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Ajahn Sucitto's most recent Dharma talks (Gaia House) episodes
- Ajahn Sucitto: Q & A: Parami; Luang Por Chah; the Busy Mind(Villa St Martin Centre) Ajahn Sucitto answers questions from the retreatants on various subjects, including patience, determination, and peace1 hr 3 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: How to Train an Elephant(Villa St Martin Centre) How to encourage the mind, dropping our need to know what happens next and our expectation of never being good enough; how to generate good will and how to breathe.56 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: A Skilful Use of Puja(Villa St Martin Centre) Explanation of the devotional element of chanting and its uplifting quality, bringing forth reflection and stopping inner chatter35 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Getting at the Mind and Into the Body(Villa St Martin Centre) Developing skilful intentions and letting go of self-creating and self-judgment56 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Establishing the Ground(Villa St Martin Centre) Putting thoughts, goals and ideas into perspective; dropping into the body58 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Guided Standing Meditation(Villa St Martin Centre) Ajahn Sucitto guides the retreatants in an introductory standing meditation25 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Guided Meditation: The Skill of Making Mistakes(Villa St Martin Centre) A meditation to develop the ability to play, make mistakes, try again40 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Guided Meditation: The Three Fields of Heart(Villa St Martin Centre) Ajahn Sucitto encourages us to use the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha as a frame of reference, symbols for our minds22 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Settling In(Villa St Martin Centre) Suggestions for entering a retreat; settling into one’s current experience, orienting oneself to a new place22 min
- Ajahn Sucitto: Following the Thread(Tisarana Buddhist Monastery) In community we follow the thread of our varied interactions with others and do our best to skillfully respond to how the place of practice presents itself.12 min
About Ajahn Sucitto's most recent Dharma talks (Gaia House)
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As a monk, I bring a strong commitment, along with the renunciate flavor, to the classic Buddhist teachings. I play with ideas, with humor and a current way of expressing the teachings, but I don't dilute them.
Sitting in a field of fifty to eighty people really starts my mind sparking. Since I don't prepare my talks ahead of time, I find myself listening to what I'm saying along with everyone else. This leaves a lot of room for the Dhamma to come up. Just having eighty people listening to me is enough to engage me, stimulate me, and create a nice flow of energy. The actual process of teaching evokes ideas that even I did not realize were being held somewhere in my mind.
Different teaching situations offer their own unique value. In retreat, you are able to build a cohesive and comprehensive body of the teachings. When people are not on retreat and come for one session, it opens a different window. They are more spontaneous and I'm given the chance to contact them in ways that are closer to their "daily-life mind." This brings up surprises and interesting opportunities for me to learn even more.
I'm continually struck by how important it is to establish a foundation of morality, commitment, and a sense of personal values for the Vipassana teachings to rest upon. Personal values have to be more than ideas. They have to actually work for us, to be genuinely felt in our lives. We can't bluff our way into insight. The investigative path is an intimate experience that empowers our individuality in a way that is not egocentric. Vipassana encourages transpersonal individuality rather than ego enhancement. It allow for a spacious authenticity to replace a defended personality.
I normally incorporate Qi Gong instruction in my retreats. They are not suitable as audio files but you can watch the nine videos here: https://tinyurl.com/Sucitto-qigong