BSV Dhamma Talks

Guided Meditation - Inner Smile | Ajahn Nissarano | 20 Jan 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a talk about contentment and developing the inner smile. Contentment is a quality the Buddha praised a lot. Ajahn then gives a guided meditation with the intention to create the condition for contentment to arise, using the inner smile, with whatever we experience. The second intention is to reflect on our experience of the meditation, particularly the breath, feelings, mind states and mind objects that we experience.

We highly recommend listening to the Dhamma talk. However, if you wish to skip to the guided meditation section, it should begin around 24:30. 

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Guided Meditation - Hindrances | Ajahn Nissarano | 13 Jan 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives an excellent talk about the five hindrances: sensual desire, aversion, sleepiness and drowsiness, restlessness and worry, doubt. Ajahn then gives a guided meditation with "to make peace with whatever we experience in the body and in our minds" as the intention. 

We highly recommend listening to the Dhamma talk. However, if you wish to skip to the guided meditation section, it should begin around 37:45. 

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Dhamma Talk - Kalyanamitra - Spiritual Friendship | Bhante Mudito | 12 Jan 2020

In this talk, Bhante Mudito talks about Kalyanamitra, which means spiritual friendship within Buddhism. Bhante recounts his recent experience in Thailand where he had the opportunity to meet and spend time with Ajahn Gunhah. Ajahn Gunhah is a famous teacher in the Thai Forest tradition. 

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Guided Meditation - Refrain | Ajahn Nissarano | 6 Jan 2020

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk covering right mindfulness, from the Satipatthana sutta, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of the meditation is to develop a calm and peaceful mind, and to look what what we are experiencing, in terms of internal and external, and the arising and passing away. In this meditation, Ajahn Nissarano uses the breath as the primary anchor. If we notice a feeling, state of mind or are looking at things in terms of dhamma, we can just be aware of it. When its energy finishes, come back to the breath, with a feeling of thanks.

 

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Dhamma Talk - Thank you 2019 Welcome 2020 | Ajahn Nissarano | 31 Dec 2019

In this Dhamma Talk given by Ajahn Nissarano on New Years Eve 2020 he helps us explore how we can let go of the negative ways of thinking by developing positive states of mind by relating to our circumstances in a positive way. Going from 2019 to 2020 what attitudes are we bringing to it and how we can we develop an attitude of welcoming life and the uncertainty of 2020 even when things are not so pleasant such that we can develop gratitude for all things we have received from life and others.

 

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Guided Meditation - Im So Lucky | Ajahn Nissarano | 31 Dec 2019

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "I'm so lucky".

 

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Dhamma Talk - Aversion and its Opposite | Ajahn Nissarano | 22 Dec 2019

Ajahn Nissarano talks about Aversion and its opposite, non-aversion. Ajahn discusses the different attachments we can have that can cause aversion, namely competition, views and opinions, identity view and rites & rituals. Ajahn Nissarano also encourages us to understand where the aversion is coming from, and to cultivate the opposite, non-aversion.

 

At the end of the talk, Ajahn Nissarano gives a loving-kindness guided meditation, followed by answering questions.

 

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Guided Meditation - Scanning | Ajahn Nissarano | 16 Dec 2019

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a scanning guided meditation. 

 

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Guided Meditation - Letting Be | Ajahn Nissarano | 9 Dec 2019

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "letting be".

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Dhamma Talk - Impermanence - How do I deal with the death of a close friend or family member? | Ajahn Nissarano | 8 Dec 2019

Ajahn Nissarano covers a range of strategies for responding to the the death of someone close to you, including:

Remembering the deceased person with gratitude rather than sadness.

Honouring their lives with good deeds and dedication of merit.

The gift of death - wisdom and remembering impermanence.

Using forgiveness to achieve closure of unfinished business.

Saying farewell to the person.

He also answers questions about the relationship between impermanence and transformation, and on caring for those who have a different faith and who are suffering from Wrong Views.

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