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We are delighted to let you know that the audio talks of all sessions transcribed in The Contemplative’s Companion can be found on the link here. The audio version is posted on Tisarana’s YouTube Channel as a separate playlist.
Luang Por Viradhammo and all of us at Tisarana send you our best wishes.… Read the rest
This electronic edition of The Contemplative’s Companion is offered in commemoration of Ajahn Viradhammo’s 78th birthday on April 27th, 2025.
This book is based on a meditation retreat organised by the Ottawa Buddhist Society and taught by Ajahn Viradhammo during the COVID-19 pandemic. His wise and gentle teachings, offered before vaccines were announced, were an inspiration during those trying and tumultuous times. His reflections skilfully guided participants away from heavy and negative mind states that were prevalent at that time.
Setting aside conventional analysis and lists, Ajahn Viradhammo presents his reflections on presence as a
companion to all contemplatives. He speaks from his own experience, uses everyday language, and cites familiar metaphors to generate deeper understanding and compassion. Ajahn’s teachings hold out touchstones that guide readers in a straightforward, intuitive manner, encouraging us to awaken to what IS, moment to moment.… Read the rest
A Chinese translation of The Contemplative’s Craft: Internalizing the Teachings of the Buddha.… Read the rest
“Stillness Flowing – The Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah” by Ajahn Jayasaro, the long-awaited biography of Ajahn Chah in English, with an introduction by Luong Por Sumedho.
850 pgs, Panyaprateep Foundation, 2017.
From Ajahn Jayasaro’s preface:
Although it has been my intention that this book should be, as far as possible, a biography as opposed to a hagiography, I am not sure that I have been completely successful. My love for Luang Por and my belief in his enlightenment inevitably colour the text. What I have not done is suppress any scandalous or embarrassing information out of concern for his good name. Hard as it may be to accept nowadays when there is so much – and often well-founded – cynicism about the integrity of religious figures, Luang Por Chah had absolutely nothing to hide. The only skeleton in a cupboard at Wat Pah Pong was the one hanging on public display in the Dhamma Hall. In fact, that is one of the strongest reasons for my belief that the life of Luang Por Chah is so worthy of study.
This electronic edition of The Contemplative’s Craft is offered in commemoration of Ajahn Viradhammo’s seventieth birthday on April 27th, 2017.… Read the rest
Talks, essays, poems, drawings and photographs from the community at Wat Pah Nanachat.… Read the rest
An Anthology from the Pali Canon expounding in detail the Buddha’s teaching on the 37 “Wings to Enlightenment”.… Read the rest
A collection of talks by the nuns’ community at Amaravati.… Read the rest
This book from the nuns’ communities of Amaravati and Cittaviveka Buddhist Monasteries features talks from several of their senior nuns.… Read the rest
A novel set in the time of the Buddha portrays the life of the pilgrim Kamanita in his long and roundabout quest for spiritual perfection. This is a new version of an old book, edited by Ajahn Amaro.… Read the rest
