Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

The Buddha taught that kindness and geneorsity will bring joy and happiness. However, we do not have to simply believe that out of faith. The Buddha encouraged us to always investigate and find out f…

Metta, Loving Kindness, is also known as 'Appamañña-Vihāra', a limitless abode, an unrestricted, unlimited dwelling place for our mind. We develop it to all beings throughout the universe without any…

In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to cultivate Loving Kindness (Mettā) to both ourselves and others in a balanced way. 

Curiously, we often neglect to radiate Loving Kindness …

With so much negative news about wars and crises reching us all the time, it is easy for our mind to become dejected. But a dejected mind is an obstruction to ourselves, and of no benefit to anyone. …

In the material world, if we want anything, it usually takes two things:  

1. We need to have sufficient money to buy it.  
2. We need to have the desire/intention to spend our money on it, and not onto…

Ajahn Dhammasiha explains that we need to build up an emotional response to our meditation object.

For example, if we practise Buddhānussati (Recollection of the Buddha), by repeating the Mantra "Bha…

Ajahn Dhammasiha discusses a text from Saṃyutta Nikāya / Connected Discourses, 35 Saḷāyatanasaṃyutta, Sutta #95 "Mālunkyaputta".

An elderly monk asks the Buddha for personal meditation instruction. H…

In this guided meditation, during the Vesak Full Moon program at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha uses the Mantra:

"Bhagavā Araham Buddho - Buddho Araham Bhagavā"

as a form of 'Buddhānussati', Recollecti…