Dhamma Talks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation
with Ajahn Dhammasiha and other
experienced Senior Buddhist Monks
in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah.
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Brisbane, Australia.
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Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) is an excellent meditation object, that can carry us all the way to Nibbāna. It was the Buddha's personal favorite meditation.
However, meditators may not receiv…
This year's Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri included a recitation of auspicious protective chants ('Paritta') in Pali language. These teachings have been preserved directly from the Buddha's lip…
Ajahn Dhammasiha guides a meditation on Mettā: unconditional, non-judgemental good will to all beings.
This time, we're not gradually etending the range of beings, but we jump straight in, wishing w…
Ānāpāṇasati, mindfulness of the in and out breath, is the Buddha's own favourite meditation object, and the one he has given particular detailed instructions about.
One peculiar advantage is that br…
Gladness, joy, happiness, rapture and bliss are the crucial supporting factors for our mind to be able to unify in 'SamādhI' ('concentration' / 'internal unification of mind').
In this guided meditat…
Often meditators are focussed so much on the meditation object, that they lose awareness of the general state of their mind, and how the mind relates to the meditation object.
Ajahn Dhammasiha encou…
In this guided meditation, we develop Mettā first to only one being. We choose whoever we find most easy to wish well, and then we gradually widen the circle of beings until everyone in the whole uni…
The Buddha explained that Mindfulness of In and Out Breath (Ānāpāṇasati) can develop all 4 Satipaṭṭhāna (Foundations of Mindfulness).
In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha uses the instruction…
On the first Full Moon Practice Day in this year's rains retreat at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha leads a guided meditation on the theme of 'Not-Self' ('Anattā').
In the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta, the Bud…
In this guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to develop the perception of beauty, joy and happiness while meditating on the breath.
Ānāpāṇasati, Mindfulness of the In and Outbreath, was …