In the many years since Luang Pu Chah’s passing in 1992, this is the first year Ajahn Anan has not been to his Memorial Day gathering at Wat Nong Pa Pong due to the pandemic. He gave this talk at Wat Marp Jan on how Luang Pu Chah is still with us in his teachings. If we have deep respect for him, we should practice what he taught until we reap their liberating results.
During this time of pandemic, it’s important that we look after our bodies so they stay strong enough to fight off illness. It’s also the same for our minds—we need to use mindfulness and samādhi to forge inner strength. And when the mind is strong, it’s able to ward off suffering.
Ajahn Anan relates the story of how Nāgasena’s father developed faith in Buddhism, and how Nāgasena in turn used his great wisdom to inspire King Milinda to become a devout Buddhist.
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In this videoconference talk from 22 January 2021, Ajahn Anan talks about equanimity, evenness of mind.
Ajahn Anan talks about what it is that covers over the body’s qualities of inconstancy, pain and not-self. He then gives a detailed description of the many ways we can see the unattractive nature of these bodies.
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For us living in the highly competitive, self-centered societies that we do, it’s natural that we’ll feel jealous sometimes when others gain success. This can feel like an inner fire, and is something we need to be cautious of. We can combat this unskillful emotion by cultivating sympathetic joy—thoughts and feelings of finding happiness in the gains and achievements of others.
A talk given to a lay group from Bangkok who frequently visit forest monasteries throughout Thailand to give offerings and listen to the Dhamma.
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Even though we may be experiencing restrictions in certain areas of our lives, it’s still very possible to cultivate merit during lockdown. In this talk, Ajahn Anan tells us of some of the ways that we can do this.
When we suffer, we mostly look to the world outside of us to find a cause—the nasty things people say; the inconsiderate things they can do. But this is looking in the wrong place, as the cause is inside of ourselves.
In this videoconference talk from 15 January 2021, Ajahn Anan discusses the practice and quality of mudita, sympathetic joy/appreciative joy.
“…mudita is a meditation that looks after our mind well. Our sila will be complete, and our samadhi concentration will be able to be firmly established. Wisdom will be able to arise. We will be able to see the truth of Dhamma.”