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Guided Meditations are usually Live streamed on YouTube every Sunday at 7.30 PM. Links to upcoming guided meditations can be found here.
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Ajahn Kaccāna spells out the necessity of living in a world that consists of objects, but explains how this objectification can be held in a detached and skillful manner. He recounts an experience in his own past in which he held on tightly and suffered as a result, and relates two humorous examples in the life of Luang Por Liem, when Luang Por manifested a wise and skillful equanimity.
Luang Por Sucitto elucidates on the monastic training rules, showing how they can help to cultivate both internal and external development. In a world obsessed with material trappings and personal gain, Luang Por reveals an alternate path, and declares that the sign of a samana is a true blessing.
Ajahn Kaccana reflects on the charnel ground contemplations as a way to develop detachment from the body, and points out the value of maranasati in a culture that is uncomfortable with the examination of death.
Ajahn Cittapala likens meditation to sawing a log, and explains how difficulties can arise if one’s attention is too rigid. By maintaining a wider awareness, she shows how the process of becoming is seen for what it is, and not mistaken to be a house building self.
Ajahn Karuniko warns of the dangers in leading a life of sensuality and lays out the foundation of mindfulness based in the body as a way to develop healthier habit patterns and freedom from dukkha.
Ajahn Karunadhammo recalls the First and Second Watches of the night of the Buddha’s enlightenment, in which the Buddha saw his own endless wanderings through samsara, and other beings’ arising and passing through various states of woe. He then describes the Buddha’s enlightenment in the Third Watch, in which the Buddha realized The Four Noble Truths, and the practice of mindfulness immersed in the body as a way to liberation.
This guided meditation was inspired by Ajahn Sucitto’s teachings in Breathing Like a Buddha.