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Ajahn Amaro Podcast by Amaravati — 331 episodes
Why “More” Means “Less”
The Buddha Said No to War; Isn’t That Just Weakness?
The Middle Way: Four Remedies to Cure the Pain of Dukkha
To Eat or Not to Eat… Pineapple?
The Night of Enlightenment, When the Outflows Ended
Disintegrated Beauty: The Wise Ways of Seeing Formations
A Break From the Role of Abbot: A Few Stories From a Sabbatical
Day 9a – GM – Ajahn Amaro
Day 8c – Talk – Ajahn Amaro
Day 8b – QA – Ajahn Amaro
Day 8a – GM – Ajahn Amaro
Day 7c – Talk – Ajahn Amaro
Day 7b – QA – Ajahn Amaro
Day 7a – GM – Ajahn Amaro
Day 6c – Talk – Ajahn Amaro
Day 5a – GM – Ajahn Amaro
Day 3c – Talk – Ajahn Amaro
Day 3a – GM – Ajahn Amaro
Day 2a – Guided Meditation – Ajahn Amaro
Day 6 – Q&A
Day 5f – Q&A
Day 5e – Talk – Aspects of Death Contemplation
Day 5d – GM – Death Contemplation
Day 4e – Talk – The Nine Eyes of Insight
Day 4d – Q&A
Day 4c – Dhamma Reflection
Day 4b – Q&A
Day 4a – Talk – Emotions and Relationships
Day 3g – Talk – Sound of Silence
Day 3f – Q&A
Day 3e – Talk – What is the World
Day 3d – GM – Who Am I
Day 3c – Dhamma Reflection
Day 3b – Q&A
Day 3a – Talk – Using Ch’an and Zen Methods
Day 2f – Talk – Three Kinds of Craving
Day 2e – Q&A
Day 2d – IN – Walking Meditation
Day 2c – Talk – Aspects of Vipassana
Day 2b – Q&A
Day 2a – Talk – The Five Khandas and the Three Characteristics
Day 1d – Q&A
Day 1c – Talk – Opening Reflections
Day 1b – Instructions & GM
Day 1a – General Guidance
Alive
Not To Do
The Forerunner of Wholesome States
Beautiful Results
Teachings from the Book Stillness Flowing
Practicing the Brahmaviharas
Working With Conditions
Rearranging Our Lives
Spiritual Qualities of the Heart
Day 1 – Talk – Four Noble Truths and Dependent Origination
Day 2a – GM – Balancing Energy and Relaxation
Day 2b – IN – Walking Meditation
Day 2c – GM – Present Moment Awareness of Body and Mind
Day 2d – Talk – Avoiding Second Arrow (Dependent Origination)
Day 2e – IN – Right Attitude in Meditation
Day 2f – GM – Awareness of Spaciousness
Day 2g – Questions and Answers
Day 3a – GM – Reflection of Three Characteristics on Five Aggregates
Day 3b – IN – Continuity of Formal and Informal Practice
Day 3c – GM – Reflection of Four Noble Truths in this World
Day 3d – Talk – Dhamma as the True Refuge
Day 3e – GM – Sharing of Blessing
Day 3f – GM – Exit Points from Cycle of Dependent Origination
Day 3g – Questions and Answers
Holy Shift: the Liberation of Stream Entry
Sublime Abiding to Non-Abiding
65th Birthday Reflection – to Continue
Is the Buddha Alive Today?
Spiritual Birth Control
All Wholesome States Can Be Included in the Four Noble Truths
The 103 Birthday of Luang Por Chah
Are We Really Here?
Creating Harmony
New Year’s Dhamma Talk
Āsālhā Pūjā – Second Arrow Evasion
Looking for Happiness Where You Might Find It
Ten Year Anniversary
Advice for a New Anagārika
The Teachings and Example of Luang Por Sumedho
I Am Very Happy to Continue
Breathing In, Knowing, and Breathing Out the World
Gratitude and Generosity
The Many Kinds of Giving
Craving – The Great Lie
What Have We Learned From 40 Years As A Dual Community Of Monks & Nuns?
Combining Compassionate Action with a Peaceful Heart – Questions and Answers
Combining Compassionate Action with a Peaceful Heart
A Moral Universe
The SEP Syndrome (Someone Else’s Problem)
Day 1a – Talk – Orientation Talk
Day 1b – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 1c – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 1c – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 1d – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 1d – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 1e – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 2a – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 2b – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 2c – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 2d – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 3a – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 3b – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 3c – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 3d – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 3e – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 4a – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 4b – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 4c – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 4d – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 4e – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 5a – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 5b – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 5c – Talk – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 5d – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 5e – GM – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 6a – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 6b – GM – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 6c – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 6d – GM – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
Day 6e – QA – Knowing, Emptiness, and the Radiant Mind
10th Year Anniversary of Coming to Live at Amaravati
Dreaming Ourselves Into Existence
Knowing in the Knowing
Testing Dhamma for Testing Times
Testing Dhamma for Testing Times – QA
The Many Faces of Insight
The Buddhist Ideal of a Perfect Society
Why Are Things the Way They Are? What Do I Do Now?
Forgiveness
Luang Por Chah’s Life and Example
Beware the Zombie Fungus of Avijja
The Good Heart
Separation From the Loved is Dukkha
Don’t Complicate The Uncomplicated
Making Peace With Despair
Kindness and Compassion
Gratitude
Serenity Is The Final Word
Forgiveness
Anger Management at Close Quarters
Is Fear a Problem?
Right Attitude, A Healing For The Heart
Birth of a Feeling
Happily Ever After
Appreciation of Uncertainty
Qualities that Conduce to Harmony
No Time, No Structure
The Death Rehearsal
Why Should I Be Bored, Sad, and Lonely?
Wake Up, Know and Let Go
This is ‘My’ Problem
World Tipitaka Enshrinement Ceremony
Is Everything We Think True?
The Place of Non-abiding & Not in My Backyard!
The Place of Non-abiding & Not in My Backyard! – QA
The Questions of Vacchagotta
The Questions of Vacchagotta – QA
Let the Citta Draw a Picture
Let the Citta Draw a Picture – QA
Rajabuddhivaraguna
You Aren’t Your Body
‘Less is More’ – Frugality, Generosity, and Renunciation – QA
‘Less is More’ – Frugality, Generosity, and Renunciation
The Six Wholesome Qualities
Happy Birthday
Navigating Skilfully the Rocky Waters of Conflict
Navigating Skilfully the Rocky Waters of Conflict – Questions and Answers
No Time Left
To Notice
Deception of Perception
Left and Right are Seen from the Different Angles
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 47 Wording from Khun Da, The Organizer Team and Last Blessing from Ajahn
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 46 Last Chanting and Dhamma Talk Session 19
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 45 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 44 Session 18
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 43 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 42 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 41 Session 17
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 39 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 38 Session 16
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 37 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 36 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 35 Session 15
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 34 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 33 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 32 Session 14
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 31 Session 13
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 30 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 29 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 28 Session 12
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 27 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 26 Session 11
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 25 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 24 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 23 Session 10
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 22 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 17 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 21 Session 9
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 20 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 19 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 18 Session 8
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 16 Session 7
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 15 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 14 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 13 Session 6
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 12 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 11 Session 5
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 10 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 09 Q&A
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 08 Session 4
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 07 Session 3 Sitting and Walking Meditation Instruction
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 06 Morning Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 05 Session 2
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 04 Evening Chanting
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 03 Session 1
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 02 Instruction from Ajahn Amaro + Praparit
Pu Chai Sai 10 Day Retreat – 01 Retreat Instruction
We Need to Talk about Nibbāna
Conceptual Thought
Free Of Complications
The Pure Heart
We Belong
Life Out of Balance
We Need to Talk About Nibbana
Mindfulness
Vesākha Pūjā
Proper Fabrications
Moods That Change
Suffering is a Verb
Ch.2 – Watching the Breath
Ch.5 – Walking Mindfully
Ch.1 – What is Meditation?
Ch.9 – The Hindrances and their Cessation
Ch.11 – Inner Vigilance
Ch.7 – Mindfulness of the Ordinary
Ch.12 – The Need for Wisdom in the World
Various Teachings of Ajahn Chah
2 – Beginning to Sense the Unborn
3 – Beginning to Sense the Unborn (Continued)
1 – Starting from Here
5 – Buddha Knows Dhamma
6 – Buddha Knows Dhamma (Continued)
7 – Welcoming Everything
4 – Beyond the Ego
10 – Don’t be Afraid of Trusting Yourself (Continued)
11 – Dhamma is not an Ideal
12 – Dhamma is not an Ideal (Continued)
8 – Welcoming Everything (Continued)
9 – Don’t Be Afraid of Trusting Yourself
15 – Being Human
16 – Being Human (Continued)
17 – Sense The Sacred
18 – Sense The Sacred (Continued)
13 – Disruption Belongs
14 – Disruption Belongs (Continued)
22 – Knowing Not Knowing (Continued)
23 – Seeing The Path
24 – Seeing The Path (Continued)
19 – This Pure Subject Has No Name
20 – This Pure Subject Has No Name (Continued)
21 – Knowing Not Knowing
25 – Intuitive Awareness
26 – Intuitive Awareness (Continued)
27 – The Sense of Timelessness
A Significant Omission
The Cult of the Individual
Conventions of Our Own Creation
Intuition
Over There, Yonder
Morning Reflection – Postmortems and Birthdays
Morning Reflection – Role Playing
True Expression of the Heart
Morning Reflection – Out Of Control
Morning Reflection – Where Is The Wrongness?
Don’t Complicate the Uncomplicated
Mind Tells a Story
Morning Reflection – Multiple Hindrance Attack
Morning Reflection – Convenient Fictions
The Embodiment of Evil
Morning Reflection – The Seasons are Changing
Negative States of Mind
Morning Reflection – Commitment
Morning Reflection – The Materialistic Approach
Morning Reflection – What Comes Together Falls Apart
The Rivers of Life
Morning Reflection – Pragmatical Dying
Who Was Ajahn Chah?
Not Sure!
Winning and Losing, Life’s Ups and Downs and the Buddha’s Middle Way
Don’t Take Your Life Personally
Indefinable
Morning Reflection – Identification
Finding a Perfect Balance Between Arhat and Bodhisattva
Morning Reflection – Celebrating the Buddha Day
Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinibbana of Feeling
Day 10 – Reflection – A New World Arising
Day 9a – Questions and Answers
Day 8b – Talk – One, Two, Three, Four, and Five
Day 8a – Reflection – Freedom From Becoming
Day 6b – Talk – 4th Precept – It’s OK to Stop
Day 6a – Reflection – The Sound of Silence
Day 5a – Reflection – Changing Weather, Perceptions, and Moods
Day 4d – Talk – 2nd Precept – In This Moment Nothing Is Lacking
Day 4c – GM – You Still Have to Drive
Day 4b – Qestions and Answers
Day 4a – Reflection – Arising and Passing Away is Ownerless
Day 3c – Reflection – Compassion for the Body
Day 3b – Reflection – The Heart Delights in Freedom
Day 2f – Talk – Ten Steps to Wellbeing and Enlightenment
Day 2e – GM – Endless Patience
Day 2d – Instruction – You Can Suffer in Any posture
Day 2a – GM – This Body, Mind, Space, and Moment
Day 1 – Talk – An Introduction
Seeing No-thing in Everything
Patience Endurance as the Supreme Practice
Pilgrimage to Thailand
Like Milk and Water
This is Our Agreement
Morning Reflection – Suffering is a Verb not a Noun
How Can I Stop this Story-making Factory?
Untangling the Knot
Love doesn’t Create Others
Morning Reflection – Pavarana Day
Group Practice Week
Community Practice Done Skillfully
Autumn Leaves and Turning Perceptions