This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “Understanding Dukkha” . 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. --- This teaching by Ajahn Chah was compiled and produced by Aruna Publications is made available through the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Licence. You are free...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Dtun Thiracitto and is titled “Not Veering off To The Left Or Right”. You can find the original translated text in the description below. Thanks go to Ajahn Dtun, Wat Boonyawad and the Katanyuta group of Malaysia, Singapore and Australia for making this teaching available for free distribution. --- You can view this episode and the original text Forest Path Podcast website. If you have enjoyed this podcast and you'd like...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Sim Buddhacaro and is titled “Source and Stream”. I’ve taken this talk from an online collection of talks by Ajahn Sim titled “Simply So”. This talk outlines the purpose of meditation and how it can lead us beyond the suffering of the human experience if we stick with a simple method with diligence. --- You can view this episode and the original text Forest Path Podcast website. If you have enjoyed this podcast and you'd...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “It Can Be Done” . 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 the original text in the show notes to … Continue reading It Can Be Done | Ajahn Chah

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Plien and is titled “The Abandoning of Anger”. In this talk Ajahn Plien outlines the many causes for anger and conflict to arise in human relationships, why it’s important to overcome anger and how to abandon anger. This teaching was translated and … Continue reading The Abandoning of Anger | Ajahn Plien

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Dtun Thiracitto and is titled “Developing the Brahma Viharas”. In addition to discussing the divine emotions and how to develop them, this talk also deals with questions relating to body contemplation and contemplations on death as a means of developing the mind. … Continue reading Developing Brahma Viharas | Ajahn Dtun

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “About Being Careful” . 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. … Continue reading About Being Careful | Ajahn Chah

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Tate and is titled “The Five Spiritual Strengths”. This is based on the five ‘bala’ in Pali, and indeed in the book “Words of the Master” translated by Steven Towler the title is “5 Bala (strengths)”, and I have translated the title … Continue reading The Five Spiritual Strengths | Ajahn Tate

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Tate and is titled “The Five Spiritual Strengths”. This is based on the five ‘bala’ in Pali, and indeed in the book “Words of the Master” translated by Steven Towler the title is “5 Bala (strengths)”, and I have translated the title […]

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn dtun and is titled “Growing in Goodness and Virtue” . It was published as part of the book “This Is The Path” which was sponsored by Katanyata. You can find links to the original text in the show notes to this episode. --- The full translated text and more information can be found on the Forest Path Podcast webpage. This audio version is narrated by Sol Hanna. If you'd like to support my work by making a donation to help...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn dtun and is titled “Growing in Goodness and Virtue” . It was published as part of the book “This Is The Path” which was sponsored by Katanyata. You can find links to the original text in the show notes to this episode. --- The full translated text and more information can be found on the Forest Path Podcast webpage. This audio version is narrated by Sol Hanna. If you'd like to support my work by making a donation to help...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled “Evening Sitting” . 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 show notes to this episode. --- The full translated text and more information can be found on the Forest Path Podcast webpage. This audio version is narrated by Sol Hanna. If you'd like to support my work by making...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Tate and is titled “Reflection on Nibbana”. In this dhamma talk, Ajahn Tate reflects upon the profound peace and infinite benefit of the highest possible achievement - Nibbana. This teaching was translated by Steven Towler and was made available for free distribution in the publication “Words of the Master” which was published in 2023. You can find links to the original text in the show notes to this episode. --- The full...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Tate and is titled “Reflection on Nibbana”. In this dhamma talk, Ajahn Tate reflects upon the profound peace and infinite benefit of the highest possible achievement - Nibbana. This teaching was translated by Steven Towler and was made available for free distribution in the publication “Words of the Master” which was published in 2023. You can find links to the original text in the show notes to this episode. --- The full...

This episode is based on a talk given by esteemed forest meditation master Ajahn Maha Boowa and is titled Heart of a Samana. It was first publish as a A Forest Dhamma Publication in March 2011. The full translated text and more information can be found on the Forest Path Podcast webpage. This audio version is narrated by Sol Hanna. If you'd like to support my work by making a donation to help cover the costs of hosting and other services that make this possible, click on the "Buy me a coffee"...

This episode is based on a talk given by esteemed forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled No Abiding. It was published as part of the Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah published by Aruna Publications. The full translated text and more information can be found on the Forest Path Podcast webpage. This audio version is narrated by Sol Hanna. If you'd like to support my work by making a donation to help cover the costs of hosting and other services that make this possible, click on the...

This episode is based on a talk given by esteemed forest meditation master Ajahn Chah and is titled No Abiding. It was published as part of the Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah published by Aruna Publications. The full translated text and more information can be found on the Forest Path Podcast webpage. This audio version is narrated by Sol Hanna. If you'd like to support my work by making a donation to help cover the costs of hosting and other services that make this possible, click on the...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Tate and is titled “Sati Protects the Citta”. A quick note on translation: in this talk the Pali word “sati” will be used extensively, and this means “mindfulness”; also, the word “citta” is used a lot, and this refers to the “mind” or “heart”. This talk gives instructions on how mindfulness - “sati” - can be used to protect the mind - “citta” - and to ultimately see its true nature. This teaching was translated by Steven...

This episode is a talk given by the Thai forest meditation master Ajahn Tate and is titled “Sati Protects the Citta”. A quick note on translation: in this talk the Pali word “sati” will be used extensively, and this means “mindfulness”; also, the word “citta” is used a lot, and this refers to the “mind” or “heart”. This talk gives instructions on how mindfulness - “sati” - can be used to protect the mind - “citta” - and to ultimately see its true nature. This teaching was translated by Steven...