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Bhante Sujato lives at Lokanta Vihara, the Monastery at the End of the World. Bhante gives these regular Friday night teachings online. Visit the Lokanta Vihara homepage for session link, chanting boo... more
FAQs about Monks In Cyberspace:How many episodes does Monks In Cyberspace have?The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.
May 04, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-05-05 Vesak - the Buddha's EnlightenmntBhante Sujato. Meditation on abandoning conditions that lead towards suffering and simplicity. Dhamma talk during Vesak about the Buddha's enlightenment - the three knowledges (described as happening in a single night in the Mahasaccaka Sutta, with mention of the various accounts of the Bodhisatta's enlightenment - gradual aspects in the Dvedhāvitakka Sutta, Upakkilesa Sutta....more1h 37minPlay
April 27, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-04-28 EthicsBhante Sujato. Meditation on for fear of death, pain and sleepiness. Dhamma talk on morality with reference to a Buddhist creation myth - DN27 Agaññasutta. Discussion of pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional morality (Kohlberg)....more1h 35minPlay
April 20, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-04-21 Life as a monkBhante Sujato. Meditation on recollection of the Buddha. Dhamma talk on the monk's life, with Q+A....more1h 41minPlay
April 13, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-04-14 Grieving, time and memoryBhante Sujato. Meditation on course to subtle sensations and contentment. Dhamma talk on different questions from online, with focus on mourning, time, as well as memory....more1h 29minPlay
April 06, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-04-07 Buddhism and GodBhante Sujato. Meditation on causes and the breath, course to subtle. Dhamma talk on Buddhism and God. The concept of God in Indian religions, God from a philosophical point of view - the relationship of impermanence and consciousness to ideas of God, engaging in interfaith dialogue....more1h 34minPlay
March 30, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-03-31 Artificial IntelligenceBhante Sujato. Meditation: progressive body relaxation, letting the breath calm you down and fill you with joy and peace. Dhamma talk on Aritificial Intelligence. Discussion of the Open Letter to "Pause Giant AI Experiments" with its proposed moratorium on further development, and 'AI' more generally. Who is designing these models? What is the Buddhist idea of intelligence? How should the powerful/governments proceed here? Why current LLMs are not conscious. The possible effects on society going forward. Questions regarding using 'AI' to make decisions e.g. turning off life support and decisions made by management of organisations....more1h 54minPlay
March 23, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-03-24 The last dhamma talk before the end of the worldBhante Sujato. Meditation on unwinding delusion by seeing what happens to drive the "bicycle of thought". Dhamma talk: The last dhamma talk in the world ever: Questions: What make life worth living even just for a few more hours? The Simile of the Mountain. The gradual training: sīla, samadhi and pañña. Nibbana, the idea of "objects" of the mind not in the suttas. What does 'mindfully' actually mean? Being self-aware or reflective, and continually sustain such awareness. The end of the world....more1h 32minPlay
March 16, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-03-17 How do you know what is a good act? Meta-ethicsBhante Sujato. Meditation on mindfulness of the breath with focus on self-ing, the present and keeping grounded. Dhamma talk: What makes something you do good? Talk on metaethics....more1h 29minPlay
March 09, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-03-10 Janavasabha suttaBhante Sujato. Meditation on mindfulness of the breath. Dhamma talk: DN18 Janavasabhasutta, with events mentioned in the Mahāparinibbana Sutta. Discussion of the sutta's events, and how the Buddha speaks about different things people may be looking for as well as the more common goals of the path repeated throughout the suttas....more1h 43minPlay
March 02, 2023Monks In Cyberspace 2023-03-03 Mahaparinibbana sutta part 2: aniccāBhante Sujato. Meditation on impermance (aniccā). Dhamma talk: The Mahāparinibbāna sutta part 2: The verses of Brahmā Sahampati, Sakka, Venerables Anuruddha and Ānanda with a discussion of impermanence....more1h 32minPlay
FAQs about Monks In Cyberspace:How many episodes does Monks In Cyberspace have?The podcast currently has 232 episodes available.