Dhamma Talks – Theravada Buddhist Community

August 9, 2020. Day of Mindfulness with Venerable Khemako

September 5, 2020August 13, 2020 by Tim

Four talks and instructions from Venerable Khemako given during the Day of Mindfulness on August 9, 2020.

Guided Body Scan Meditation

Walking Meditation Instruction

Fear Types, Greed Types, Delusion Types, and grasping at happiness.

Questions and Answers: Is pursuing the monastic life a form of grasping; suggestions for suttas to begin reading; the end of suffering as the motivation for practice; walking meditation postures.

July 26, 2020. Dhamma Talk with Venerable Khemako

September 5, 2020July 28, 2020 by Tim

A dhamma talk and Q&A from Venerable Khemako: The Internal Theatre and the Four Noble Truths. Questions and Answers: Suffering when thought is not a factor; the Buddha’s teaching on looking outwards and addressing social issues.

July 12, 2020. Day of Mindfulness with Ajahn Viradhammo

September 5, 2020July 14, 2020 by Tim

Five talks from Ajahn Viradhammo given during the Day of Mindfulness with TBC on July 12, 2020.

Awareness with the way things are.

Instructions for walking and lying down meditations.

Having refuge in knowing.

Dhamma Talk: Believing in perceptions versus trusting in awareness.

Questions and Answers: Body sweeping practice; mindfulness/awareness/consciousness/knowing; working with goals; teaching on parenting; maintaining mindfulness on daily walks; experiencing peace during meditation; availability and waiting.

June 7, 2020. Day of Mindfulness with Ajahn Viradhammo

September 5, 2020June 10, 2020 by Tim

Four talks from Ajahn Viradhammo given during the Day of Mindfulness on June 7, 2020

Knowing that you know, and making the moment fully conscious.

An introduction to the first meditation session of the morning.

Right understanding; Infinite patience, boundless compassion.

Dhamma Talk and QA: Transcendence; using beauty to uplift the mind; anger feels this way. QA: Cultivating patience and compassion; how to begin a study of Buddhism; listening to dhamma talks versus meditating; daily practice of metta and compassion during covid; renunciation as a regular practice