Ajahn Viradhammo. Tisarana Non-Residential Retreat 2013 (Sixth Talk). This guided meditation begins with a talk about this-that conditionality. By questioning whether the mind is in a wholesome or unwholesome state we can more easily understand cause and effect.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo. Tisarana Non-Residential Retreat 2013 (Seventh Talk). Ajahn Viradhammo reads some of Ajahn Chah’s words on Dhamma and explains how Ajahn Chah taught his disciples about not-self.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo. Tisarana Non-Residential Retreat 2013 (First Talk). There is conventional truth which employs a sense of self: me, my life, and social responsibility. And there is liberating truth which looks at life as a stream of consciousness: mental, emotional, and physical phenomena as arising and ceasing within awareness, as simply manifestations of consciousness.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo. Tisarana Non-Residential Retreat 2013 (Second Talk). Questions are answered in regards to reading while on retreat as well as seeing the experiences we have as just experiences of the mind and not taking them personally.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo. Tisarana Non-Residential Retreat 2013 (Third Talk). We can use the metaphor of “listening to our experience” as a means of understanding how we are causing ourselves dukkha. This is especially the case with experiences of remembering the past or projecting into the future (neither becoming nor trying to get rid of).… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo. Tisarana Non-Residential Retreat 2013 (Fourth Talk). A short talk on the practical aspects of sitting and walking meditation.… Read the rest
Ajahn Vīradhammo goes into more subtle explanations of the forces of becoming, non-becoming, and sensual desire.… Read the rest
Ajahn Vīradhammo offers a brief explanation of the Theravada Tradition and the purpose of Buddhist practice. He speaks about our preoccupation with the objects of the world, the objects of consciousness and shows how we can relate to the these objects by being aware of them rather than wrapped up in them. When we use this awareness we are not so driven by these objects and allow ourselves the space for wisdom to arise. This then provides us with more freedom.… Read the rest
Ajahn Viradhammo explains how to we can be both spiritual friends with others and with ourselves. By living with a group of spiritual friends or having a spiritual friend or partner in our lives, we learn how to be harmonious, how to not following our preferences, and how to let others give us healthy feedback. We also learn how to be spiritual friends with ourselves, allowing for kindness and encouraging skillful responses in our lives.… Read the rest
During Tisarana’s Winter Retreat (January 1st to March 31st) we will not be holding our usual Saturday afternoon meditation and Dhamma talk sessions. However, for anyone who is interested in attending any of the Lunar Observance Day evening sessions, we will have our usual puja and sitting beginning at 7:00 pm and a live or recorded talk held shortly thereafter. The monks and community residents will continue practicing until midnight.
The Lunar Observance Days will be held on: January 4, 12, 19, and 27. February 3, 11, 17, and 25. March 4, 12, 19, and 27.… Read the rest
