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This is from a Friday night talk at the Ottawa Buddhist Society. Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about the practice in general and the value of living a spiritual life. He develops the theme of muditā (gladness) and explores how we can bring joy into our lives. In general we are learning to develop a whole set of skills that ultimately brings us peace and happiness. And learning to be patient, as well as developing awareness and non-grasping are some of the most important skills we can learn to do this.… Read the rest

This is a recording of Tisarana’s 2014 Kathina. In this traditional Kathina ceremony the laity offers the Tisarana monks who have stayed together for the three month rains retreat, gifts of robe cloth and other requisites.

If you are interested in hearing Luang Por Pasanno’s talk: Don’t Settle For Just Happiness, please advance 40 minutes into the recording (where he begins giving this talk). Luang Por Pasanno explains how to use happiness as a basis for real peace and unshakeability, rather than using Dhamma practice only for the sake of finding happiness.… Read the rest

Luang Por Vīradhammo discusses how to work with a mind obsessed with outward conditions and social experiences. By using the perception of all conditions being in awareness we can release our outward going tendencies.… Read the rest

At the Ottawa Buddhist Society’s Day of Mindfulness held on July 4th, 2014, Ajahn Vīradhammo begins a talk about how he works with anticipation and then moves on to answering several questions on Dhamma.… Read the rest

The practices of Buddhism have a two fold nature. The first is as an actor, the area of our active life: morality, generosity, social responsibility, relations to others, etc.. And the second is as a witness, the area of our contemplative life: witnessing experience in our formal meditation practices as well as during daily life.… Read the rest

On the occasion of Ajahn Yatiko’s leaving the robes (an Abhayagiri senior monk), Ajahn Vīradhammo expounds upon the merits of being a monk, whether it is for a period of time in one’s life or an entire lifetime.… Read the rest

This talk explains how to refrain from unwholesome reactions to experiences in the external world. We do this by paying attention to the movement of the mind in ordinary circumstances (much like we do with the movement of mind in formal meditation). In a sense we are learning to wait and pause around our experiences so we can identify how we move from impulse to habit to personality to destiny. This then allows us to break this repetitive cycle.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo answers a question from a concerned mother about her fears in regards to her children and another question from a woman trying to help family members, specifically her mother, learn about Buddhism.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about how we develop the contemplative life by watching our experiences and developing wholesome action. We do this in our daily lives by being a witness to our stream of consciousness and having an awareness of change.… Read the rest

During one of the Wan Prah vigils, Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about the advantages and uses of renunciation and how the monastic form helps to encourage the use of this helpful tool.… Read the rest