Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts
Dhamma Talks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation
with Ajahn Dhammasiha and other
experienced Senior Buddhist Monks
in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah.
Recorded at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage,
Brisbane, Australia.
Our website:
https://www.dhammagiri.net
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including regular live streams on the weekend
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 454
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Benefits of Meditation and 5 Precepts | Ajahn Dhammasiha
A mother asks Ajahn Dhammasiha if he could explain the benefits of meditation to her kids.Ajahn explains that meditation ('bhāvanā') can provide us with the highest benefit possible at all: Freedom f…
00:34:41 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Buddha Dhamma Points Directly to the Mind | Ajahn Dhammasiha
The normal tendency of the unenlightened mind is constantly directed outwards into the external world. The Dhamma of the Buddha points us in the opposite direction, right back into the mind itself, r…
00:30:42 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Don't Run Out of Good Karma! | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
Most people are very careful that their mobile phone doesn't run out of battery. Or they worry that their Tesla is out of power before they reach the next charging station ('range anxiety'). They are…
00:48:59 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Unwavering Commitment to Non-Violence & Compassion | Ajahn Dhammasiha
When we see reports and videos of war and violence, we may experience feelings of helplessness that there's no possibility for us to stop all the carnage from happening.
However, there is one thing …
00:46:56 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Wise Media Consumption in Times of War & Disaster | Ajahn Dhammasiha
We have just experienced heavy flooding in Brisbane, and at the same time the war in Ukraine started. With twitter, facebook, TV and whole internet flooded by live reporting of all disasters and wars…
00:46:52 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
The Mind is Radiant, even if Clouded by Various Moods | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Brisbane has just experienced the most extreme rains event in decades, with more than 600 mm precipitation in three days! (For comparison, London receives about the same amount in a whole year). Very…
00:32:03 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
"Lost in the Fearful Flood, please point an Island out to Me" | Suttanipata #1092 f
As we have just experienced heavy flooding in Brisbane, Ajahn Dhammasiha discusses Suttanipāta Verses 1092 - 1095:[Kappa's question]Lost in the fearful flood that drownsus all in ageing and in death …
00:30:17 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Hard Work & Sangha in Harmony to Make the Sasana Last Long | Ajahn Dhammasiha
The Sangha, the Buddhist Monastic Order, is the longest continuously existing organisation or association in the history of mankind. It has operated according to the same 'constitution' ('Vinaya') si…
00:43:47 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Hospitality to Visiting Monks | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On occasion of our first visiting senior monk after a long time, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the importance of hospitality to keep the Sangha strong and connected. He also reads out the protocol for…
00:43:47 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
"This is the Teaching of All Buddhas" | Magha Puja Dhamma Reflections
On Magha Puja, the Full Moon in February, 1,250 Arahant Disciples gathered spontaneously, without prior announcement, around the Buddha in the Veḷuvana (Bamboo Grove Monastery) in Rajagaha. All of th…
00:31:50 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
First: Do No Evil | Magha Puja Dhamma Talk
"Abstain from any evil deed,accomplish what is good and true,And fully purify your mind -That is what all the Buddhas teach.Enduring patience is the bestof all ascetic practices;The best of everythin…
00:40:30 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
Shame and Conscience, the Dam Wall against Evil | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Two qualities are fundamental for any progress on our path of spiritual purification:Shame and Conscience.(Pali: Hiri & Ottappa)As long as we havn't attained liberation yet, the defilements ('kilesa'…
00:51:03 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Letting Go of Views & Opinions | SUTTA EXPLORATION | AN Tens #93 | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Ajahn Dhammasiha explores Anguttara Nikāya, Book of Tens, Sutta #93
(Numerical Discorses of the Buddha p. 1464)
One of the Great Lay Disciples of the Buddha, Anathapiṇḍika, famous as the donor of th…
00:43:53 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Generosity to Develop Samādhi & Insight | Ajahn Dhammasiha
Sometimes one can hear the opinion that one shouldn't expect anything in return when pratising generosity. And sure enough, if one expects the recipient to reciprocate the gifts, perhaps even with so…
00:42:08 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Attachment to Views & Opinions | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
It is well known that the Buddha teaches us to abandon all attachment ('upādāna'). However, attachment doesn't refer only to material things, and to feelings and emotions, it also includes views and …
00:51:52 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
"Train Your Mind Gently, Like a Mother Looking after her Baby"
Ajahn Dhammasiha reminds us that the default position of our mind is actually samādhi. The mind is naturally blissful and calm. It is only the kilesas (defilements) that get our mind moving, and that…
00:30:57 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Buddhist Bucket List | Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha
The circle of Saṃsāra, the endless wheel of birth and death, has been going on for such a long time that a beginning point can not be discerned. We all had many past lifes, not just one or a hundred …
00:58:57 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
"Not Sure" - Contemplate Anicca to Let Go of Everything
Ajahn Chah once stated that in 40+ years as a monk, it's only two things he has found: 'Not Sure' and 'Patient Endurance'. The Pali term 'anicca' is usually translated as 'impermanent'. However, the …
00:32:50 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Sweep All Thoughts Away with 'Not Sure' 'Anicca' | Guided Buddhist Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri | Breath Anapanasati
Ajahn Dhammasiha recommends to use:
- 'Not Sure'
- 'Not Certain'
- 'Anicca'
like a broom to sweep away all thoughts and worries and distractions in our meditation.
We use the breath as anchor f…
00:30:02 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
Reflections on Luang Por Chah's Remarkable Qualities | Ajahn Dhammasiha
On occasion of Ajahn Chah's 30th death anniversary, Ajahn Dhammasiha offers reflections on the outstanding spiritual qualities of the founder of our tradition.Not only did Luang Por Chah possess the …
00:45:45 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
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