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He compassionately uses his own failing body as the starting point for this deep reflection on the nature\u00a0of life and death, and how we can find a true refuge for our own hearts.<\/p>\n<p>To listen to most recent talks, you can visit our YouTube page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ajahnanan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/ajahnanan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email <a href=\"mailto:wmjdhamma@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wmjdhamma@gmail.com<\/a> for the link. Every day 7-9 p.m. Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT + 7).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/Why-are-We-Here.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"26:52","filesize":"24.61M","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"25800352"},"tags":[],"series":[38],"class_list":["post-29002","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","series-ajahn_anan_podcast"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/AjahnAnanPodcast.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/podcast-download\/29002\/why-are-we-here-by-ven-ajahn-chah.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/podcast-player\/29002\/why-are-we-here-by-ven-ajahn-chah.mp3","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ajahn-anan-podcast\/id1223775322","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5drI6VPUT6rQdcGm4t4zDu","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/feed\/podcast\/ajahn_anan_podcast","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3J8t0VK0GX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/podcast\/why-are-we-here-by-ven-ajahn-chah\/\">Why Are We Here? by Ven. 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