In this videoconference talk from 8 June 2018, Ajahn Anan discusses the direct way to freedom.
Note: One can read this talk here: https://watmarpjan.org/en/the-direct-way-to-freedom/
Ajahn Anan teaches us the importance of being close to those who have seen clearly into the truth for themselves, and how they can help guide our lives, transforming tragedy into opportunity.
Recorded on May 4th, 2020
In this videoconference talk from 21 August 2020, Ajahn Anan discusses laziness, its causes, and ways to overcome it.
One can read talk transcripts with Q and A here: https://watmarpjan.org/en/dhamma-reflections/
Everyone wants to be happy, and we can see that in our lives we experience many different kinds of happiness. Those that come from external things have their drawbacks, however. Because they don’t last, they can easily turn into disappointment. So true happiness—one that we can rely on—has to be found within our own hearts.
The first two chapters of this book were posted on the podcast least year, but we never got around to posting the rest. So, we’ll start again from chapter one, adding a new chapter each Friday.
The introduction to Ajahn Anan’s book Simple Teachings on Higher Truths.
Beginning with instructions on how to settle our minds on the breathing process, Ajahn Anan then goes on to explain how our minds create conventions, imposing a supposed meaning on the world around us. He also relates stories from his practice as a young monk.
Meditation instructions from Ajahn Anan on how to settle our minds down and bring them into a firm, collected state that is ripe for the arising of wisdom.
In this videoconference talk from 14 August 2020, Ajahn Anan discusses gratitude for one’s parents, repaying the debt of gratitude to one’s parents, and two types of rare people in the world.
One can read talk transcripts with Q and A here: https://watmarpjan.org/en/dhamma-reflections/
In this second half of the talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how penetrating insight into Nama-Rupa, Name-and-Form, gives rise to a vision of Awakening.
In this first half of the talk, Ajahn Anan explains how we can open our Eye of Dhamma, just as Ven. Añña Kondañña did.