Ajahn Viradhammo gives teachings on what he means by “the silence of the mind” and answers questions regarding this topic. He speaks about how we expect our ourselves or our realities to be a particular way and how we can use awareness and knowing to be present for this inclination of mind, noticing the end of thinking by listening to the perception of change.… Read the rest
During the spring, summer, and fall (April 1 to November 6), the meal will be offered at 11:30 am.
The Saturday afternoon program (meditation and Dhamma talk) will henceforth begin at 1:30 pm rather than 1:00 pm in order to allow sufficient time for post-meal clean-up.… Read the rest
Our emotional tones color our perceptions and moods. When we are fully conscious of our emotional states we cease to create a storyline or person out of these states, thus allowing ourselves to clearly see the process whereby we create self view and self identification.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo encourages us to understand the quality of arising and ceasing in our experiences so that we can transcend the perception of having peaks and valleys in our practice. He uses themes of communal life, living in harmony, how we perceive our characters and identities, and how to work with boredom to illustrate this topic.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo meets with lay guests during a tea time question and answer session at Tisarana. He fields questions about how to work with the critical faculty and aversion, aversion to thought in meditation, and perceptions we have about Dhamma practice.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo speaks on using our practice in day to day life to reflect on phenomena and causality. He uses this/that conditionality to explain the process of Dependent Origination.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo reads many of the Buddha’s verses on right speech and explores how to use right speech in the monastery, citing examples of how it is best to use speech with others, how to offer feedback, and how to use metta (loving kindness) practice when we speak with others. This talk also explores the concept of right conduct and the restraint of body, speech, and mind.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo discusses how to use one’s social responsibilities and life commitments as a vehicle to find freedom, as an opportunity to give up to something bigger than oneself and as a way to watch one’s likes and dislikes.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo notes that if we are preoccupied with the conditioned, we cannot be available to the unconditioned. To learn about dullness or anxiety for example, we make an effort to sustain our awareness on the changing nature of conditioned phenomenon. He also speaks on being patiently aware of negative judgments as objects of mind as well as noticing the habit of creating self-perception.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo discusses Luang Por Dune Atulo’s nuanced approach to the Four Noble Truths. He also speaks about how right effort helps us understand how our attention gets preoccupied in certain situations or with particular emotions.… Read the rest
