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The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Session 11 – Jan. 22, 2013

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Sutta: MN 10: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta. [Right Mindfulness]

The Wings to Awakening by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, passages from the satipaṭṭhāna section.


The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness, Session 36 – Feb. 28, 2013

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Sutta: SN 22.53, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Engagement.”

Sutta: SN 22.54, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Seeds.”

Sutta: MN 22.36.

Sutta: SN 12.64.

Sutta: Snp 758-759.

Sutta: SN 12.38.

Skill in Questions by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro p. 349.

Reading about Luang Por Dun (similar to Gifts He Left Behind by Ajahn Dune, p. 77).


Our Roots in the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 14 – Jan. 25, 2014

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[Session] Reading: “Visions of a Samaṇa” from Samaṇa by Ajahn Mahā Boowa pp. 11-12, 16-17, 18-25. Read by Ajahn Ṭhitapañño.


Our Roots in the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 50 – Mar. 14, 2014

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1. Reading: “The Customs of the Noble Ones” by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro. Read by Ajahn Pesalo.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 5 – Jan. 10, 2015

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[Session] Readings from Body Contemplation: A Study Guide by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro. Read by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo. [Mindfulness of body]

AN 4.184: Jāṇussoṇi; AN 10.60.8: Girimānanda; SN 35.247: Six Animals; AN 4.45: Rohitassa; Thag 1.104: Khitaka.

Dhp 259, Dhp 299, Dhp 46; Ud 3.5.

AN 1.575 and onward, Mindfulness immersed in the body (SuttaCentral numbering).

AN 1.616 and onward, Deathless (SuttaCentral numbering).


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 14 – Jan. 23, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness]

Right Mindfulness pp. 8-12.

Sutta: Iti 34: Ardour. [Ardency]


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 15 – Jan. 24, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Right Mindfulness pp. 12-14. [Right Mindfulness]

Sutta: AN 10.58: Roots.

Sutta: SN 51.15: The Brahmin Uṇṇabha.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 16 – Jan. 25, 2015

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[Session] Reading: Right Mindfulness pp. 14-21. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Right Mindfulness]


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 17 – Jan. 26, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness]

Right Mindfulness pp. 21-22.

Sutta: AN 4.245: Training.

Sutta: Snp 1.4: The Farmer Bhāradvāja.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 18 – Jan. 29, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness]

Right Mindfulness pp. 23-24.

Sutta: AN 4.41: Concentration. [Concentration]


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 19 – Jan. 30, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

Right Mindfulness pp. 24-28. [Right Mindfulness] [Right Concentration]

Sutta: MN 19: Dvedhāvitakka Sutta, Two Kinds of Thought.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 20 – Jan. 31, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness] [Right Concentration]

Right Mindfulness pp. 28-31.

Sutta: SN 47.40: Analysis.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 21 – Feb. 1, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness] [Right Concentration]

Right Mindfulness pp. 31-34.

Sutta: SN 47.4: At Sālā.

Sutta: Iti 90: Foremost Faith.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 23 – Feb. 5, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Ñāṇiko: [Mindfulness of breathing]

Right Mindfulness pp. 93-96.

Vinaya: Book of the Discipline Part 1 p. 116-121, Pārājikā 3 origin story.

Sutta: AN 9.36: Jhāna.

Sutta: SN 54.8: Simile of the lamp.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 24 – Feb. 6, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Ñāṇiko:

Right Mindfulness pp. 96-99 [Mindfulness of breathing]

Sutta: SN 22.79: Being Devoured.

Sutta: SN 36.11: Alone.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 25 – Feb. 8, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Ñāṇiko:

Right Mindfulness pp. 99-100. [Mindfulness of breathing]

Forest Desanas by Ajahn Mahā Boowa p. 52.

Unpublished Luang Por Baen talks.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 26 – Feb. 9, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Ñāṇiko:

Right Mindfulness pp. 100-105. [Mindfulness of breathing]

Sutta: SN 46.53: Fire.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 31 – Feb. 20, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness]

Right Mindfulness pp. 109-112.

Sutta: SN 51.20: “Analysis.”


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 32 – Feb. 21, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness]

Right Mindfulness pp. 112-113.

Sutta: MN 44.12, Cūḷavedalla Sutta, The Shorter Series of Questions and Answers.

Sutta: AN 8.63: “In Brief.”

Sutta: MN 101: Devadaha Sutta, At Devadaha.

Sutta: AN 8.81: “Training.”


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 33 – Feb. 22, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness] [Concentration] [Formless attainments]

Right Mindfulness p. 113.

Sutta: AN 4.94: “Concentration.”

Sutta: AN 9.36: “Jhāna.”


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 34 – Feb. 23, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Right Mindfulness]

Right Mindfulness pp. 113-115.

Sutta: MN 101: Devadaha Sutta, At Devadaha (Right Mindfulness p. 43).

Sutta: MN 95.1-10: Caṅkī Sutta, With Caṅkī.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 36 – Feb. 27, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Mindfulness of breathing] [Mindfulness of body]

Right Mindfulness pp. 115-119.

Sutta: MN 80: Vekhanassa Sutta, To Vekhanassa.

Sutta: Ud 7.8: “Kaccāna.”

Sutta: MN 62.1: Mahārāhulaovāda Sutta, The Greater Discourse of Advice to Rāhula.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 37 – Feb. 28, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Mindfulness of breathing] [Mindfulness of body] [Elements] [Mindfulness of feeling]

Right Mindfulness pp. 119-121.

Sutta: MN 28: Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta, The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 38 – Mar. 1, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Mindfulness of feeling]

Sutta: MN 14: Cūḷadukkhakkhandha Sutta, The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering.

Right Mindfulness pp. 121-122.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 39 – Mar. 2, 2015

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[Session] Reading: Right Mindfulness pp. 122-129. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Mindfulness of feeling] [Jhāna] [Sensual desire]


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 40 – Mar. 3, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Pasanno: [Mindfulness of breathing] [Concentration] [Mindfulness of mind]

Right Mindfulness pp. 129-132.

Sutta: MN 111: Anupada Sutta, One by One As They Occurred.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 41 – Mar. 6, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Mindfulness of mind] [Divine Abidings]

Sutta: MN 10: Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, The Foundations of Mindfulness.

Right Mindfulness pp. 132-133, 174-175, 137.

Sutta: SN 42.8: “The Conch Blower.”


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 44 – Mar. 10, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Mindfulness of dhammas]

“Contemplation of Dhammas,” p. 182-183, 185, and “The Perceptual Process,” p. 222-223, 225-226 in Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization by Venerable Anālayo.

Right Mindfulness pp. 142-148.


The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Session 48 – Mar. 18, 2015

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo: [Proliferation] [Perception]

Sutta: MN 18: Madhupiṇḍika Sutta, The Honeyball.

“Categorical Answers,” Skill in Questions by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, p. 85.

Sutta: AN 8.30: “Anuruddha.”


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 6 – Jan. 12, 2016

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1. Reading: “Awe” from Meditations Vol. 6 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 47-49. Read by Ajahn Kaccāna.


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2. Reading: “Strengthening Mindfulness,” a Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro on January 4, 2012. Read by Ajahn Kaccāna.


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 11 – Jan. 19, 2016

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1. Reading: “Levels of the Breath” from Meditations Vol. 5 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 47-51. Read by Kondannyo Bhikkhu. [Mindfulness of breathing]


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2. Reading: “The Four Jhānas” from Meditations Vol. 5 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 52-57. Read by Kondannyo Bhikkhu. [Mindfulness of breathing] [Jhāna]


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 16 – Jan. 26, 2016

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[Session] Reading: “Head and Heart Together” from Head and Heart Together by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 51-60. Read by Ajahn Karuṇadhammo.


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 26 – Feb. 10, 2016

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[Session] Reading: “Five Piles of Bricks: the Khandas as Burden and Path,” The Karma of Questions by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 57-64. Read by Kondannyo Bhikkhu. [Aggregates]


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 28 – Feb. 12, 2016

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[Session] Readings by Tan Suddhiko:

Reading: “In the Mood,” Meditations Vol. 1 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 30-32.

Reading: “Imagine,” Meditations Vol. 1 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 24-29.


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 35 – Feb. 25, 2016

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[Session] Reading: “The Wisdom of the Ego,” Head and Heart Together by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 44-49. Read by Ajahn Kaccāna.


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 39 – Mar. 3, 2016

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1. Reading: “The Skill of Restraint,” Meditations Vol. 4 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 72-76. Read by Kondannyo Bhikkhu. [Sense restraint]


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2. Reading: “Two Analogies,” The Paradox of Becoming by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, p. 23. Read by Kondannyo Bhikkhu. [Becoming]


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 50 – Mar. 20, 2016

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[Session] Reading:Basic Premises,” With Each and Every Breath by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro. Read by Ajahn Suhajjo.


Western Disciples of the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 52 – Mar. 24, 2016

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[Session] Readings by Tan Gambhīro:

Reading:Recollection of Hell,” Meditations Vol. 6 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro.

Reading:Pissing on Palaces,” Meditations Vol. 6 by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro.

Note: The recording begins in the middle of the first reading.


Suttas You've Never Heard Of, Session 2 – Jun. 25, 2016

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[Session] Readings: AN 7.6: Treasures. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Treasures]


Readings from The Island, Session 3 – Jan. 9, 2025

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[Session] Readings from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 1, pp. 30-35. Read by Ajahn Amaro:

“Nibbāna,” Buddhist Dictionary: A Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines by Venerable Ñāṇatiloka, p. 123.

The Mind Like Fire Unbound by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, p. 2.

Suttas: MN 26.13; SN 38.1; AN 10.60.11; Ud 3.10; AN 3.55; AN 6.55; SN 43.1-44.

Vinaya: Mahāvagga 1.5 (also occurs at SN 6.1 and MN 26.19).


Readings from The Island, Session 5 – Jan. 15, 2025

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[Session] Readings from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 2, pp. 43-48. Read by Ajahn Amaro:

Richard Gombrich, ‘Metaphor, Allegory, Satire,’ in How Buddhism Began: The Conditioned Genesis of the Early Teachings, p. 65-68.

The Wings to Awakening by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro p. 6.

The Mind Like Fire Unbound by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro p. 41.

Roberto Calasso, Ka, pp. 369-70.

Gita Mehta, A River Sutra, p. 290.


Readings from The Island, Session 8 – Jan. 18, 2025

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[Session] Readings from The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 3, pp. 58-61. Read by Ajahn Amaro:

Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu, unpublished Dhamma talk, 1988.

A 10.92; The Wings to Awakening by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro, pp. 35-37.


Readings from The Island, Session 17 – Feb. 2, 2025

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[Session] Readings by Ajahn Amaro:

The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 5, pp. 96-101:

No-self or Not-self” in Noble Strategy by Ajahn Ṭhānissaro.

Suttas: MN 1.3-194 (abridged); Ud 4.1 (also at AN 9.3); Ud 2.1.

David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature, Section 6.