Requesting Triple Refuge & Five Precepts Mayaṃ Bhante, tisaraṇena saha pañca-sīlāni yācāma. Dutiyampi, mayaṃ Bhante tisaraṇena saha pañca-sīlāni yācāma. Tatiyampi, Mayaṃ Bhante tisaraṇena saha pañca-sīlāni yācāma. (English trsl., not chanted during session: "Venerable Sir, we request the Triple Refuge together with the 5 precepts. For the second time... For the third time...") Homage to the Buddha Recited by Monk 3x Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa! (3x) Homage to the Buddha Repeated by Laity 3x Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa! (3x) (English translation, not chanted during session: "Homage to the Exhaulted, Noble, and perfectly enlightened one!" 3x) Taking Refuge in Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha 3x (recited line by line by monk, and repeated line by line by laity) Buddhāṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Sanghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dutiyampi Buddhāṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dutiyampi Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dutiyampi Sanghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi Buddhāṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi Sanghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. (English translation, not chanted during session: "I take refuge in the Buddha. I take refuge in the Dhamma. I take refuge in the Sangha For the second time, I take refuge... For the third time, I take refuge...") Taking the 5 Precepts (recited line by line by monk, and repeated line by line by laity) Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi Surā-meraya-majja-pamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi (English translation, not chanted during session: "I undertake the training to abstain from killing any living beings. ... to abstain from stealing. ... to abstain from sensual misconduct. ... to abstain from lying. ... to abstain from alcohol or any other drugs that cause intoxication and heedlessnes.") Monk Recites Blessing: Imāni pañca-sikkhāpadāni sīlena sugatiṃ yanti, sīlena bhogasampadā, sīlena nibbutiṃ yanti - tasmā sīlaṃ visodhaye! (English translation, not chanted during session: These five training steps lead through virtue to a good rebirth, lead through virtue to the acquisition of wealth, lead through virtue to the extinction of suffering - therefore, may your purify your virtue!) Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel Pics #buddhistchanting #palichanting #triplerefuge #precepts #buddhistceremony #buddhistmonastery #buddhistritual
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