It All Belongs
Ajahn Viradhammo gives a brief talk about the third foundation of mindfulness, knowing mind states as opposed to being preoccupied by them. This is the third talk from the 2014 Peterborough Retreat.… Read the rest
The Satisfaction of Competence
The skill of a contemplative. Using Perception of anicca (as change), anatta, and dukkha for awakening. This is the fourth talk from the 2014 Peterborough Retreat.… Read the rest
Focus Meditations and Integrating Sitting Practice Into Daily Life
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Seventeenth Talk).… Read the rest
The Anattalakkhana Sutta and Not Self – Q & A
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Eighteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Not Dependent on Attributes – Closing Talk
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Nineteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Community Work Bee: Landscaping at Tisarana, Saturday, May 9, 9 am to 4 pm.
From Akka Janssen . . .
Two Springs ago Tina suggested I become a garden keeper at Tisarana and the role has given me great pleasure. The monastery is a wholly welcoming and peaceful place with a wonderful community of monks and lay people. I frequently schedule my garden work visits to coincide with Saturday’s meditation and Dhamma talks: gardening, and food for the soul. The property is large and there is always brush to be cleared, suckers to be cut back, pathways to be raked as well as finer gardening jobs such as weeding, amending soil, transplanting, and rearranging existing plants. Currently there is a large project underway to landscape the grounds around the new monks’ building so that means there are holes to be dug, shrubs and groundcovers to be planted, manure and mulch to be spread. A work bee to accomplish some of this will be held on Saturday, May 9th. See the Tisarana website for details. Gardening at Tisarana is a gift that keeps on giving.
Hindrances, Jhana Factors, and Refusing to Think
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Fourteenth Talk).… Read the rest
From Thought to No Thought
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Fifteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Many Questions, Many Answers – Q & A
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Sixteenth Talk).… Read the rest
Avijja Paccaya Sankhara
Ajahn Viradhammo. Ottawa Buddhist Society Fall Retreat in Arnprior (Eleventh Talk).… Read the rest