In a Sunday Dhamma talk at Parayana Vihara, Ayya Anandabodhi encourages re-training the mind to abide in the present to experience the peace, joy, and freedom this brings.
Instructions on the First Foundation of Mindfulness; Settling the Body, Accessing the Breath as an anchor, Practicing with the awareness of what is arising, including moment to moment sensations.
This guided meditation, dhamma talk, comments, questions and responses was offered on August 22, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:00 - 10:30 GUIDED MEDITATION
10:30 - 37:12 DHAMMA TALK
37:12 - 1:28:23 COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
This talk explores disenchantment: how seeing through what experience seems to promise us can soften any greed and aversion toward that experience, allowing greater freedom
