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February 06, 2024 Dependent Origination: Not Thinking, but Cessation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhist Dhamma Talk
The final goal of our practice, release, is not something that can be described in words, as it lies beyond the range of thoughts, perceptions and concepts. In fact, the final goal is to experience the complete cessation of thoughts and all other conditioned phenomena.
Consequently, the teachings of the Buddha are are not the final goal itself. Instead, they are simply tools to guide us towards this final goal. They have to be used as a raft, helping us to cross the ocean of Saṃsāra and reach the other shore: Freedom, Nibbāna.
For example 'DEPENDENT ORIGIANTION' (Paṭicca Samuppāda):
The point is not to develop and attach to and identify with one particular intellectual interpretation of the twelve links and their relationships. The real point is to experience the cessation of all links. This is not something that can be achieved by intellectual reasoning. Total detachment from all links, leading to their cessation in our own direct experience, can only occur as the result of meditative insight (bhāvanā-mayā-paññā).
Our intellectual understanding is 'right' if it leads to such total detachment.
If it leads instead to attachment, conceit, disagreements and arguments, it's 'wrong' - 'wrong' not in a sense of objective, absolute 'wrongness', but wrong in the sense that it leads away from the goal that the Buddha intended for this meditative tool, namely letting go.

The verses Ajahn Moneyyo and Ajahn Dhammasiha were quoting towards the end of the podcast are:
Suttanipata Verses #1080 to #1082

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February 01, 2024Career vs Dhamma Practice | Q&A Young Adults DAYWA Singapore | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Lively Question and Answer session with Young Working Adults (DAYWA) in Singapore, Wat Palelai.
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a range of questions:
How to balance ambition and Dhamma practice?

Dealing with Loneliness

Is Travel good or bad for Progress in Dhamma?

3rd Precept in the context of Internet and Dating Apps

Present Moment Awareness vs Planning/Thinking

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January 28, 2024 Guided Meditation | The Breath in the Present Moment | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Anapanasati
A guided Meditation for practicing mindfulness of breathing.

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January 23, 2024 Guided Meditation | Compassion to All Beings and Yourself | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Karuna
A guided meditation to develop compassion (Karunā).

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January 22, 2024 The Mind free from the 5 Hindrances unifies in Samādhi
Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked: "What's the process to develop Jhāna?"
He explains that it's not so much a particular technique or method that will lead to the attainment of jhāna (full 'absorption' samādhi/'concentration' ), but that we have to gradually weaken the 5 hindrances (5 Nīvaraṇā):
1. Sensual Desire
2. Ill Will / Aversion
3. Laziness / Sleepiness / 'Sloth & Torpor'
4. Restlessness & Remorse
5. Doubt
If these 5 hindrances are very strong, whatever technique or method we're using in our formal meditation, we will not be able to unify the mind in jhāna/samādhi.
We have to work continuously, in daily live as well as in formal meditation sessions, to gradually file away and weaken these 5 hindrances. Once they are overcome, the mind will unify in jhāna/samādhi quite naturally, because we experience gladness (pāmojja).
Experiencing gladness, we will feel rapture (pīti)
Feeling rapture, our physical body will be completey calm, relaxed and tranquil (passaddhi).
With tranquil body, we will experience bliss.
The blissful mind unifies in jhāna/samādhi.
There are also another two questions Ajahn responds to:
"How to overcome tiredness in meditation?"
"How to deal with anger?"

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January 15, 2024 Mettā - Loving Kindness - Q&A with group from Singapore | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
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1 hr 1 min
January 11, 2024 AJAHN KEVALI | Meditation in Daily Life | Dhamma Discussion at Dhammagiri
Ajahn Kevali has just returned to resume his abbotship of Wat Pah Nanachat after his one year sabbatical.
We're using the occasion to publish a Dhamma discussion he has had with our community at Dhammagiri some time ago, and which ended up being the most viewed video on our Youtube channel.
However, it has never been published on our podcast, and to prevent our podcast listeners to miss out on this much appreciated talk, we make it available now.

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January 08, 2024 Walking Meditation trains us to meditate in daily life | Samadhi | Mindfulness | Ajahn Dhammasiha
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January 04, 2024Mind Freed from 5 Hindrances Unifies in Samadhi | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk
Ajahn Dhammasiha explains that 'attaining' samādhi is not just a questions of technique or sitting a lot. The crucial factor is the suspension of the 5 hindrances:
Sensual Desire

Ill Will/Aversion

Laziness/Sleepiness

Restlessness & Remorse

Doubt
We have to consistently work against these 5 hindrances, in our formal meditation as well as in daily life, to weaken them to such an extend that our heart can experience the rapture and bliss resulting from their abandonment.

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26 min
December 31, 2023 New Year's Eve Paritta Chanting | Wat Pah Nanachat | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Auspicious and protective Paritta Chanting at midnight of last year's new year's eve, at Wat Pah Nanachat, Ajahn Chah's monastery for Western monks.
This paritta is recited by a very large sangha, including many Western & Thai senior monks, who were attending the Sima opening cermony. As it's sounds powerful and sonorous, we're republishing it today, to get you into the new year with lots of Dhamma inspiration.

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