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July 30, 2020 Ajahn Pasanno's 71st Birthday Dhamma Talk (Thai)
Ajahn Pasanno offers a Dhamma reflection (in Thai) on his 71st Birthday.
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July 26, 2020 No Cracks, No Buddhism
Ajan Pasanno reflects on his 71st birthday, delighting in goodness, and Ajahn Chah’s emphasis on virtue and right view.
This reflection was offered July 25, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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July 23, 2020 Four Ways of Undertaking Dhamma
Ajahn Cunda reflects on Majjhima Nikāya 45, Cūḷa Dhamma-Samādāna Suttaṃ 45 (Lesser Discourse on the (Ways of) Undertaking Dhamma)
“These four, monks, are (ways of) undertaking Dhamma. What four? There is, monks, the undertaking of Dhamma that is happiness in the present but results in suffering in the future. There is, monks, the undertaking of Dhamma that is both suffering in the present as well as resulting in suffering in the future. There is, monks, the undertaking of Dhamma that is suffering in the present but results in happiness in the future. There is, monks, the undertaking of Dhamma that is both happiness in the present as well as resulting in happiness in the future.”
Full sutta can be found here: https://legacy.suttacentral.net/en/mn45
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July 17, 2020 Advice to My Former Anagārika Self
Ajahn Cunda reflects on what advice he would have given to himself when he arrived at the monastery. He reflects on his original motivations for going forth as well as difficulties. He encourages himself to prioritize meditation and engage in the process of examining oneself. Finally, he offers advice on how to go about dealing with painful experiences, letting go of pleasure, and unwholesome mental states as they arise.
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 13, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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July 15, 2020 On Holding Views
Ajahn Ñāṇiko reflects on a teaching of the Buddha to a wanderer on the variety of views and the danger in attaching to them.
This Dhamma talk was offered on July 11, 2020.
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July 06, 2020 A Foundation of Noble Truths
Ajahn Pasanno reflects on the necessity of applying the Four Noble Truths to one’s experience in order to avoid getting lost in a cul de sac of philosophical proliferation.
This reflection was offered July 4, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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July 06, 2020 Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma
Ajahn Ñāṇiko reflects the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma.
This is a reflection was offered July 5, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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July 03, 2020 The Internal Work
Ajahn Ñāṇiko reflects on working with anger and aversion, exploring our mental states, and cultivating metta (loving-kindness).
This reflection was offered June 28, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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June 30, 2020 Three Kinds of Practice
Ajahn Pasanno reflects on the three kinds of practice that are always beneficial: restraint of the senses, moderation in eating, and devotion to wakefulness.
This reflection was offered June 27, 2020 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
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June 22, 2020 Hard to See
Ajahn Ñāṇiko discusses the difficulty in seeing the ways we create suffering for ourselves.
This reflection was offered June 20, 2020.
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