2021.05.29 | On his final day, the Buddha gave two important teachings. The first was to Subhadda about what conditions are necessary for awakening, and the second was to the monks gathered around him to be consummate in heedfulness.
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2021.05.27 | Sometimes people ask, “Out of the four holy sites, which is the most important?” In this talk, Ajahn Anan explains the significance of each location, and tells us where the most important place is.
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We’ve been stuck in this cycle of birth and death for so long. It’s like a tangled ball of yarn a thousand kilometers wide—how can we possibly find its beginning? And if our hearts don’t gain Dhamma, we’ll never see the end either. But as we persist on this Noble Path, we steadily cut samsara down.
2021.05.22 | It was due to the immense forbearance of the Buddha and his great determination to help all beings to be freed from suffering that has allowed us to find this path out of delusion. When we gain clear understanding, the mind turns bright, and its darkness vanishes. Here is where we meet with the inner purity that the Buddha was pointing to.
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2021.05.20 | It’s important to bring our minds into the present moment and gain understanding of arising and ceasing here. To do this, we must go against our ingrained habits to be thinking and following our moods. It can be tough, but it can also be done. What we have to gain is freedom from all suffering.
To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7pm – 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).
2021.05.19 | We are born and we die countless times even in a single day, based on grasping after phenomena of the six senses as a self. Out of great compassion for the welfare of beings, the Buddha built parami and sacrificed over the course of inestimable lifetimes in order to break through to the truth, and teach us all the path to freedom from birth and death. What is left for us to do is simply to walk the path and realize the fruits for ourselves.
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In this evening talk, Ajahn Anan explains the three types of seclusion: external, internal, and lastly, the seclusion of relinquishment.
“Through chanting the recollection of the Buddha 108 times a day with firm intention, the mind is firmly established on the path to heaven and Nibbāna.”
Itipi so bhagavā (He, the Blessed One)
Arahaṃ (Is indeed the Pure One)
Sammāsambuddho, (The Perfectly Enlightened One)
Vijjācaraṇa-sampanno (He is impeccable in conduct and understanding)
Sugato (The Accomplished One)
Lokavidū, (The Knower of the Worlds)
Anuttaro purisadamma-sārathi (He trains perfectly those who wish to be trained)
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ (He is Teacher of gods and humans)
Buddho (He is Awake)
Bhagavā’ti. (And Holy)
This chant praises the qualities of the Buddha. Chanted in Pali 108 times by Venerable Ajahn Anan Akincano.
This chant is a support for one’s practice of Buddhanusati, the recollection of the Buddha. Ajahn Anan praises the recitation of this chant as part of one’s practice in many of his Dhamma talks. Ajahn Anan suggests that we chant it every day, even many hundreds of times in a day, and throughout our daily activities as a way to support mindfulness and brighten the mind as foundations for peace, collectedness, and insight into the Dhamma.
One can follow along on pages 202-3 of the Wat Marp Jan chanting book and see the translation in English as well: https://watmarpjan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/Wat-Marp-Jan-English-Chanting-Book-2562-Edition.pdf
2021.05.18 | Some people can realise Dhamma very quickly, while others slowly with much effort. Why is this the case? Why do we differ like we do?
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2021.05.17 | It’s possible to gain bodies of great refinement and pleasure. We can also develop deeply peaceful and collected mind states. None of these, however, last. It’s only the path of virtue, samādhi and wisdom that can destroy all suffering.
To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7pm – 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).