Beginning with an explanation of one of the Buddha’s most famous and succinct teachings to, “Refrain from all wrongdoing, bring goodness to perfection and purify the mind,” Ajahn Anan then goes on to talk on the importance of grounding our minds in patience and kindness. Upon this foundation we can build the mindfulness and wisdom that will allow us to directly and clearly understand the nature of our lives.
In this translation from a recording of the talk Luang Por gave during his 66th birthday celebration in March 2020, he tells us we should use the time we have left in this life to persuade the highest, most noble goal there is.
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In this evening talk, Ajahn Anan tells us how to approach this new year with wisdom that allows us to let go and solve our suffering.
Ajahn Anan talks on the how to use patient endurance and the various objects of recollection to bring our minds to peace and allow us to let go of all physicality and mentality.
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We all experience stress and pain in life, and how we try to escape from that depends on our mindfulness, wisdom and pāramī. Those who lack wisdom will use unwholesome routes—drinking alcohol, for example—that just work to dig themselves into a deeper mess. But for those with true intelligence, they’ll seek out the Dhamma—that which is actually able to cure our suffering.
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In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about the importance of dedicating merit to those who have passed before.
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With the steady passing of time, our lives are getting shorter and shorter. Therefore, we must use our time as best we can.
In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how practice consists both in the creation of an internal refuge through the practice of the 8-fold path as well as the destruction of self-view.
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In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how one can harness the energy coming from fear to spur one on in practice, referencing his own experiences in charnel grounds and with wild animals as a young monk.
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In this videoconference talk from 25 December 2020, Ajahn Anan talks about lovingkindness and compassion and how all religions teach compassion.