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2026-08-08
I Will Not Abandon Myself
39:14
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Devon Hase
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What does it mean to truly keep a vow to ourselves? Devon Hase explores *adhiṭṭhāna*—the cultivation of resolve—as both the courage to stay with what is difficult and the wisdom to soften, surrender, and listen when pushing harder becomes its own form of self-abandonment.
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2026-08-09
Knowing the mood of the mind
30:40
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Ajahn Viradhammo
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Staying with the theme of "Humility", and I making/My making, "Ahankara/Mimankara", Ajahn Viradhammo urges us to train to notice when this I making and my making is occurring, and to use the "mood of the mind", as a guide to knowing this.
When we notice that the mood of the mind, is an object, not the subject, the foreground, not the background awareness, we can then rest in the background, and see things "as they are". Resting in awareness, letting the moods pass, and not making a self of the mood.
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2026-08-09
Intellect to Essence
39:16
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Amita Schmidt
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This talk looks at how to shift from our addiction to the ego/intellect channel, to true nature/essence. The talk includes reflections and practices for creating more aware presence, calm, and connection in your life. Essence is who we truly are, so let's live it together.
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2026-08-13
Contentment with little
42:12
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Ajahn Viradhammo
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Talk given on the lunar observance day. Ajahn Viradhammo reflects on Samana Sanna. Or the values of spiritual life. Contentment with little is one such Samana Sanna that one recollects.
The Sanna (or recollection), acts as a mirror, to the where the mind is. Then when a state of discontent arises, one can see it subjectively, rather than going into "becoming". "It's good enough" being a phrase to use as a guide.
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