Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts episodes

December 28, 2023Letting Go of Guilt by Resolving to Do Better in Future | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri
Many struggle with feelings of guilt. Some even berate themselves, self-criticize, and continue to beat themselves down until they loose all self esteem and start hating themselves due to unskilfull, harmful actions they have done.
But that serves no benefit to anyone:
It doesnt help the person we may have harmed
It's bad for ourselves
It's of no use to anyone at all.
Ajahn Dhammasiha explains what the Buddha advised us to do if we have committed harm:
First, we have to recognize if we have acted unskilfully, fully understand and honestly acknowlege it (suppression/denial doesn't work!)

Second, if possible, we try to fix any damage and ask for forgiveness

Third, we firmly resolve to do better in future

Fourth, now we can completely forgive ourselves and let go

Fifth, we maintain our resolution and restrain ourselves, not to do the unskilful action ever again
Guilt is all about the past. Instead of wallowing in guilt, we focus all our energy on doing better in the future. That's what's really benefical for both ourselves and all other beings!

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38 min
December 24, 2023 Evening Puja at Wat Doi Phra Jao | Luang Por Tong Daeng & Sangha | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Evening chanting on the Quarter Moon Day at Wat Phra Jao Ton Luang, Luang Por Tongdang's monastery near Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Ajahn Dhammasiha is visiting, and Luang Por Tong Daeng (Tan Chao Khun Phrarajvachirakhun) has kindly granted permission for the evening chanting to be recorded and published on our podcast.
After paying respects and reciting homage to the Buddha, the sangha of about 20 monks chants the traditional Thai evening chanting, the exhaultation of the noble qualities of Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.
This is followed by an recitation of the second formal discourse of the Buddha, the 'Anatta-lakkhana-sutta' (Discourse on the Characteristic of Not-Self).
Several verses of well-wishing, blessings, and protection bring the evening puja to an end.
All the chanting is in the ancient Indian Pali language, the language of the Buddha himself.

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December 18, 2023 Contemplating Impermanence to Realize Freedom | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhist Dhamma Talk
Mindfully observing impermanence ('anicca') of all conditioned
phenomena, whether loved ones, material objects, or our own mindstates, thoughts and emotions, can be challenging, even frightening.
Ajahn Dhammasiha points out that the aim of contemplating impermanence is not to get sad or frustated, or to resign oneself to the inevitable loss of everything dear.
The real aim of our meditation is to completely let go, and thus to
experience what is beyond all impermanent phenomena: The Deathless, Ageless Reality of Release, Nibbāna.
We're not contemplating impermanence to induce a feeling of hopeless resignation, but to enable our heart to totally let go of everthing, and realize the Dhamma: Liberation, Release, Freedom

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December 11, 2023 Impermanence 'Anicca' | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
A family came to share merits with their father/grandfather, who they lost 3 months ago.
Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the process of rebirth.
He explains how we can contemplate the impermanence of all conditioned phenomena, and develop insight to let go of attachment.

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33 min
December 07, 2023 Can One Purify Old, Bad Karma? | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhist Dhamma Talk | Dhammagiri
Is there a way to overcome the negative consequences of bad karma we may have committed in the past, even in previous lifes?
Is karma related to causality?
Do I make much bad karma by having angry thoughts?
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to these and related questions.

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24 min
December 04, 2023How to Attain Jhana? Abandon 5 Hindrances! | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Buddhism
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):
Sensual Desire

Ill Will / Aversion

Laziness / Sleepiness / 'Sloth & Torpor'

Restlessness & Remorse

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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November 30, 2023 Letting Go of Thoughts about the Future | Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha responds to a question of a retreatant at Dhammagiri: How can we stop worrying about the future when we try to settle our mind in meditation?
Ajahn describes several approaches and reflections we can apply to weaken the hold such thoughts have on our mind.

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November 27, 20234 Things Needed for Journey to Next Rebirth | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Buddhist Dhamma Talk
Ajahn Dhammasiha provides a simile for the process of rebirth: Intercontinental Air Travel.
When we travel to a distant, exotic country, before we take off at the airport, we better make sure that we have all the essentials with us:
Flight Ticket 🎫✈️

Visa 🛂

Credit Card💳

Knowledge 🎓
Similar, for the journey to the next life, which we all will have to travel one day, we better check we've got the following four:
Faith / Confidence in Triple Gem. Our 'Flight Ticket' to make our mind rise up to a good destination like deva-loka or good human rebirth

Virtue / Sīla, keeping the 5 precepts. Without visa, we won't be let into deva-loka (heavenly rebirth), baddies can't get there.

Good Karma / Puñña / Generosity / Dāna: Our good actions is the 'Karma Currency' for prosperity and happiness in the next rebirth. And we can top up the credit card of parted loved ones by sharing good karma with them 😊

Knowledge / Insight: Deep Dhamma knowledge well will be a huge help in our future life. And if we understand the Dhamma on the level of direct insight and realization, we can end the whole process of travelling. No more coming and going: Freedom, Release, Nibbāna!

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November 20, 2023 AJAHN VARADHAMMO | Rejoicing in Goodness | Robe Offering Ceremony Dhammagiri
Ajahn Varadhammo is the abbot of Bodhisaddha Monastery, Wilton near Sydney. He has kindly accepted our invitation to our robe offering ceremony in the Kathina month here at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage.
Ajahn Varadhammo is a disciple of Tan Ajahn Anan of Wat Marp Jan, Thailand. He has trained with Tan Ajahn Anan for more than 10 years, until he was invited to lead the establishment of Bodhisaddha monastery. Even now, he keeps in close contact with his teacher, visiting him regularly, and often providing English translations for Tan Ajahn Anan during his live casts on Zoom.
However, although he has done a lot of interpreting from Thai to English, there are not yet that many teachings of Ajahn Varadhammo himself available yet. Therefore, we are very happy that he agreed to provide the main Dhamma talk for our robe offering ceremony.
Ajahn encourages us to to rejoice ('anumodanā') in the countless acts of goodness that are necessary to bring sangha and lay supporters together, and conduct such a major event joyfully and in concord.

The website of Bodhisaddha, Ajahn Varadhammo's home monastery:
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November 15, 2023 GUIDED MEDITATION | Start Meditating by Counting Your Blessings | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
10 min short Guided Meditation. Before we focus on our main meditation object, Ajahn Dhammasiha recommends that we quickly recollect blessings and good fortune we have received.
Even if we're going through a really rough patch right now, we can always find some good things, if we look carefully.
For instance, just being born as a human being, at a time when the teaching of the Buddha is still available, is already like winning the jackpot at lottery, if we consider how rarely Buddhas arise in one world system.
We will meditate much happier and thus more successfully, if we can psych us up with some positive emotion at the start of our session 😊

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