Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts episodes

November 03, 2020 BUDDHIST PALI CHANTING: Blessing, Anumodanā and Dedication of Offerings to Sangha
This Sunday 08 November we will conduct our yearly Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri (also on live 'Castbox' podcast 12.00 noon Brissie time).While preparing our audio setup, we did numerous trial runs to finetune mics and amplifier settings. One turned out nice enough that we've uploaded it now, for you to get a little taste (only 6 min) of what's to come at our ceremony on Sunday.You hear the following:Namo tassa... (Homage to the Buddha, 3 times)Dedication of Offerings to the Sangha by laity (Pali)Dedication of Offerings to the Sangha by laity (English Translation)Apalokana (announcement) by one monk how the Sangha will distribute the offeringsSangha Chanting: Sharing good karma with past relatives; Blessings for long life, health and strength; Anumodanā (rejoicing) in the all the good actions done by everyone; Chant for offerings done at particular auspicious occasion; Blessings of Triple Gem and Devas (Angels)The full ceremony Sunday 08 November will be live on 'Castbox' podcasting app, and also live on video here:https://vimeo.com/473669876
7 min
October 27, 2020 Happiness from Helping Others
On occasion of a working bee at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the happiness we can gain from selfless service for a worthy cause.Generosity ('Dāna') can be practised not only by offering food or material requisites, but also by volunteering one's skills, time, energy, labout, talents and abilities. In fact, a monastery could not be build or maintained without the countless acts fo selfless service of numerous individuals, all working together in harmony, and each one offering their unique skills and abilities.www.castbox.fm/ch/2744970www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
26 min
October 22, 2020 Zen in the Art of Pouring Concrete - Ajahn Dhammasiha
We just had a concrete pour at Dhammagiri for the new patio in front of our Dhammahall. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses the process of propery preparing and executing a concrete pour as a simile for our development of meditation:We need a foundation = Good KarmaWe need steel reinforcements = Virtue/PreceptsDrawings/plans = Right View & Dhamma KnowledgeWe need cement - SamathaAggregate = VipassanaWater = FaithHard work = Viriya/EnergyFence off till cured = SolitudePour water on conrete to cool and prevent cracks = Equanimity, not trying to rush our meditationcastbox.fm/ch/2744970
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40 min
October 21, 2020Loving Kindness - Radiating Universal Metta | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha guides a meditation on Mettā: unconditional, non-judgemental good will to all beings.
This time, we're not gradually etending the range of beings, but we jump straight in, wishing well to all beings throughout the whole universe.
We aim to include absolutely everyone in our loving kindness:
Whether they respond or not

Whether they like us back or not

Whether they are Buddhist or Christian or Muslim or Atheist or whatsoever

Whether human or animal or spirit

Whether Australian or Thai or Sri Lankan or any nationality

Whether from planet earth or from a different galaxy...
Mettā is not given like a business deal, we do not expect anything in return. Mettā imposes no conditions, we extend it to everyone without any demands or conditions. They don't have to do anything at all, they all deserve our unlimited Loving Kindness, without discrimination, without distinction, same to all.

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33 min
October 21, 2020 Gain & Pain, Fame & Blame - Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha offers some reflections on the 8 wordly phenomena ('Aṭṭha-loka-dhammā'):Gain and LossFame and ObscurityPraise and BlamePleasure and PainUsually we like, approve and hanker after gain, fame, praise and pleasure; and we dislike, resist and detest loss, obscurity, blame and pain. Thus these 8 worldly conditions overwhelm our mind and cause us lots of distress.On the other hand, if we reflect on their impermanence, they will not overwhelm our mind. We no longer run after them or reject them, and extricate ourselves from any suffering caused by them.This recording also includes the chant on sharing of merits, which we do at the end of our Sunday afternoon sessions 😊www.castbox.fm/ch/2744970www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
24 min
October 16, 2020Breath, Joy and Letting Go | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Anapanasati Piti Sukha Viraga Patinissagga
Ānāpāṇasati, mindfulness of the in and out breath, is the Buddha's own favourite meditation object, and the one he has given particular detailed instructions about.
One peculiar advantage is that breath meditation can be used to develop both:
Samatha (calm/samādhi/concentration)

Vipassana (insight/wisdom)
To cultivate and deepen samādhi, with every in and outbreath we develop:
Gladness

Joy

Rapture

Bliss

To develop vipassanā, with every breath we contemplate:
Impermanence

Dispassion

Fading away

Ending

Cessation

Letting go

In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha directs us not to apply the contemplation of impermanence and letting go directly to the breath itself. The breath is our anchor, and when we let go of the breath, we loose our meditation object.
Instead, we contemplate the fading away of distracting thoughts, the cessation of anxieties about the future, the letting go of unwholesome or sensual feelings and emotions.

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40 min
October 15, 2020 8 Amazing Attributes of the Ocean - Ajahn Dhammasiha
The Buddha compared 8 amazing attributes of the ocean with similar 8 marvellous qualites of his teaching:Like the ocean gets deeper incrementally; so our training and progress in Dhamma is gradualAs the ocean is bound by the shoreline; so the Buddha's disciples are restraint by the precepts, which they will not transgress even for the sake of their lifesAs the ocean will not keep a corpse, but wash it onto the shore; similarly the sangha will not tolerate an evil monk or nun, but expell them from their communityLike all the great rivers like Ganges, Yang Tse, Mekong, Nile, Kongo, Amazon, Mississippi, Murray and Wolga loose all distinctions once they merge into the ocean; similarly once a person ordains they loose all previous distinctions by class, caste, race, nationality or ethnicityAlthough all the rivers constanly flow into the ocean, the ocean does not become fuller from that; likewise, although many attain Nibbāna, the Nibbāna element does not manifest any increase or growthAs the whole ocean is permeated by only one unique taste, the taste of salt; so the Dhamma is suffused with only one flavour, the flavour of releaseAs there are numerous valuable resources in the ocean like pearls, conches, gold, oil and gas; similarly there are manifold valuables in the dhamma like the 4 foundations of mindfulness, 4 right efforts, 4 iddhipādā, 5 faculties, 5 powers, 7 bojjhangas and Noble 8fold PathAs there are giant being in the ocean like whales, giant squids, dragons and nāgas; so there are giant beings in the Dhamma, like stream enterers, once returners, non returners and arahants(Udāna 5.5)www.castbox.fm/ch/2744970www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
34 min
October 14, 2020 The Released Mind is Unfathomable like the Ocean - Ajahn Dhammasiha
What happens after someone who has attained Nibbāna dies:Do they still exist after death?Or do they not exist?Or both?Or neither?The Buddha rejected all four options above. Instead, he explains that the mind freed from defilements and clinging is immeasurable like the great ocean. It can no longer be described or defined by language, thoughts, form, feeling, perception, intention or consciousness.Another well known simile describes the enlightened mind like a flame gone out. However, 'extinguished' can easily be misunderstood as meaning ''Does not exist", which would not be correct. All four options of the Tetralemma above have to be rejected. Therefore, Ajahn Dhammasiha draws our attention to the Ocean-Simile, which has no annihilationist connotations.www.castbox.fm/ch/2744970www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
23 min
October 06, 2020 Rapture & Bliss Develop Samādhi | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage
Gladness, joy, happiness, rapture and bliss are the crucial supporting factors for our mind to be able to unify in 'SamādhI' ('concentration' / 'internal unification of mind').
In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha gives some pointers how to develop joy and rapture in our meditation. As long as the happiness experienced is not based on sensuality or unwholesome intentions, we should not shy away from it, but deliberately develop it, and use it to guide our mind into unification.

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33 min
October 02, 2020 Good Karma & Precepts as Foundation for Meditation - Ajahn Dhammasiha
To successfully train the mind in silent meditation, we have to first establish a foundation in good karma (puñña), virtue (sīla), sense restraint (indriya-saṃvara), and contentment (santuṭṭhi). Only with that foundation is our heart bright, light, radient and happy enough to really enjoy solitude and long periods of internal focus.www.castbox.fm/ch/2744970www.dhammagiri.org.auwww.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archivewww.vimeo.com/dhammatalks
40 min