(keywords) (slightly edited version)  Young people, morality, religions, precepts, inner safe space, nivata, Mahamangala Sutta, source of blessings, false humility, protection, self inflation, aligning, virtue, vectors, ritual humiliation, bubble burst, hubris, nemesis, ‘got a ticket on yourself’, ‘cruising for a bruising’, admiration, puja, honouring, selfless wisdom and compassion, people who look like their pets, Ajahn Chah, appreciative awareness, Bhikkhu Vakkali, autobiographies, Emperor...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammapada v 146, laughter, joy, fire, darkness, seeking the light, Commentaries, apocryphal, drunk, wisdom, distraction, heedlessness, Ajahn Chah, Living With The Cobra, hot, cool, samsara, nibbana, greed, hatred, delusion, heart, actuality, contentment, restless, nervous system, 2600 years ago, processing data, lose connection, open-hearted state, being loving, schmaltzy songs, poems, chronically obstructed, accumulated denied dukkha, the Awakened Ones,...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Challenges, environmental, ethical, political, state of the world, Dhammapada verse one, verse two, the heart leads the way, core issues, speculating, well-being, greed, hatred, delusion, polluted awareness, distorted consciousness, 3 poisons adittapariyaya sutta, The Fire Sermon, pointing, Ajahn Chah, burning hot coal, letting go, precepts, study, sitting, focussing on forms, first book, first retreat, pujas, perfunctory, meditation, harmonious alignment,...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Dhammacakkappavatana Sutta, Pancavaggi bhikkhus, realisation, Four Noble Truths, being ‘ready’, naïve, highest teachings, transmutation, addressing hunger first, Mahamangala Sutta, sorrow-less, grief-less, respectfulness, deva, transmutation, insight, self-respect, cultivation, humility, virtuous, arrogance, acknowledging limitations, middle way, contentment, gratitude, upbringing, instilling virtues, timely hearing Dhamma, noisy head, conscious listening...

(approx. 11 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: "I have been keeping up the suggested '15 minutes of non-judgmental awareness practice' and am disconcerted to find an apparently endlessly critical voice in my head. I see where it comes from and how strong it is on sin and guilt, and how weak it is on forgiveness. I understand all too clearly what you mean by unacknowledged dukkha. How to proceed? If you have any more good advice, I will be glad to hear it." Compulsive controlling, unreceived, smoke, fire,...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Emphasising friendship, Kalyanamitta, Discourse on Great Auspiciousness, Mahamangala Sutta, the company we keep, developing and maintaining, Dhammapada 328, joyous company, emphasising solitude, Wat Pah Pong, unaddressed pain, side effects of affluence, distraction, social media, Dhammapada 160, be your own refuge, monastics, Venerable Anuruddha, milk and water, gym, characteristics, difficult feedback, trusting confidentiality, struggling, valuing...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) "How to properly understand the Buddha's teachings on not being better, equal or worse than others? I’m especially interested in how to deal with the feelings of being superior to those who do not search anything deeper in life, who merely pursue immediate gratification of casual desires.” Ajahn Chah, Abhidhamma, Thai expression, ditthi mana, perceptions, up to scratch, balanced sensitivity, afraid of fear, hating aversion, spiritual toolkit, integrity,...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Virtues, transformation, helpful, spiritual muscle, energy management, habits, boundaries, vulnerable, nekkhamma parami, wilfulness, chocolate, forms, spirit, looking at your phone, addicted, focussing on the form, renunciation, sense of self, my way, squabbles, communities of selves, the Buddha, selflessness, sugar, pleasure, diabetes, obese, food manufacturers, fat and salt, indriya samvara, intentional inhibition, open-hearted awareness, ‘I want’, fully...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Anxiety, counsellor, practitioner, emotions, fear, heart contraction, desire, greed, disciplined attention, intentional composure, schools, stub your toe, open hearted awareness, aligning meditation, counterforce of compassion, outshining, tears, empathy.

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Father’s Day, appreciation, gratitude, spiritual fathers, Ajahn Sumedho, celebration of gratitude, celebration of generosity, faith, true principles, chaos, implicit order, materialism, Ajahn Chah, faith, disciplined attention, power tools, musical instrument, selfless wisdom, selfless compassion, shifts in perspective, increased sensitivity, apparently intolerable, intense badness, personal baggage, kamma, epigenetics, 5 spiritual faculties, blind belief,...

(keywords) (slightly edited version) Enthusiasm, aspiration, progress, chronically obstructed, Ajahn Chah, obstructed, moods, bad kamma, accumulated denied dukkha, crying, itchy wound, scratch, right understanding, screeching birds, nirodha-sacca, ekayana, disliking, open the chest, welcome heart energy, smelly socks, six senses, six sense objects, liking and disliking, acupuncturist, affluence, sadness, frustration, rightly aligned, great renunciation, synthetic security, approximations, the...

Talk given in 2024

From Q&A on dhammakatha.org, given in 2024

Talk given in 2024

Talk given in 2024

Talk given in 2024