Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts episodes

March 18, 2021 Our Thoughts Shape Our Character - Ajahn Dhammasiha
Often we mistakingly believe that thoughts are not so important, as only bodily actions and speech create heavy Karma, not mere fleeting thoughts.But as we think, so the mind will gradually incline. If we regularly think angry thoughts, the mind will incline towards anger. If we think thoughts of loving kindness, the mind will incline towards loving kindness. The inclination forms a habit, and the habit finally becomes an ingrained charactertrait in our heart.Thus, over time these seemingly unimportant and fleeting thoughts actually shape our character. We can gradually train ourselves to become patient, kind, generous, calm and wise, even if we're currently still show the opposite traits!www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
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March 17, 2021 Body Sweeping | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Kayagatasati
We're often too much in our heads. Body Sweeping is a technique to bring our awareness back into the body.
We move our mindfulness gently throughout our physical body:
We try to feel and experience every limb and part of our own body directly from inside, from the top of our head down to the the tip of our toes.

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March 11, 2021 Our Thinking Makes Us Suffer
It's amazing how much of our anguish, heartache and suffering is actually caused by our own thinking!Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to analyze carefully and honestly how the very thinking process we're so attached to, and that we strongly identify with as 'me', 'mine' and 'self', is actually generating so much of our internal pain.Once we mindfully become aware of that, we can challange our absolute belief in the 'truth' of our thoughts, change our thought patterns to become more wholesome, and ultimately let go of attachment to thinking.www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
39 min
March 10, 2021 GUIDED MEDITATION: Rejoycing in Our Good Actions to Develop Samādhi
In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to reflect, remember and rejoice in the good actions we have done. Calling our acts of generosity and kindness to mind and feeling happy about them is a crucial support for our mind to develop samādhi.www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
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March 05, 2021 AJAHN NYANADIPO | Keep Going | Buddhist Talk at Dhammagiri | Magha Puja
Ajahn Nyanadipo is the abbot of Bodhipala Monastery near Adelaide.
Originally from New Zealand, he came to Australia to ordain at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery, Warburton, while still in his late teenage years. He has trained for many years with Luang Por Kalyano, and is his seniormost disciple. In particular, he was instrumental in the physical development of Bodhivana; building, organizing, managing and supervising most of the construction projects.
For the last two years, he has used his skills and extensive experience to develop Bodhipala Monastery near Mount Pleasant, about 50 km east of Adelaide, and to provide Dhamma teachings to the local community of monks, novices and laity.
https://www.bodhipalamonastery.org/
We are fortunate that he could visit us for our Community Offering of Forest Cloth ('Pha-Pah') on Magha Full Moon day, and kindly shared some Dhamma encouragement with us at the occasion. In this talk, he encourages us to "keep going" even if we encounter difficulties in our practice. When we do what is difficult, but wholesome and beneficial, we follow the advice of the Buddha: "Enduring patience us the supreme incinerator of defilements".
Ajahn also responds to several questions from the audience.

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March 02, 2021 AJAHN NYANADIPO | Developing Parami on Magha Full Moon Day | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Nyanadipo is the abbot of Bodhipala Monastery near Adelaide.
Originally from New Zealand, he came to Australia to ordain at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery, Warburton, while still in his late teenage years. He has trained for many years with Luang Por Kalyano, and is his seniormost disciple. In particular, he was instrumental in the physical development of Bodhivana; building, organizing, managing and supervising most of the construction projects.
For the last two years, he has used his skills and extensive experience to develop Bodhipala Monastery near Mount Pleasant, about 50 km east of Adelaide, and to provide Dhamma teachings to the local community of monks, novices and laity.
https://www.bodhipalamonastery.org/
We are fortunate that he could visit us for our Community Offering of Forest Cloth ('Pha-Pah') on Magha Full Moon day, and kindly shared some Dhamma encouragement with us at the occasion.
In this short recording (7min), he reasures us to be patient in building up Pāramī (j'Spiritual Perfections'). Dhamma practice is not always smooth and easy, but if we persistently continue even through difficulties, our Pāramī will develop and ultimately bear rich fruit.

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February 28, 2021 BUDDHIST PALI CHANTING: Paritta Recitation Magha Full Moon/Offering of Forest Cloth at Dhammagiri
On occasion of offering Forest Cloth at Magha Puja Full Moon, the Sangha at Dhammagiri recites 'Paritta'. These auspicious, protective verses of profound Dhamma-meaning are in 'Pali', the language spoken by the Buddha himself, and have been preserved and regularly recited by the Sangha for the last 2,500 years.The formal request to the Sangha to chant Paritta is recited by TumNext, Ajahn Moneyyo invites all devas (angels/spirits) to participate and listen to the Dhamma being recitedAjahn Nyanadipo, the abbot of Bodhipala monastery near Adelaide, who has specially joined us for today's ceremony, is leading the Paritta chantingAjahn Dhammasiha, Ajahn Moneyyo, V Dantacitto, and V Nipako are joining inwww.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
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February 25, 2021 "Shine Bright like a Diamond" - Generosity to Equip our Mind with Joy
Ajahn Dhammasiha discusses the question: What's the best possible motivation for our practice of generosity?According to the Buddha, we generate good karma not just for happiness in future rebirths, but right here and now good karma is an ornamentation for our mind, beatifying our mind and equipping our mind with wholesome happiness and joy that will support our development of samādhi and insight.Fully understanding that process, and then deliberately practising generosity to make our mind happy in a wholesome way connected with Dhamma is the highest and most beneficial motivation for us to make good karma.www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
33 min
February 19, 2021 Compassion vs Empathy
Empathy is the ability to imagine the feelings, emotions and views of others; to be able to perceive the situation from their perspective, almost as if we're experiencing or sharing their emotions. But if we only practice empathy, we may get overwhelmed ourselves, if we empathize with those who are experiencing extreme suffering.Compassion ('Karuṇā') goes beyond experiencing others' suffering; it focuses on wishing them to be free from all pain and hardship. Developing the intention: "May you be free from all suffering" is not weighing us down. That intention is uplifting and beautifying our own mind. It allows us to witness intense suffering without getting overwhelmed. We're not ignoring or denying the pain of others. We can help and engage, without getting weight down. And even if it's impossible to practically help, we can still develop compassion and keep our own heart bright and wholesome, even in the face of all the hardship that countless beings undergo in the repeated circle of death & rebirth.www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.facebook.com/dhammagiri-forest-hermitagewww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
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February 17, 2021Compassion: 'May All Beings be Free from Suffering' | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Karuṇā, 'Compassion', is the heartfelt wish for all beings to be free from suffering.
It is one of the 'Brahmavihāras', the 'Divine Abodes', which the mind can use as an internal dwelling place in meditation.
It is also known as 'Appamañña-Vihāra', an unlimited, infinite home for our mind.
In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages the use of a short formula that we silently repeat internally, to slowly but steadily generate the liberating emotion of compassion:
"May all beings be free from suffering!"

"May all beings be free from suffering!"

"May all beings be free from suffering!"...

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