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Retreat Dharma Talks
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Cultivating the Seven Awakening Factors – the Sambojjhaṅga
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2025-06-06 (14 days)
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center
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2025-06-14
Five Elements Meditation: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space
24:57
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Ayya Santussika
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These meditations were taught to the Buddha's son Rahula (MN 62) on the elements: earth, water, fire, air and space, followed by the advice to develop meditation like each of these of these elements so that whatever might be experienced by the mind, likeable or dis-likeable, that would not invade the mind and remain.
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2025-06-15
Q&A Number 2
17:32
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Ayya Santussika
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Dispassion, cessation, delusion, Buddhas before Shakyamuni, Piti all night long, sharing merit and metta practice
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2025-06-16
No Further than the Shore - Ajahn Chah
12:57
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Ayya Santussika
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Observing phenomena in light of the three characteristics of existence: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and not-self and the arising of wisdom as described by Ajahn Chah.
Readings from "Stillness Flowing" - pages 201, 373-374, 534-535
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2025-06-17
To Do Good for the Sake of Goodness
9:33
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Ayya Santussika
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A reflection on the teaching of Ajahn Ganha:
"We have to do good for the sake of goodness. We observe the precepts for the sake of keeping precepts. When we practice samadhi meditation, we practice for the sake of meditation. When we cultivate our wisdom, it is just for the sake of cultivating the wisdom. Then we can gain the peacefulness of mind and wisdom at the same time."
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2025-06-17
Q&A 3
37:31
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Ayya Santussika
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Sound of Silence, tranquility and equanimity, not-self, for goodness sake, samadhi sensations, letting go in meditation, realizing Nibbana and sticking around afterwards.
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