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Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 8 and 9 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 7) and The Unconditioned and Non-locality (part 1)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness”, and subchapter 9, “The Unconditioned and Non-Locality” (both from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 15, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
28:36 Q&A (1);
31:57 Q&A (2);
38:44 Q&A (3);
53:48 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
54:27 Q&A (4).
The post Chapter 8 and 9 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 7) and The Unconditioned and Non-locality (part 1) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-1158 min
Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 8 and 9 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 7) and The Unconditioned and Non-locality (part 1)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness”, and subchapter 9, “The Unconditioned and Non-Locality” (both from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 15, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
28:36 Q&A (1);
31:57 Q&A (2);
38:44 Q&A (3);
53:48 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
54:27 Q&A (4).
The post Chapter 8 and 9 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 7) and The Unconditioned and Non-locality (part 1) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-1158 minAmaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 6)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 12, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
11:13 Q&A (1);
12:25 Q&A (2);
21:40 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
27:05 Q&A (3);
27:45 Q&A (4);
39:16 Q&A (5);
44:59 Comment;
55:47 Q&A (6).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 6) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 03Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 6)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 12, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
11:13 Q&A (1);
12:25 Q&A (2);
21:40 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
27:05 Q&A (3);
27:45 Q&A (4);
39:16 Q&A (5);
44:59 Comment;
55:47 Q&A (6).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 6) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 03Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 5)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 11, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
13:18 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
15:11 Q&A (1);
24:19 Comment (1);
49:22 Q&A (2);
57:46 Comment (2).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 5) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-1159 minAjahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 5)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 11, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
13:18 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
15:11 Q&A (1);
24:19 Comment (1);
49:22 Q&A (2);
57:46 Comment (2).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 5) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-1159 minAmaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 4)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 10, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
05:56 Comment (1);
09:44 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
11:14 Comment (2);
17:26 Comment (3);
18:22 Q&A (1);
36:29 Comment (4);
37:42 Q&A (2);
47:32 Comment (5);
52:58 Q&A (3).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 4) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 00Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 4)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 10, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
05:56 Comment (1);
09:44 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
11:14 Comment (2);
17:26 Comment (3);
18:22 Q&A (1);
36:29 Comment (4);
37:42 Q&A (2);
47:32 Comment (5);
52:58 Q&A (3).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 4) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 00Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 3)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 9, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
15:11 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
21:01 Comment (1);
22:08 Comment (2);
31:22 Q&A (1);
44:05 Q&A (2);
52:28 Comment (3);
56:55 Q&A (3).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 3) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 00Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 3)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 9, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
15:11 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
21:01 Comment (1);
22:08 Comment (2);
31:22 Q&A (1);
44:05 Q&A (2);
52:28 Comment (3);
56:55 Q&A (3).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 3) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 00Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 2)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 8, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
06:50 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
08:04 Q&A (1);
17:46 Q&A (2);
31:36 Q&A (3);
36:42 Q&A (4);
38:50 Q&A (5).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 2) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 00Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 2)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 8, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
06:50 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
08:04 Q&A (1);
17:46 Q&A (2);
31:36 Q&A (3);
36:42 Q&A (4);
38:50 Q&A (5).
The post Chapter 8 – Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness (part 2) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2026-02-111h 00Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 7 – Attending to the Deathless (part 2)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 7, Attending to the Deathless (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 4, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
07:06 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (1);
22:48 Q&A (1);
26:09 Q&A (2);
28:29 Q&A (3);
34:47 Comment;
35:45 Q&A (4);
44:18 Q&A (5);
01:01:25 Q&A (6);
The post Chapter 7 – Attending to the Deathless (part 2) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-12-151h 09Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 7 – Attending to the Deathless (part 2)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 7, Attending to the Deathless (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 4, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
07:06 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (1);
22:48 Q&A (1);
26:09 Q&A (2);
28:29 Q&A (3);
34:47 Comment;
35:45 Q&A (4);
44:18 Q&A (5);
01:01:25 Q&A (6);
The post Chapter 7 – Attending to the Deathless (part 2) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-12-151h 09Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapters 6 and 7 – Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (part 2) and Attending to the Deathless (part 1)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapters 6 and 7, Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” and “Attending to the Deathless” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 3, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
09:25 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (1);
13:52 Q&A (1);
14:24 Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Karunadhammo;
15:09 Q&A (2);
18:06 Q&A (3);
28:44 Q&A (4);
31:51 Q&A (5);
33:49 Comment (1);
36:15 Q&A (6);
48:53 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (2);
55:56 Comment...
2025-12-151h 02Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapters 6 and 7 – Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (part 2) and Attending to the Deathless (part 1)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapters 6 and 7, Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” and “Attending to the Deathless” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 3, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
09:25 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (1);
13:52 Q&A (1);
14:24 Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Karunadhammo;
15:09 Q&A (2);
18:06 Q&A (3);
28:44 Q&A (4);
31:51 Q&A (5);
33:49 Comment (1);
36:15 Q&A (6);
48:53 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (2);
55:56 Comment...
2025-12-151h 02Amaravati Audiobook CollectionChapter 6 – Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (part 1)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 6, Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 2, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
13:04 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
25:58 Q&A (1);
27:15 Q&A (2);
31:04 Q&A (3);
39:22 Comment (1);
43:42 Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Amaro;
01:00:58 Q&A (4);
01:05:23 Comment (2);
The post Chapter 6 – Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (part 1) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-12-151h 05Ajahn Amaro Podcast by AmaravatiChapter 6 – Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (part 1)Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 6, Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 2, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
Questions and answers:
13:04 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
25:58 Q&A (1);
27:15 Q&A (2);
31:04 Q&A (3);
39:22 Comment (1);
43:42 Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Amaro;
01:00:58 Q&A (4);
01:05:23 Comment (2);
The post Chapter 6 – Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (part 1) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-12-151h 05
Clear Mountain Monastery ProjectSloth & Torture & Four Aspects of Clear Knowing | Ayya Suvijjānā & Ayya NiyyānikaIn this talk, Ayya Suvijjana and Ayya Niyyanika speak about the 4 aspects of sati-sampajañña, or mindfulness and clear comprehension, outlined in the commentarial teachings. By considering actions in terms of purpose, suitability, domain, and non-confusion, we can see reality more clearly, and let go of ignorance. To learn more about Ayya Suvijjānā & Ayya Niyyānika, visit www.passaddhivihara.org.
Ayya Suvijjānā's Bio:
Ayyā Suvijjānā started with Zen meditation in 1976. After discovering Vipassana in 1998, she visited Abhayagiri where she became a disciple of Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasa...
2025-12-1357 min
Meditando con los MaestrosCómo la meditación transforma tu mente - Ajahn Amaro | Budismo TheravādaNacido como Jeremy Charles Julian Horner (Kent, 1956), Ajahn Amaro es un monje y maestro budista Theravāda con más de cuatro décadas de vida monástica. Tras licenciarse en psicología y fisiología en Londres, emprendió en 1977 una búsqueda espiritual que lo llevó a Tailandia, al Wat Pah Nanachat, donde conoció a Ajahn Chah. En 1979 recibió la upasampadā (ordenación plena) y adoptó la forma de vida del bosque, centrada en la simplicidad, el vinaya (disciplina) y la práctica directa de samādhi (concentración) y vipassanā (visión clara).Después de formarse en Taila...
2025-10-0336 min
Clear Mountain Monastery ProjectNot-Self-Help Guide: Upaṭṭhāking Luang Por Sumedho & the Beauty of Service | Ajahn Asoko Q&AIn this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Tan Ajahn Asoko, a senior monastic at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK and the primary attendant to Luang Por Sumedho. The focus of the interview was the ins-and-outs of serving as an attendant and caregiver.
Biography of Tan Ajahn Asoko:
Ajahn Asoko grew up in a village near Geneva in Switzerland. His mother brought Buddhism into the family life. As a teenager, he visited Amaravati Monastery, where he first met Luang Por Sumedho and was fortuitously able to attend a...
2025-09-201h 02
Amaravati Podcast | Latest Dhamma TalksWhat Luang Por Pasanno TaughtAjahn Karunadhammo gave this Dhamma talk on 25 July 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
The post What Luang Por Pasanno Taught appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-07-3046 minAmaravati Podcast | Latest Dhamma TalksQuestions and Answers on Ajahn Chah’s Life and Teaching (part 2)Luang Por Pasanno gave this Dhamma QA on 18 June 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK. This is the continuation from the previous day.
The post Questions and Answers on Ajahn Chah’s Life and Teaching (part 2) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-07-111h 19Amaravati Podcast | Latest Dhamma TalksQuestions and Answers on Ajahn Chah’s Life and Teaching (part 1)Luang Por Pasanno gave this Dhamma QA on 17 June 2025, the 107th birth anniversary of Luang Por Chah, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
The post Questions and Answers on Ajahn Chah’s Life and Teaching (part 1) appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-07-111h 27Amaravati Podcast | Latest Dhamma TalksIn Gratitude to Luang Por PasannoAjahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 26 April 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
The post In Gratitude to Luang Por Pasanno appeared first on Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.
2025-05-0745 min
Clear Mountain Monastery ProjectSister Rabbi, Brother Monk: An Interfaith Family Dialogue | Ajahn Cunda & Rabbi Sydney Mintz Q&AIn this session, Ajahn Nisabho and Ajahn Kovilo interview brother and sister Ajahn Cunda and Rabbi Sydney Mintz.
Bio of Ajahn Cunda:
Ajahn Cunda was raised in a warm and loving family in the Northern suburbs of Chicago and moved to California in 1996. Ajahn Cunda moved to Abhayagiri in late 2005, and after two years training as an Anagārika and Sāmaṇera, ordained as a Bhikkhu on May 22, 2008. Under Luang Por Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, he trained at Abhayagiri for eight and a half years. In 2014, Ajahn Cunda moved to T...
2025-04-281h 01
Clear Mountain Monastery ProjectFive Faculties: The Indriyā as Probiotics for Practice | Ayyā Suvijjānā & Ayya NiyyānikaAyyā Suvijjānā & Ayya Niyyānika of Passaddhi Vihara (https://passaddhivihara.org/) speak about developing the Five Indriyā, or Mental Faculties in our practice. The five, including saddhā (faith), viriya (energy), sati (mindfulness), samādhi (concentration), and pañña (wisdom) must be developed in a balanced manner for practice to progress. The Buddha's description of the Five Faculties may be found here: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN48_10.html
Ayya Suvijjānā's Bio:
Ayyā Suvijjānā started with Zen meditation in 1976. After discovering Vipassana in 1998, she visited Abhayagiri where she beca...
2025-04-2758 min
More LightAjahn KoviloAjahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born Theravāda forest monk. Having been introduced to meditation, the five precepts, and the Pāli Canon through the Goenka tradition, Ajahn Kovilo’s growing interest in Dhamma led him to enter the monastery in 2006 in hopes of devoting his life to practice. Ajahn Kovilo received full ordination from Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California in 2010, and spent the next decade training at monasteries and with teachers of the Ajahn Chah tradition in America and Thailand.
2025-03-151h 23
Portland Friends of the Dhamma PfODcastLuang Por Pasanno | Recognizing the Dhamma | 09/13/24 | ep. 263Luang Por Pasanno (joined by Ajahn Kovilo) expounds on the eight quality of Dhamma and Vinaya that the Buddha taught his newly ordained stepmother, Mahapajapati Gotami, when she asked him for a short Dhamma instruction that would guide her in her solitary practice. Begins with a short guided meditation and includes participant questions.
2024-09-2553 min
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN AMARO | 4 Noble Truths | Dhamma Talk at DhammagiriOn occasion of his first visit to Australia at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Ajahn Amaro shares insights about the four noble truth, one of the most fundamental teachings of the Buddha. In particular, Ajahn provides guidance how to apply contemplation of the 4 Noble Truths in our daily life.
Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK.
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition...
2024-09-231h 11
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN AMARO | How to Judge Progress in my Dhamma Practice | Q&A DhammagiriQuestion & Answer session with Ajahn Amaro on the occasion of his first Australia visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Queensland, Brisbane.
Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK.
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition monastery established for Western disciples of Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah, who ordained him as a bhikkhu in 1979. Soon afterwards he returned to England and joined Ajahn Sumedho...
2024-08-3036 min
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN ACHALO | Beach & Meditation | Good Karma Brightens the Mind | Q&A at DhammagiriQ&A with Ajahn Achalo on an occasion when he was visiting Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage in his home town, Brisbane.
He shares his memories of his first experiences of inner calm on the beach while listening to the waves and answers questions about the benefit of apirations and rituals and how merit (good actions) can brighten our mind.
More teachings by Ajahn Achalo can be found on his website and YouTube channel:
www.peacebeyondsuffering.org
https://www.youtube.com/@AjahnAchalo
Ajahn Achalo was born in Brisbane Australia in 1972. He developed a keen interest in meditation...
2024-08-1338 min
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN AMARO | Triple Refuge and Precepts Ceremony | DhammagiriDuring his visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage in Brisbane, Australia, Ven. Ajahn Amaro is leading our community in taking the Triple Refuge (Tisaraṇa Gamana), and the 5 or 8 precepts.
Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK.
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition monastery established for Western disciples of Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah, who ordained him as a bh...
2024-08-0907 min
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN AMARO | Guided Meditation | Awakened Awareness | DhammagiriA short Guided Meditation by Ajahn Amaro during his stay at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia.
Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK, the largest Western monastery in the lineage of Ajahn Chah.
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition monastery established for Western disciples of Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah, who ordained him as a bhikkhu in 1979. Soon afterwards he returned...
2024-08-0112 min
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN AMARO | Seeing Impermanence (Anicca) | Dhammagiri | Buddhist Dhamma TalkDhammatalk by Ajahn Amaro about seeing impermanence and how it can help us to be liberated from self-view, on the occasion of his first Australia visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Queensland, Brisbane.
Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK, the largest Western monastery in the lineage of Ajahn Chah.
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition monastery established for Western disciples of...
2024-07-041h 18
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAJAHN AMARO | Was it Difficult to Become a Buddhist Monk? | DhammagiriQ&A session with Venerable Ajahn Amaro during his visit to Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia.
Tan Ajahn Ajahn is asked if it was tough for him in the beginning, when he was a newly ordained monk at Ajahn Chah's monastery in Thailand in 1979.
Ajahn answers that he didn't find it difficult at all in the first year, but quite the opposite, he could hardly believe his good fortune to have found exactly the place, lifestyle and community that he would aspire to. And people would even love to offer food and support to him...
2024-07-0254 min
Treasure Mountain PodcastFollowing the Path of a Forest Monk | Ajahn PasannoJoining us on this episode is a humble, yet trail-blazing monk from the forest tradition lineage of Ajahn Chah who is now the senior most bhikkhu at Abhayagiri Forest Monastery in California. I’m speaking of course of the Venerable Ajahn Pasanno.
Ajahn Pasanno took ordination in Thailand in 1974 with Venerable Phra Khru Ñāṇasirivatana as preceptor. During his first year as a monk he was taken by his teacher to meet Ajahn Chah, with whom he asked to be allowed to stay and train. One of the early residents of Wat Pah Nanachat, Ajahn Pasanno became its abbot...
2023-07-0359 min
Portland Friends of the DhammaLuang Por Pasanno & Ajahn Sudanto – Supporting Our Shared Aspirations, 06/11/2023, eps 187Luang Por Pasanno & Ajahn Sudanto – Supporting Our Shared Aspirations, 06/11/2023, eps 187
2023-06-1329 min
Treasure Mountain PodcastThe Saintmaker: The Meaning and Purpose of the Sangha | with Ajahn KoviloJoining us on this episode is a return guest, Ajahn Kovilo who is joining us from Dharma Realm Buddhist University in California. Ajahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born monk who, having been introduced to meditation through the Goenka tradition, first entered the monastery in 2006. After receiving full ordination from Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California in 2010, Ajahn Kovilo spent the next decade training at monasteries in the Ajahn Chah tradition in America and Thailand. In 2020, after a year practicing at a Pa Auk Sayadaw monastery, Ajahn Kovilo enrolled at the Dharma Realm Buddhist University in...
2023-03-1849 min
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsParitta Chanting New Uposatha Hall Wat Pah Nanachat | Maha Sangha 100 Monks | Ajahn Dhammasiha | New Sima BotAuspicious recitation of Paritta ('Protective Verses & Blessings') at the inauguration of the new Uposatha Hall and Sima ('monastic boundary') at Wat Pah Nanachat, the international Forest Monastery established by Ajahn Chah in Ubon, Thailand.The event was attended by Ajahn Dhammasiha and more than 100 monks in the tradition of Ajahn Chah. Many of the most senior Western disciples were present, including abbots of many monasteries worldwide:Ajahn Kevali - Abbot of Wat Pah Nanachat (hosting the event)Luang Por Pasanno (leading the chanting) - Retired abbot of Abhayagiri, CaliforniaLuang Por Tiradhammo...
2022-12-2919 min
Project TAJ 2010 - 202256 - 2556.10.20 Dhamma Talk from Kathina | Abhayagiri MonasteryDhamma Talk by Ajahn Pasanno. Location: Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, California, United States. Date: 20th October 2013.
2022-05-121h 05
Portland Friends of the Dhamma2021 Celebration/Fundraiser with Luang Por Pasanno – 7. Monastic Closing Words, Blessing Chant & Group Sharing of the Blessings July 18 2021 081Luang Por Pasanno and Ajahn Karunadhammo reflect on what it means to have a place to gather as a community with spiritual friends. They offer a special blessing chant for this special occasion.
2021-07-2124 minPortland Friends of the Dhamma2021 Celebration/Fundraiser with Luang Por Pasanno – 7. Monastic Closing Words, Blessing Chant & Group Sharing of the Blessings July 18 2021 081Luang Por Pasanno and Ajahn Karunadhammo reflect on what it means to have a place to gather as a community with spiritual friends. They offer a special blessing chant for this special occasion.
2021-07-2124 min
The Fourth Messenger Podcast - Teachings and Art from the SanghaEngaging the 16 Steps of Breath Meditation | Ajahn PasannoA monk of over forty years, Ajahn Pasanno is the most senior ordained disciple of Ajahn Chah in the United States. He helped found Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in Redwood Valley, California, where he currently resides. More information and monastic teachings may be found at https://www.fourthmessenger.org.
2021-01-2944 min
Spirit RockAjahn Pasanno - The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of AnxietyAjahn Pasanno - The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety by Spirit Rock
2020-03-195h 28
Lifetimes of LearningAppropriate Attention Dhamma Talk By Ajahn PasannoA Dhamma Talk By Ajahn Pasanno Played At The Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia For A Meditation Course On The Topic Of Wise Attention (Yoniso Manasikara) (Intermediate Level)
2020-02-1948 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: A Sangha Gathering Q & A(Arrow River Forest Hermitage)
2019-09-0741 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: A Sangha Gathering Q & A(Arrow River Forest Hermitage)
2019-09-0741 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: A Sangha Gathering(Arrow River Forest Hermitage)
2019-09-071h 06Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: A Sangha Gathering(Arrow River Forest Hermitage)
2019-09-071h 06
Ajahn SonaReflections From a Year of RetreatLuang Por Pasanno reflects on his year-long retreat in Thailand and Canada. Dhamma talk offered at Birken Forest Monastery on June 16, 2019.
2019-06-2440 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah - 100th Birthday Anniversary Celebration(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2018-05-274h 20Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah - 100th Birthday Anniversary Celebration(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2018-05-274h 20Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety, part 2: walking meditation instructions(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Walking meditation instructions.
2016-07-0212 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety, part 3: Q & A(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Q & A
2016-07-021h 12Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety, part 4: talk.(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Exploring impermanence and how it can be contemplated in a way that leads to the end of suffering rather than as a cause of anxiety. Part 4: talk.
2016-07-021h 01Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety, part 1: Intro & meditation(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Exploring impermanence and how it can be contemplated in a way that leads to the end of suffering rather than as a cause of anxiety. Part 1: Intro talk and opening meditation.
2016-07-0228 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Exploring impermanence and how it can be contemplated in a way that leads to the end of suffering rather than as a cause of anxiety.
2016-07-025h 28
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley: Heather Sundberg's most recent Dharma talksHeather Sundberg: The 5 Spiritual Faculties: "The Awakened Mind IS the Awakened Heart"(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The talk opens with a story about Ajahn Pasanno and an introduction to the metaphor of the 5 Spiritual Faculties as a team of 5 Horses pulling "The Cart of Self". The rest of the talk explores the relationship between the 5 Faculties and the 4 Divine Abodes (metta, compassion, joy, equanimity)
2015-05-141h 00Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: End of Day-Long Retreat(Insight Santa Cruz)
2014-10-0424 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: End of Day-Long Retreat(Insight Santa Cruz)
2014-10-0424 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Beginning of Day-Long Retreat(Insight Santa Cruz)
2014-10-042h 11Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Beginning of Day-Long Retreat(Insight Santa Cruz)
2014-10-042h 11Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Generosity and Virtue(Insight Santa Cruz)
2014-10-031h 20Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Generosity and Virtue(Insight Santa Cruz)
2014-10-031h 20Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Family Retreat Talk; Equanimity(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2014-08-0230 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Family Retreat Talk; Equanimity(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2014-08-0230 min
Dhamma Talks in English2556.10.20 Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Pasanno from Abhayagiri Kathina (audio)Dhamma Talks in USA
2013-10-201h 02Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 9: Q&A 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2238 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 9: Q&A 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2238 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 8: Meditation Instuctions(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2208 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 8: Meditation Instuctions(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2208 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 7: Q&A 2(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2205 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 7: Q&A 2(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2205 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 6: The 8 Fold Path and its Supports(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2250 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 6: The 8 Fold Path and its Supports(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2250 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 5: Pre-meal Alms Explanation & Anumodana Chant(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2208 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 5: Pre-meal Alms Explanation & Anumodana Chant(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2208 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 4: Guided Meditation Recollections(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2205 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 4: Guided Meditation Recollections(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2205 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Part 3: Q&A 1(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2217 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 3: Q&A 1(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2217 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 2: Kalyanamitta(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2242 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Part 1: Intro And Meditation Instructions(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2013-06-2213 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Noticing the Natural World(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2012-08-0448 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Family Retreat Talk(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2011-08-0538 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Stories of the Tudong Monks pt 1 of 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Stories of the Tudong Monks. How they can guide our lives today.
2011-05-011h 01Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Stories of the Tudong Monks, pt 3 of 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) pt 3 of 3
2011-05-0143 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Stories of the Tudong Monks, pt 2 of 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) pt 2 of 3
2011-05-011h 19Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Part 2(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Further recollections of Ajahn Chah
2010-09-191h 38Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Part 1(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Recollections and readings of Ajahn Chah.
Venerable Ajahn Chah (Phra Bodhiñāna Thera) was born into a typical farming family in a rural village in the province of Ubon Rachathani, N.E. Thailand, on June 17, 1918. He lived the first part of his life as any other youngster in rural Thailand, and, following the custom, took ordination as a novice in the local village monastery for three years, where he learned to read and write, in addition to studying some basic Buddhist teachings. After this he returned to the lay life to help his parents, but, feeling an...
2010-09-193h 03Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah, part 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2010-09-191h 11Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah, part 3(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2010-09-191h 11Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Part 2(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) Further recollections of Ajahn Chah
2010-09-191h 38Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Part 1(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2010-09-193h 03Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Untitled(Spirit Rock Meditation Center)
2010-08-0733 minAjahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: The Khandhas: The Whole Practice(Unknown) date estimated
2003-10-071h 32Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Mindfulness & Clear Comprehension(Unknown)
2001-01-011h 08Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talks (Dharma Seed)Ajahn Pasanno: Recollections Of Ajahn Chah's Teachings.(Abhayagiri Monastery) (Date unknown)
1995-01-0142 minDharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Ajahn Pasanno's most recent Dharma talksAjahn Pasanno: Recollections Of Ajahn Chah's Teachings.(Abhayagiri Monastery) (Date unknown)
1995-01-0142 min