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Retreat Dharma Talks

Cultivating the Seven Awakening Factors – the Sambojjhaṅga

During this retreat, we will use these seven powerful awakening factors as the framework for our practice.

2025-06-06 (14 days) Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

  
2025-06-14 The Buddha's Advice to Venerable Mahāpajāpati Still Relevant Today 9:14
Ayya Santussika
The Buddha's step-mother and most senior bhikkhuni, Venerable Mahāpajāpati, came to him for a teaching in brief that she could use for ardent practice. We can use this advice to guide our practice today and our relationship with the world.
2025-06-14 Five Elements Meditation: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space 24:57
Ayya Santussika
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.
2025-06-14 Taking on Personality View Directly 10:41
Ayya Santussika
Seeing our life through the lens of Dhamma instead of through the perspective of Personality View.
2025-06-15 Be the Dhamma, See through the Sense of Self 30:24
Ayya Santussika
A detailed look into recognizing the sense of self in action and "stepping back" to the Dhamma perspective.
2025-06-15 Energizing the Awakening Factors using the Chakras 25:07
Ayya Santussika
Guided meditation (following Chi Gong practice) beginning at the root chakra paired with mindfulness, traveling up through the chakras and awakening factors for visualization and investigation.
2025-06-15 Q&A Number 2 17:32
Ayya Santussika
Dispassion, cessation, delusion, Buddhas before Shakyamuni, Piti all night long, sharing merit and metta practice
2025-06-16 No Further than the Shore - Ajahn Chah 12:57
Ayya Santussika
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
2025-06-16 Coming Out of Crazyland: Three Characteristics Practice and Beyond 34:00
Ayya Santussika
Readings from "Stillness Flowing" (biography of Ajahn Chah by Ajahn Jayasaro) describing practicing with the three characteristics for insight into the true nature of reality ('Beyond the Monkey' pgs. 375-379) and how it takes us to the end of the path.
2025-06-17 To Do Good for the Sake of Goodness 9:33
Ayya Santussika
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."
2025-06-17 Q&A 3 37:31
Ayya Santussika
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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