Ajahn Vīradhammo begins the retreat at Hockley Valley with a 25 minute talk and a 15 minute guided meditation. Please note that these talks and guided meditations will be distributed sequentiality on each Saturday and Sunday over the next 8 weeks.… Read the rest
On Āsālḷhā Pūjā (the night before entering the communal rains retreat), Ajahn Vīradhammo expounds upon the purpose of communal life and explains how we use the perception of change to understand our experiences.… Read the rest
Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about his past experiences with Ajahn Chah and more recent experiences with the Thai Forest Saṇgha. He goes on to teach about non-grasping with the themes of liking and disliking, and ends with the peace that arises from knowing our experiences just as they are, regardless of conditions, everything belongs.… Read the rest
Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about how the underlying wisdom of knowing that circumstances change and that they are just as they are, can get us through difficult experiences. He also speaks about using the breath, body awareness, heart practice and examining our attitudes to ground ourselves.… Read the rest
In the Craft of Meditation, there are several elements which are important to be constantly aware of. One element is how our bodies are doing, which deals with our vitality and energy, as well as our posture. We can ask ourselves: What is our physical condition, what can we do with our body, what can’t we do with it?… Read the rest
Ajahn Vīradhammo gives various examples to encourage stability in our mediation and explores the nuances of how our minds work within the context of Dhamma.… Read the rest
Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about how thought can complicate our experience and shows how we can work with thoughts, judgements, comparisons and be released from how we identify with them.… Read the rest
Lunag Por Sumedho gives a talk on Gratitude at Tisarana on June 21st, 2014.… Read the rest
In this talk Ajahn Vīradhammo discusses the four noble truths.… Read the rest
This is an hour-long guided meditation on the development of loving-kindness, given by Ajahn Vīradhammo during a ten-day meditation retreat.… Read the rest
