Bhante Gunaratana
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10 excerpts, 50:03 total duration



Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing, Session 19 – Jan. 22, 2005

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3. Story: A student gets hit by a car while engrossed in reading Mindfulness in Plain English. Told by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness] [Bhante Gunaratana]


Thanksgiving Retreat 2012, Session 4 – Nov. 20, 2012

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5. “I’m struggling with aversion and doubt. When do I switch to metta?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Aversion] [Doubt] [Goodwill] // [Gladdening the mind]

Story: “I hate metta!” [Bhante Gunaratana]


Our Roots in the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 38 – Feb. 26, 2014

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7. “Does Ajahn Liem attend morning and evening pūjā?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Liem] [Pūjā] // [Culture/Thailand] [Wat Pah Pong]

Story: Ajahn Liem silently walks around and looks at the monks during morning pūjā. Told by Ajahn Ñāṇiko.

Follow-up: “Did Ajahn Chah go to morning and evening pūjā?” [Ajahn Chah]

Follow-up: “In the early years of Wat Ban Tad, was it always practice on your own?” [Wat Pah Ban Tat] [Thai sects] [Ajahn Tongrat] [Ajahn Baen]

Story: Too many monks skip pūjā to massage Ajahn Liem. Told by Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Upatakh]

Recollections: Bhante Gunaratana comes to morning pūjā early. Recounted by Ajahn Jotipālo and Beth Steff. [Bhante Gunaratana]


Readings from The Island, Session 50 – Mar. 20, 2025

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12. “The eight training precepts that some monastic traditions ask you to take as a lay person when you are reading suttas or attending Dhamma classes—do different Theravāda forms include this?” Answered by Ajahn Amaro and Ajahn Pasanno. [Lay life] [Precepts] [Bhante Gunaratana] // [Culture/Sri Lanka] [Culture/Thailand] [Right Speech]