Welcome to the Forest Path Podcast - a podcast sharing the teachings of Awakened meditation masters of the modern era. This episode is not a dhamma talk. It is a witness account by Venerable Ajahn Chob when he was a young monk under the training of the great Venerable Ajahn Mun. It is his recollection of the momentous event in which Ajahn Mun Bhuridatto attained to the Dhamma-element. This witness account appears in the biography of Luang Por Chob called “Ṭhānasamopūjā" in the chapter...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and it’s titled “Tuccho Potila - Venerable Empty Scripture” . It was published as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. This teaching by Ajahn Chah which compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is made available through the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0...

This episode is a talk given by a monk considered to be the founding father of the modern Thai Forest Tradition: Venerable Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta. The talk is called “The Ever-present Truth”. For free distribution Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Unported License. Links The Ever-present Truth (text) The Forest Path Podcast Everyday Dhamma Network

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled “The Venerable Acariya Mun’s Mode of Practice”. It was first publish as part of the book “kammaṭṭhāna - the basis of practice” which was translated by monks at Wat Pah Ban Taad. For free distribution No part of this teaching may be reproduced in any form of by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher unless it is to be...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “Living in the World” . It was published as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. This teaching by Ajahn Chah which compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is made available through the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Licence. You are free to...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled “Walking Meditation”. It was first publish as part of the book “kammaṭṭhāna - the basis of practice” which was translated by monks at Wat Pah Ban Taad. For free distribution No part of this teaching may be reproduced in any form of by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher unless it is to be reproduced for Free Distribution,...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “The Four Noble Truths” . It was published as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. This teaching by Ajahn Chah which compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is made available through the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Licence. You are free to...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “Our Real Home” . It was published as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. May you all benefit from hearing this gift of dhamma by an meditation master of the Thai Forest Tradition. This teaching by Ajahn Chah which compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is made...

This episode is a follow up on the previous episode. It is a translation of teachings by Ajahn Liem, who is the successor of Ajahn Chah as abbott of Wat Pah Pong, titled “No Worries”. These teachings which were given when Ajahn Liem was visiting Australia in 2004. As he can only speak Thai, he would speak for a couple of minutes and then wait as the translator caught up. So the recorded teachings and translations ended up being little packets of dhamma teachings. That’s why they were...

This episode is going to be a bit different from other episodes. Firstly it is the first time I’ve narrated teachings by Ajahn Liem, who is the successor to Ajahn Chah as the abbot of Wat Pah Pong in the North-east of Thailand. The main difference stems from the format of these teachings which were given when Ajahn Liem was visiting Australia in 2004. As he can only speak Thai, he would speak for a couple of minutes and then wait as the translator caught up. So the recorded teachings and...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled “Samādhi-Bhāvanā”. It was first publish as part of the book “kammaṭṭhāna - the basis of practice” which was translated by monks at Wat Pah Ban Taad. For free distribution No part of this teaching may be reproduced in any form of by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher unless it is to be reproduced for Free Distribution, in...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “Why Are We Here?” . It was first publish as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. May you all benefit from hearing this gift of dhamma by an meditation master of the Thai Forest Tradition. This teaching by Ajahn Chah which compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is...

In this episode of the Forest Path Podcast I’ll be completing the narration of the teaching “Only the world ends” by forest meditation master Venerable Ajahn Tate. This is part two of two episodes. Stay tuned to listen to the concluding part of this teaching by a true meditition master of the Thai Forest Tradition. This teaching was published for free distribution by Pattanasuksa Publishing in Bangkok. May you all benefit from hearing this gift of dhamma. Links The Forest Path...

In this episode of the Forest Path Podcast I’ll be narrating an extended Dhamma teaching by the great forest meditation master Venerable Ajahn Tate. It is titled “Only the world ends”. It’s a very well rounded teaching and goes in to some depth about samadhi. Because it is so long, I’ll be breaking it into two episodes, with this being the first episode of the teaching “only the world ends”. Stay tuned to listen to the concluding part of this teaching by a true meditition master of the Thai...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled “Kammaṭṭhāna”. It was first publish as part of the book “kammaṭṭhāna - the basis of practice” which was translated by monks at Wat Pah Ban Taad. The Pali work kammaṭṭhāna literally means “the place of work”. Inside Thailand, what we call in the West the “Thai Forest Tradition” refers to itself as the kammaṭṭhāna tradition, and the monks within it as kammaṭṭhāna bhikkhus. At first...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “Making the Heart Good”. This talk was first publish as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. May you all benefit from hearing this gift of dhamma by an meditation master of the Thai Forest Tradition. This teaching by Ajahn Chah which compiled and produced by Aruna...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Fuang Jotiko and is titled “Listen Well”. This talk isn’t just about listening the teachings, but also about developing our meditation so that we can develop our minds and achieve Awakening.It was first published on the website “Access to Insight” and is translated by Ajahn Thanissaro Bhikkhu ©2001 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. The text of this page ("Listen Well: January 1984", by Thanissaro Bhikkhu) is licensed under a Creative...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled “The Marvel of the Dhamma”. It was first publish as part of the book “Straight from the Heart” which was translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Copyright © Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa Ñāṇasampanno 1987 This book is a free gift of Dhamma, and may not be offered for sale, for as the Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa has said, ‘Dhamma has a value beyond all wealth and should not be sold like goods in a market...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “One Word Is Enough” . It was first publish as part of the book “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah” which is made available by Aruna Publications. You can find links to the original text in the description below. A quick note to listeners: This talk is directed at Western monks living in England. Notably Ajahn Sumedho participates in this discussion. There is reference to ‘pacceka-buddhas’ in this...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo and is titled “Consciousness” . Less than a year before Ajaan Lee's death, some of his students began tape-recording his Dhamma talks. The following talk is one of the nine for which we have transcripts from the tapes — and one of the four for which the tapes are still extant. It's a very unusual talk, showing his distinctive humour and style, and providing a lively discussion of the ways in which the...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled “The Language of the Heart”. It was first publish as part of the book “Straight from the Heart” which was translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Links The Forest Path Podcast Everyday Dhamma Network Copyright © Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa Ñāṇasampanno 1987 This book is a free gift of Dhamma, and may not be offered for sale, for as the Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa has said, ‘Dhamma has a value beyond...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “The Dhamma Goes Westward”. Don’t be fooled by the title because it’s not so much about Buddhism in the West. Actually it has some quite profound teachings into different aspects of the mind, as well as providing a contrast between conventional reality and ultimate reality. --- This teaching by Ajahn Chah was compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is made available through the Creative Commons...

This talk is called ‘Loyalty to your Meditation” by Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo. This talk was translated by Bhikkhu Thanissaro and was first published on Access To Insight. There are links in the show notes below. This translation has been made available for free distribution via Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial licence so that we can present this audio version of the English translation for you on the Forest Path Podcast. The original translated text can be found here. This audio...

This talk is called ‘Establishing the Fundamentals' and is by Thai Forest Meditation master Ajahn Maha Bua Nyanasampanno. This translated talk appeared in the publication Sanditthiko Dhamma which was translated by Steven Towler. Thankfully he made this translation available for free distribution for non-commercial purposes and as such we can present this audio version of the English translation for you on the Forest Path Podcast. A word of caution before proceeding any further: This talk...