Ayyā Medhānandī
Dhamma Talks by Ayya Medhanandi and Others at Sati Saraniya Hermitage in Perth, Ontario, Canada
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 262
- Years Active
- 2004 - 2025
My Life Is Like An Alms Bowl, Ayya Medhanandi
We are here to learn to see, to dispel all ignorance with intuitive wisdom. When I walk on alms round, even if nothing is given, I see that my life is like an alms bowl. It is both full and empty – f…
00:24:16 |
Mon 08 May 2023
An Oasis of Freedom, Ayya Medhanandi
Learning to play an instrument, at first nothing good comes of it. The body is like an instrument. At first, it howls, it screams or cries. Then one day, that cry becomes a chant. So it is freeing th…
00:20:17 |
Wed 03 May 2023
I Give You My Bread, Ayya Medhanandi
There is no final cure for the body, but the mind can be freed. No matter how much craving, anger, sorrow, fear or obsessive negative thoughts keep storming the mind, don’t let discouragement become …
00:24:28 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Train for Nibbana, Ayya Medhanandi
On the path to freedom, every moment in every life situation is an opportunity for training the mind. We plant seeds of virtue, watering them with renunciation, respect, contentment, generosity and …
00:29:07 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
The Dhamma of Snow, Ayya Medhanandi
In the grip of painful feelings such as fear, anger, grief, or despair, we are in danger of allowing these to subdue the mind. Discernment and clear awareness help us to see through our pain to the e…
00:26:05 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
No Going Back, Ayya Medhanandi
On a wilderness trail, at times the path is clear, at times not. We get lost, confused, and disheartened. Tested again and again, we gain strength, skill, and clarity, and we learn to see what we cou…
00:29:31 |
Sun 02 Apr 2023
Hauntingly Beautiful, Ayya Medhanandi
Where is safety in this world? As the Buddha taught: “Not apart from awakening and austerity, not apart from sense restraint, not apart from relinquishing everything do I see any safety for any livin…
00:20:15 |
Sun 26 Mar 2023
Ecology of the Heart, Ayya Medhanandi
Our most valued renewable resource is the heart, the seat of awareness and our true refuge in what is worthy of refuge – the ancient virtue of the noble ones. Breath by breath, we embody pure presenc…
00:34:06 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Unwavering Mind, Ayya Medhanandi
To directly know Truth, we enter the depths of the vast ocean of the mind. We refine our attention and focus it like a laser beam. In the knowing of knowing itself, impermanence is revealed together …
00:20:53 |
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Open the Gates to the Deathless, Ayya Medhanandi
The Eightfold Noble Path is the Buddha's map to freedom. His directions how to proceed are precise, rigorous and breathtaking – the better for our faith and diligence. Though we may falter or feel un…
00:35:14 |
Sun 05 Mar 2023
Shave Your Heart, Ayya Medhanandi
Can we resolutely walk the moral high road and discover Dhamma treasures in the fertile ground of the heart? Heroic good-will, metta, will serve as our anti-inflammatory, quelling the fires of greed,…
00:14:00 |
Sun 26 Feb 2023
Courageous Friendship, Ayya Medhanandi
Generosity and virtue are at the heart of waking up. We give nothing less than our full devotion to the practice, day by day, training in present moment awareness and purifying ourselves. Secluded fr…
00:27:03 |
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Fertile Ground for Liberation, Ayya Medhanandi
To escape clinging to the world and the creations of thought, we purify and tame the restless mind until we directly know the impermanence, unsatisfactory and selfless nature of all conditioned thing…
00:23:26 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
I Will Not Be Scared, Ayya Medhanandi
We live in a world of toxic fear and earnestly wish for a way beyond it. Devoted to the Buddha’s supreme advice, we undertake this holistic training how to live harmlessly, joyful and at peace in our…
00:10:16 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
A Friend That Will Never Fail Us, Ayya Medhanandi
With the Buddha as our guide, we walk in his footsteps. If we fall away from the path, we return to it as soon as we can. Just as you steer your car back on the road should it veer off. The mind may …
00:27:04 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Look Within and Wake Up, Ayya Medhanandi
What are we, and what are we doing on this planet? We easily get lost in the dream of the world. It is a very good time to wake up. Right here in your own heart is the greatest adventure possible. Se…
00:22:02 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Are We the Disciples of Fear or Love?, Ayya Medhanandi
Walk away from the tigers that have made us run all our lives. Grow instead that beautiful space of selfless love deep within. Growth means breaking out of the shell. It may hurt. But this is our jou…
00:19:49 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Be the First to Forgive, Ayya Medhanandi
Our greatest life journey takes us inward through the Dhamma MRI of mindful, radical investigation. At last, we learn to see clearly, with true discernment. We see the root causes of our suffering, d…
00:27:37 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
That Which Supports the Truth In Us, Ayya Medhanandi
There is a fearlessness that we can know, where greed and anger are vanquished. It is a state of equanimity with whatever comes which no one else can pollute, disturb or destroy. There is nothing mor…
00:29:37 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
Choose Simplicity, Ayya Medhanandi
Simplicity is not about wearing one colour, shaving your head or fasting but rather it's a way of mental fasting. When we choose simplicity, we have time to stop, and to observe and study the mind. W…
00:26:24 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Sati Saraniya Hermitage. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.