A talk from 2 October 2020, about the traditional “Pavarana” ceremony where monastics invite admonition from one another at the conclusion of the annual three-month rains retreat.
In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about the ways in which a practitioner can make steady effort in order to “fill the glass” of their spiritual qualities and achieve liberation.
In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how to find refuge from fear in the Dhamma, and how such practice can steel us for our journey towards awakening.
In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how we will experience realization like the Buddha’s disciple Añña-Koṇḍañña only if we too cultivate the proper causes in our practice.
Just prior to the departure of a visiting French woman, Ajahn Chah gives her this gift to take back home with her. As he explains, “Dharma is that which can cut through the problems and difficulties of mankind, gradually reducing them to nothing.”
During this Dhamma talk, Ajahn Anan teaches us on the wisdom of not letting our painful emotions spill out of our hearts, the foundations of mindfulness, and the nature of the empty mind.
Ajahn Anan gives a powerful teaching based on Ven. Ajahn Chah’s saying, “If it isn’t good, let it die. If it won’t die, make it good.”
Short teachings that bring us to let go of our attachments. Ajahn Anan tells us a simple yet profound story from his time with Ajahn Chah. He then goes on to describe how to become unmoved by the conditions in the world, thus discerning our inner Buddha. And lastly, emboldening encouragement to keep us going with our practice.
In this teaching after the evening chanting, Ajahn Anan lets us all know how incredibly fortunate we are to have been born at this time—in time to meet with and sincerely follow the liberating teachings of the Buddha that can take us beyond birth, death, and all pain and suffering.
In this talk, Ajahn Anan gives advice on how to lift our spirits when we’re feeling like this path is beyond our abilities.
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