Oct 264 min readBuddhist Blessing & Sharing Merits: Pali Text & TranslationPali text and English translation of our daily chanting for dana offering at Dhammagiri. Blessing, anumodana & sharing merits with departed.
Oct 2415 min readTips for New MeditatorsAdvice on posture, how long to sit, walking meditation, joy, and the importance of keeping precepts and making good karma as foundation.
Nov 29, 20237 min readObserving without Interfering - Ajahn DhammasihaTranscript of Dhamma Talk with similes to explain the difference between mindfulness in daily life and true vipassana insight.
Oct 26, 202310 min readLuang Por Liem Transcript: The Lightness of Letting GoTranscript of a Dhamma Talk delivered by Luang Por Liem at Dhammagiri Monastery on 15 March 2023, translated by interpreter Alex Oliver.
Sep 7, 20238 min readTwo Buddhas and One Triratna SymbolReview of two beautiful Buddha statues of the Gandhara and Gupta period, and of the Tiratana, an ancient Buddhist symbol of the Triple Gem.
Sep 16, 20225 min readThe World's on Fire - Get Out!Reflections by Ajahn Dhammasiha on the Fire Sermon, Adittapariyaya Sutta, the 3rd Teaching of the Buddha. Developing Nibbida, Disenchantment
Aug 8, 202210 min readMeditation is Not to Get Anything, But to Understand and Let GoTranscript of live Dhamma Talk by Ajahn Dhammasiha, describing how we let go based on the insight that attachment is the cause of suffering.
Feb 18, 20223 min readThe Teaching of All Buddhas - Magha Puja, OvadapatimokkhaMagha Puja reflections on essential core teachings of the Buddha, by Ajahn Dhammasiha at Dhammagiri Buddhist Monastery.
Feb 5, 20224 min readLetting Go of Views & OpinionsContemplating views and opinions as impermanent, constructed, depending on conditions, 'Not me; Not mine; Not my Self'.
Jan 24, 20222 min readBuddhist Bucket ListAs we've have done everything already in our countless past lives, there's only one thing left to do on the Buddhist Bucket List: Nibbana .