Podcast, Page 52

Ajahn Vīradhammo talks about different modes of meditation practice and then leads a guided meditation on awareness of the body.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo gives a talk on his experiences just before and after becoming a monk. He goes on to give very practical advice with following the spiritual life.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about Kalyāna-Mitta (spiritual friendship) , his time in Thailand, and the Thai Forest Tradition. He continues with explaining the Four Noble Truths, craving and cessation.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo focuses on developing a good posture, in a chair, while walking, etc.  He then spends the majority of the talk answering meditation questions from retreatants at the Hockley Valley Retreat.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about devotion, faith and wisdom. He also speaks about trusting the knowing quality of awareness rather than attaching to our thoughts.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo helps us understand consciousness and then reads from the biography of Luang Por Chah and later the biography of Luang Por Liem (Ajahn Chah’s successor).… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo begins this Dhamma talks by answering written questions from the retreatants on the Hockley Valley Retreat. He then goes on to speak at length on several Dhamma themes including perception, cessation, and the notions of identification.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo gives a guided meditation using body scanning and explores various themes focusing on the experiences we have of our body.… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo analyzes the morning chanting that is done on a daily basis beginning with an examination of dukkha and the grasping of the five khandas (form, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness).… Read the rest

Ajahn Vīradhammo gives advice on how to use the horizontal posture to meditate. He further develops the analogy of riding a bicycle to explain how we learn to balance the mind with the hindrances that arise during our practice.… Read the rest