Ajahn Anan Podcast

After the evening chanting, Ajahn Anan teaches us to view all phenomena—whether skillful or unskillful—as simply dhammas that have arisen. This helps us to avoid the pain and difficulties that come from taking it all so personally.

If we give the practice our best shot, the jewels of the Buddha and Dhamma will transform our hearts into the jewel of the Sangha.

In this videoconference talk from 27 November 2020, Ajahn Anan describes the 10 types of conventional right view and the merits and goodness that arise from having right/correct view.

In this deeply insightful talk, Ajahn Chah clearly explains the path of practice and beautifully describes what it leads to—the awakened mind.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan details how each subsequent step on the path to awakening rests on the previous, from morality all the way to the ultimate goal.

In this videoconference talk from 20 November, 2020, Ajahn Anan discusses instinct and learning, how humans have more ability to learn and grow than animals, the topic of developing wisdom, and more.

Describing his own path towards meditation, Ajahn Anan details how we can each build a true refuge for our minds through the cultivation of ethics and development of wisdom through contemplation of the body.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan gives details instructions for contemplating the unattractive nature of the body, a practice that frees the mind from the conditioned.

The meditation instructions that Ven. Ajahn Chah gave to a lay group in Hampstead Vihara, London.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about the vision that disillusioned the great monk Yasa with his former life of luxury and how we can cultivate similar spiritual qualities.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan describes how, of all the miraculous powers that can emerge from meditation, that of instruction was praised by the Buddha as highest.

In this videoconference from 13 November, 2020, Ajahn Anan discusses listening to Dhamma, right effort, and intention as it relates to virtue.

In this talk Ven. Ajahn Chah describes the path of virtue, concentration and wisdom to the monks and novices living with him. He emphasizes the necessity of knowing for ourselves what we are doing and being fearless in our practice.

A videoconference talk from 6 November, 2020, where Ajahn Anan discusses the stories of Venerable Ratthapala Thera, Venerable Nagasena Thera, and other topics. The theme of impermanence is highlighted.

A talk from 2 October 2020, about the traditional "Pavarana" ceremony where monastics invite admonition from one another at the conclusion of the annual three-month rains retreat.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about the ways in which a practitioner can make steady effort in order to "fill the glass" of their spiritual qualities and achieve liberation.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how to find refuge from fear in the Dhamma, and how such practice can steel us for our journey towards awakening.

In this talk, Ajahn Anan speaks about how we will experience realization like the Buddha's disciple Añña-Koṇḍañña only if we too cultivate the proper causes in our practice.

Just prior to the departure of a visiting French woman, Ajahn Chah gives her this gift to take back home with her. As he explains, "Dharma is that which can cut through the problems and difficulties of mankind, gradually reducing them to nothing."

During this Dhamma talk, Ajahn Anan teaches us on the wisdom of not letting our painful emotions spill out of our hearts, the foundations of mindfulness, and the nature of the empty mind.