Ajahn Viradhammo explores the skillful and unskillful elements of conformity and nonconformity, tolerance and intolerance. By examining how the three fetters operate and keep us bound to ignorance, craving, and attachment, we can understand how to drop these fetters and utilize the skillful elements of these themes.… Read the rest
Dear Friends,
As the Tisarana Kathina and 10 Year Anniversary weekend is fast approaching we wish to remind you of the event and update you on some changes.
We are sorry to say that we do not have any more room for overnight guests during the Kathina/Anniversary weekend. Please try to arrange your travel so you can be here with us regardless.
Again, for our 10 year anniversary, we will have many visiting Ajahns including: Ajahn Pasanno, Ajahn Jayanto, Ajahn Kusalo, Ajahn Punnadhammo, Ajahn Caganando, and Ayya Medhanandi. In addition, we are happy to have Venerable Atulo and Samaneri Anuruddha visiting us for this special occasion.
On Saturday, October 29, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, we are planning to have Ajahn Kusalo lead the afternoon sitting and Dhamma talk.
For the Kathina Ceremony and 10th Anniversary, Sunday, October 30, at Tisarana:
We will have a very large heated tent with seats for 250 people along with our smaller tent, where we will serve the food.
Please see the below schedule for the following changes we have made:
8:00 am: Early arrivals to help with setting up for the Kathina (anyone is welcome to arrive early and help us set up for the event.… Read the rest
Thinking often leads to unskillfulness, but the heart leads to generosity, gratitude, joy and compassion. Ajahn Viradhammo encourages us to follow the heart.… Read the rest
At an Ottawa day of Mindfulness, Ajahn Viradhammo offers a short talk and reviews again the quote from the Saṁyutta Nikāya on Nibbāna. He explains preoccupation and how we wake up to the present moment without being the thinker.… Read the rest
In this answer to a question about handling suffering, Ajahn Virahdammo speaks about the importance of staying with a skillful model of practice that relieves suffering rather than mixing models which can cause confusion. Ultimately, we need to examine the spiritual model we are using and see for ourselves whether it is working.… Read the rest
This is the last 20 minutes of a talk given by Ajahn Vīradhammo. He speaks about harmony and what it is we can rely on and answers questions about stillness and observing objects of beauty.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo offers a short reflection, the first of four reflections from a Day of Mindfulness in Ottawa. He explains how he returns to his center, the present moment and reads from a Saṁyutta NIkāya Sutta describing NIbbāna. He then goes on to lead a 15 minute guided mediation.… Read the rest
At an Ottawa Day of Mindfulness, Ajahn Viradhammo explores the nature of the unconditioned using a quote from the Saṁyutta Nikāya, verse 43.1-44. He then goes on to answer questions from the group.… Read the rest
At the Ottawa Buddhist Society’s Friday night teaching, Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about training the mind with an attitude that is open to the process of learning. Ajahn uses the analogy of carpentry and explains how the mind is able to best learn a new craft.… Read the rest
The day before Venerable Khema’s ordination, Ajahn Jayanto gave the following words of advice: When we take up the path of practice in a monastery, we learn to both examine and use the communal life to train our minds. We deal with varied views and opinions and learn to take the self and the mind less personally, finding contentment with what is.… Read the rest
