Ranked #1
Investigating Thought
Investigating Thought
Ajahn Viradhammo talks about the nature of obsessive thinking and how a meditator can perceive it as a mind object. He ... Read more
7 Feb 2020
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55mins
Ranked #2
If You Don’t Want to Meditate, Meditate
If You Don’t Want to Meditate, Meditate
Ajahn Viradhammo explains how to use the monastic form and the special conditions on the winter retreat for developing p... Read more
1 Jan 2017
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22mins
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Ranked #3
Training in Non-desire
Training in Non-desire
Ajahn Viradhammo discusses the need for a constant diligence in our mindfulness practice. He warns of the danger in doin... Read more
26 Feb 2017
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36mins
Ranked #4
Emotional Perceptions and Delusions
Emotional Perceptions and Delusions
Our emotional tones color our perceptions and moods. When we are fully conscious of our emotional states we cease to cre... Read more
17 Apr 2016
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Right Speech
Right Speech
Venerable Cunda talks about the four modes of speech. Focusing closely on the first two modes.
27 Aug 2017
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40mins
Ranked #6
What Is in Awareness? What Is the Knowing?
What Is in Awareness? What Is the Knowing?
At the Ottawa Buddhist Society’s Friday night meeting Ajahn Viradhammo asks us again to investigate: “What is in awarene... Read more
3 Jul 2016
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41mins
Ranked #7
Dependent Origination and the Third Noble Truth
Dependent Origination and the Third Noble Truth
Ajahn Viradhammo conducts a question and answer session with the lay retreat crew. He talks about family, monasticism an... Read more
30 Apr 2017
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53mins
Ranked #8
Three Perceptions to Cultivate in Practice
Three Perceptions to Cultivate in Practice
Ajahn Viradhammo describes a story in the Buddha’s life to remind us why we practice. He discusses the Buddhist perspect... Read more
4 May 2018
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40mins
Ranked #9
White Knuckle Practice
White Knuckle Practice
Ajahn Viradhammo explains how an attempt to get something from sensory experience pulls the mind into a sense of self an... Read more
10 Aug 2018
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32mins
Ranked #10
The Closest Approximation to Enlightenment You Can Get
The Closest Approximation to Enlightenment You Can Get
Ajahn Viradhammo answers questions at tea time from Tisarana’s resident community about the attaching to tranquility com... Read more
16 Nov 2018
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #11
Relying on Your Gut Intelligence
Relying on Your Gut Intelligence
In this morning talk, Ajahn Sucitto points to a gut intelligence we all have that can be relied on to save us from the t... Read more
13 Apr 2018
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24mins
Ranked #12
A Rotten Smell in Your Mind
A Rotten Smell in Your Mind
Ajahn Viradhammo explains how to develop a wise relationship to wanting. By using awareness to know wanting as an object... Read more
17 May 2019
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34mins
Ranked #13
Beyond the Peaks and Valleys
Beyond the Peaks and Valleys
Ajahn Viradhammo encourages us to understand the quality of arising and ceasing in our experiences so that we can transc... Read more
10 Apr 2016
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30mins
Ranked #14
Vipassana Romances
Vipassana Romances
On the first day of this retreat in Thailand Ajahn Viradhammo gives a talk on the five Jhana factors. He reflects that ... Read more
17 Apr 2020
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45mins
Ranked #15
Non-attachment versus Non-preoccupation
Non-attachment versus Non-preoccupation
Ajahn V. discusses how the term ‘non-preoccupation’ can be a useful way to talk about non-attachment, and the importance... Read more
11 May 2018
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17mins
Ranked #16
Real Peace, or What Happens when Change Stops Changing
Real Peace, or What Happens when Change Stops Changing
Ajahn Viradhammo explains how real peace goes beyond physical or emotional happiness. Real peace comes from experiencing... Read more
26 Jan 2018
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38mins
Ranked #17
A User’s Guide to Making Determinations
A User’s Guide to Making Determinations
Ajahn Viradhammo suggests that we make determinations inspired by wisdom as opposed to making determinations based on at... Read more
23 Feb 2018
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35mins
Ranked #18
Precepts and Unbiased Attention
Precepts and Unbiased Attention
Ajahn Viradhammo explains how to use the precepts for our practice and also focuses on the theme of attention and how to... Read more
26 Jun 2016
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37mins
Ranked #19
Deep Peace Through Witnessing Suffering
Deep Peace Through Witnessing Suffering
On Thanksgiving weekend, Ajahn Viradhammo reflects on the cultural formats that support monastic practice. He reflects ... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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40mins
Ranked #20
The Frustration of Desire
The Frustration of Desire
Ajahn Viradhammo speaks about how desire is frustrated when we cannot get what we want. If we allow this experience to b... Read more
22 Oct 2017
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29mins
