Ajahn Kaccana
Using examples from his own practice, Ajahn Kaccana discusses how recognising our underlying motivations and character type can help us maintain long-term Dhamma practice directed towards the goal.
Category: Audio Talks
Skilful Speech
Ajahn Karuniko
The Buddha’s recommendations about skilful speech.
There, Just There, One Clearly Sees
Ajahn Ahimsako
Following the chanting of the Bhaddekaratta Sutta, ‘Verses on a Shining Night of Prosperity’, Ajahn Ahimsako offers encouragement as the Cittaviveka resident community transitions from the end of the winter retreat into a more active schedule. He illustrates how these changing conditions can be a way to reflect on how we interpret our experiences, and explains how true insight comes from an unshakeable knowing of whatever arises in the present moment.
The Importance of Right View
Ajahn Cittapala
As Cittaviveka’s winter retreat draws to a close, Ajahn Cittapala reflects on the central role of right view in the Buddha’s teaching. She examines how all other path factors are influenced and dependant on right view, and examines how to distinguish between and develop its mundane and supramundane aspects.
Embodied Present Moment Mindfulness
Ajahn Karuniko
Ajahn Karuniko reflects on his own personal experiences, including his first visit to Wat Pah Nanachat, to show how he once overcame fear by returning to an awareness of the physical body. He relates an experience he once had on a snow capped mountain in Slovenia, where, by facing a perilous situation one step at a time, the final result was an enjoyable ascent.
Magha Puja and the Opportunity of Sangha
Ajahn Ahimsako
On Magha Puja, Ajahn Ahimsako recounts how the Buddha offered the Ovada Patimokkha to the assembled Sangha nearly 2,600 years ago. He points out how today’s Sangha of monastic and lay practitioners can benefit from making their own offerings to support each other and the whole community, thus creating an environment of safety and trust in which insight and wisdom can arise.
Getting to the End of Desire
Ajahn Ahimsako
On the Lunar Observance new moon of February, Ajahn Ahimsako explores the role of the ethical and renunciant precepts in providing a framework for mental cultivation. He illustrates how this framework allows a way of working with both wholesome and unwholesome desires, and the possibility of realizing the wisdom and peace that lies beyond.
Tasting the Reality of Awareness
Ajahn Ahimsako
Following the Sunday evening guided meditation, Ajahn Ahimsako encourages us to distinguish between the objects we hold in awareness, and awareness itself, showing how a mind that doesn’t cling to these objects can be at peace in all situations.
How Do We Meet Pleasure and Pain?
Ajahn Ahimsako
Reflecting on his recent visit to Thailand, Ajahn Ahimsako recalls an incident from over two decades past at Wat Pah Nanachat, in which he experienced mental suffering in anticipation of potential physical discomfort and pain. He explains how the Buddha’s path of practise to liberation is to meet each moment with wisdom and full awareness.