17 excerpts, 54:26 total duration
26. “The quality of breath can change to very light, creating some pleasant changes like pain control. To what extent can breath be manipulated? Doesn’t pure awareness act as an agent of change as well? What is the difference? Is the the source of self-healing?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of breathing] [Pain] [Knowing itself] [Healing] // [Tranquility]
Story: A 102-year-old monk falls in the bathroom then completely heals his head injury in one day. [Bhante Dharmawara] [Wat Pah Pong] [Sickness] [Nimitta]
9. “How do Tibetan monks generate so much body heat to melt snow? I’d like to learn that and warm up this sometimes quite cold hall at night.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Vajrayāna] [Body/form] // [Perception] [Concentration] [Nimitta]
Story: Ajahn Supah goes wandering through India, Tibet, and China. He described the Himalayas as cold. [Ajahn Supah] [Tudong] [Travel]
2. “I’ve had the experience on retreat of getting to slow, shallow breathing and panicked because I couldn’t find the breath. Could you say more about just going to the knowing?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Meditation/Unusual experiences] [Tranquility] [Fear] [Knowing itself] [Mindfulness of breathing ] // [Mindfulness of body] [Investigation of states] [Nimitta] [Faith]
3. “Could you please elaborate on how you generate the images and feelings of metta? My metta practice phrases always seem a bit dry.” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Goodwill ] // [Commentaries] [Heart/mind] [Visualization] [Nimitta] [Bhante Gunaratana]