Archives - Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 02, 2019
- Shortly before he passed away ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 26, 2018
- Belief in untrue things feels exactly ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 19, 2018
- The first decision to be made ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 12, 2018
- There is great joy to be found ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 05, 2018
- Letting go of memories and imagination ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 28, 2018
- One day, many years ago, I asked a young monk ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 21, 2018
- It is common for meditators to lament ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 14, 2018
- In times of conflict and danger it is unwise ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 07, 2018
- There is a modern tendency to portray the Buddha ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 31, 2018
- Many years ago, I was climbing up a mountain ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 24, 2018
- The Buddha taught that mental suffering ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 17, 2018
- If you are accustomed to eating very spicy food ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 10, 2018
- Maintaining mindfulness during conversations is difficult ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 03, 2018
- Endings have a powerful effect on the mind ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 26, 2018
- Late last year as I walked ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 19, 2018
- Zhuangzi once told the story of ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 12, 2018
- The senses in their natural state ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 05, 2018
- On one occasion the Buddha taught the seven qualities of the wise ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 29, 2018
- Merit (puñña) refers to actions of body, speech and mind ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 22, 2018
- The Buddha explained the relationship between virtuous conduct ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 15, 2018
- Mindfulness is not simply a matter of ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 08, 2018
- The five hindrances (nivāranā) are mental factors ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 01, 2018
- One common tendency of the mind ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 25, 2018
- Dwelling in the present moment ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 18, 2018
- There are many ways of talking about ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 11, 2018
- Behind the different forms of craving ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 04, 2018
- It is not so much the problem itself ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 27, 2018
- Wherever in the world your body might be ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 20, 2018
- Recognizing connections is an important life skill ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 13, 2018
- A certain child likes sweets ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 06, 2018
- During the ordination ceremony ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 30, 2018
- One person expresses disappointment on ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 23, 2018
- Wastefulness is so much part of our world ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 16, 2018
- It is not just a matter ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 09, 2018
- People have been found to become ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 02, 2018
- Most people want to live a long life ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 25, 2018
- Metaphors are powerful things ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 18, 2018
- As long as we only pay attention ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 11, 2018
- There are many ways to bow ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 04, 2018
- We can always find a good excuse not to meditate ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 28, 2018
- At the end of last year ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 21, 2018
- Telling small lies for the sake of ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 14, 2018
- If you are being unfairly criticized by someone ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 07, 2018
- In every relationship there are many ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 28, 2018
- Sometimes people behaving badly can be ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 21, 2018
- The ancient sages have reminded us ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 14, 2018
- For many people protecting their ideas ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 07, 2018
- Anger makes us stupid ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 31, 2018
- Over and over again in our meditation ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 29, 2018
- Dhamma practice requires a great deal of ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 24, 2018
- ‘Kamma’ refers to intention expressed ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 17, 2018
- 2018 marks the 100th anniversary ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 10, 2018
- The Buddha taught that the unenlightened relationship ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 03, 2018
- It was February 1976 ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 27, 2017
- When sitting and walking meditation are practised alternately ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 20, 2017
- Ajahn Chah once commented on the reasons ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 13, 2017
- As few Buddhists have memories of previous lives ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 06, 2017
- Food plays an important part in people lives ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 29, 2017
- The objects of Buddhist faith are not found ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 22, 2017
- When we look closely at the defilements ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 15, 2017
- One of my father's favorite sayings was ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 08, 2017
- The Buddha taught us to be both content and discontent ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 01, 2017
- It can be a shock to realise ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 25, 2017
- Kindness impresses and inspires us ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 18, 2017
- In the mid-1970s ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 11, 2017
- On one occasion a brahmin went to see the Buddha ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 04, 2017
- A great master once made a comparison between dogs and lions ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 27, 2017
- The Buddha said that forbearance is the greatest incinerator of defilements ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 20, 2017
- The ideas we have about who we are ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 13, 2017
- The Buddha said that people who do not ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 06, 2017
- Whatever particular thing we are anxious about ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 30, 2017
- The Buddha said that sometimes there is ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 23, 2017
- With the exception of the few people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 16, 2017
- In all endeavours, the beginning and the end ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 09, 2017
- Humility is not a matter of posture or tone of voice ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 02, 2017
- If plants start to wither ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 26, 2017
- How to speak to a powerful person ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 19, 2017
- Pain and suffering are not the same thing ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 12, 2017
- Learning how to sustain attention on the meditation object ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 05, 2017
- Meditation is not about getting something ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 28, 2017
- The Buddha once compared teaching students of Dhamma to training horses ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 21, 2017
- It is fortunate to be able to ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 14, 2017
- I once went to visit a woman in hospital ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 07, 2017
- Perhaps you have started climbing a mountain ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 31, 2017
- We have to be different things to different people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 24, 2017
- Ajahn Cha once commented on the reasons ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 17, 2017
- Merit (puñña) refers to purifying ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 10, 2017
- Theravādan Buddhists believe that the Buddha ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 03, 2017
- Some people believe in eternal heaven ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 26, 2017
- It is not difficult beginning a relationship ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 19, 2017
- The bad news first ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 12, 2017
- The flame of a candle ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 05, 2017
- Accepting the truth of impermanence ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 29, 2017
- Meditation gives you perspective ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 22, 2017
- The Buddha taught that the desire ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 15, 2017
- Being right about something ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 08, 2017
- The Buddha taught that those who refrain from ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 01, 2017
- We often confuse our feelings with the reality ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 22, 2017
- The more intense our emotions ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 16, 2017
- On Love (Part 11, Final Chapter) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 16, 2017
- On Love (Part 10) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 15, 2017
- The Buddha taught that wise people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 13, 2017
- On Love (Part 9) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 12, 2017
- On Love (Part 8) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 12, 2017
- On Love (Part 7) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 11, 2017
- Today is Māgha Pūja ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 10, 2017
- On Love (Part 6) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 09, 2017
- On Love (Part 5) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 08, 2017
- Just as a dew drop ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 06, 2017
- On Love (Part 4) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 05, 2017
- On Love (Part 3) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 04, 2017
- On Love (Part 2) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 03, 2017
- On Love (Part 1) - Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 01, 2017
- The Buddha taught that certain mental states ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 25, 2017
- As Buddhist practitioners we remind ourselves ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 18, 2017
- A visitor to the monastery said to Ajahn Chā ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 11, 2017
- Coffee Wisdom - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 04, 2017
- As a high school student ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 28, 2016
- We create a false sense of self moment by moment ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 21, 2016
- The optimist says the glass is half-full ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 14, 2016
- Having decided on a path of practice after careful consideration ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 07, 2016
- We often confuse our personal responses with ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 30, 2016
- The Buddha once said that monks ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 23, 2016
- Many years ago, before I became a monk, ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 16, 2016
- There is something truly beautiful and inspiring ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 09, 2016
- We assume that the ground under our feet ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 02, 2016
- The rocks on a mountain top are harsh and jagged ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 26, 2016
- Faith plays a much smaller role in Buddhism ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 19, 2016
- In a sports match the commentator informs his audience ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 12, 2016
- There is no natural reason ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 05, 2016
- Last Sunday was the birthday of Mahatmā Gandhi ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 28, 2016
- Continuity of effort is vitally important ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 21, 2016
- As meditators we must always be ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 14, 2016
- The eight worldly conditions are ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 07, 2016
- During the three-month monastic Rains Retreat ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 31, 2016
- Our views are conditioned by the information ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 24, 2016
- Watching your mind is like ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 17, 2016
- We give so much importance to our moods ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 10, 2016
- Why is it that we so love ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 03, 2016
- Precepts are not commandments ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 27, 2016
- We must always be careful not to ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 20, 2016
- In monasteries throughout Thailand ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 19, 2016
- On the full moon day of July ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 13, 2016
- Anger is always likely to arise when our desires are frustrated ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 06, 2016
- One of the inspiring qualities of wise people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 29, 2016
- Change we cannot control is frightening ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 22, 2016
- In a forest monastery the bell is rung ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 15, 2016
- The Buddha taught us to constantly ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 08, 2016
- Moment by moment we identify ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 01, 2016
- Once upon a time ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 25, 2016
- There are two kinds of harmony ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 18, 2016
- Even with teachers ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 11, 2016
- Renunciation of attachments seems intimidating ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 04, 2016
- As a schoolboy I was quite curious ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 27, 2016
- One day during my teenage years ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 20, 2016
- A Nobel Truth is one that ennobles the person who truly understands it. ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 13, 2016
- A new year makes us think of ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 06, 2016
- Some people take no interest in what other people think or feel ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 30, 2016
- Imagine living in a cottage on the side of a mountain ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 23, 2016
- When we have difficulties with other people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 16, 2016
- Notice the different feelings evoked ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 09, 2016
- It is sometimes said that the Buddhist ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 02, 2016
- Having no choices in life is depressing ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 24, 2016
- A good reason can always be found to do the wrong thing ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 17, 2016
- The more you worry about things ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 10, 2016
- The Buddha once told of ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 03, 2016
- An old story tells of the day ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 27, 2016
- Lūang Phau Līam, Lūang Phau Chā's successor ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 20, 2016
- In a group of a hundred people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 16, 2016
- Today is the 24th anniversary ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 13, 2016
- When sitting and walking meditation ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 07, 2016
- On your birthday celebrate the love of your mother ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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January 06, 2016
- When you are alone ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 30, 2015
- During meditation, when the mind is firm ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 23, 2015
- It was February 1976. I was ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 16, 2015
- The Supreme Patriarch, H.H. Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 09, 2015
- The Buddha taught that only when people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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December 02, 2015
- We spend a lot of time in our lives ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 25, 2015
- The Buddha said that without wisdom ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 18, 2015
- We can recognise fear and anger ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 11, 2015
- There are always good arguments ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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November 04, 2015
- I once read a story ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 28, 2015
- Yesterday was Mahā Pavaranā Day ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 21, 2015
- If you think again and again ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 14, 2015
- As Buddhist we study our humanity ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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October 07, 2015
- One day recently a student of mine ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 30, 2015
- If a masseur discovers a sensitive area ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 23, 2015
- We tend to assume that when we find an idea ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 16, 2015
- The defilement of māna, or conceit, ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 09, 2015
- Farmers clearing a field for cultivation ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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September 02, 2015
- There are many stories in the Suttas ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 26, 2015
- Wherever there is gain there is loss ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 19, 2015
- It is common for us to focus ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 13, 2015
- Going into nature means ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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August 05, 2015
- One of the most powerful superstitions ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 29, 2015
- One who looks for sweetness ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 22, 2015
- Often there is no alternative to being busy ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 15, 2015
- In the Samyutta Nikāya the Buddha says ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 08, 2015
- If you scratch an itch ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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July 01, 2015
- Thoughts of anger and revenge are always poisonous ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 24, 2015
- The Buddha taught that heedlessness ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 17, 2015
- Letting go of things does not mean ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 10, 2015
- Nothing and nobody has the power to make us angry ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 03, 2015
- Listen to the news every day ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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June 01, 2015
- Today is Visakha Puja ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 27, 2015
- Observe the joy of learning ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 20, 2015
- Teach your mind as you would teach a child ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 13, 2015
- Neither believe your worries ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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May 06, 2015
- Meditation is like rubbing two sticks ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 29, 2015
- It is not enough to make sure ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 22, 2015
- Every good action has a good result ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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April 01, 2015
- The Buddha said that those who abandon ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 25, 2015
- The good things in a garden ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 18, 2015
- Awake and aware in the present moment ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 11, 2015
- food for the heart ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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March 04, 2015
- The Buddha taught: Conquer anger ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 25, 2015
- Practising the Dhamma does not necessarily ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 18, 2015
- In daily life the training ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
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February 14, 2015
- Love the goodness in your heart ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro