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2021-06-04
'Just as the Rivers' Blessing Chant
2025-08-09
"What do you want?": A Practice for Letting Go | Ayya Santussikā
2015-10-13
01 Letting Go: Suffering, Impermanence, Not-Self, and the Aggregates
2016-11-15
01 Saturday Morning
2015-10-13
02 Body Meditation
2016-11-15
02 Introduction to Refuges & Precepts
2015-10-14
03 Dispelling the Hindrances
2016-11-15
03 Saturday Afternoon Dharma Talk
2016-11-15
04 Guided Meditation
2015-10-14
04 Methods to Understand and Work with Feeling
2016-11-15
05 Dhamma talk - The Four Powers
2015-10-15
05 First Feeding Your Demons Session
2016-11-15
06 Q&A
2015-10-15
06 Q&A and Feeding Your Demons Discussion
2016-11-15
07 Guided Meditation
2015-10-16
07 Second Feeding Your Demons Session
2016-11-15
08 Dhamma talk - The Highest Blessings
2015-10-16
08 Perception
2015-10-16
09 Investigating Perceptions: What am I adding to this experience?
2016-11-15
09 Q&A
2016-11-15
10 Chant - The Highest Blessings
2015-10-16
10 Q&A Night
2016-11-15
11 Dhamma talk - Creating Refuge
2024-01-01
2024 New Year's Day(long) AM Session
2024-01-01
2024 New Year's Day(long) PM session
2025-04-19
8 Movements Towards Peace and Happiness | Ayya Santussikā
2025-11-08
A Comfortable Abiding
2023-12-30
A World at War: The Practitioner's Approach
2025-10-25
Acceptance
2024-12-28
Actualizing the First Three Noble Truths | Ayya Santussikā. Daylong 02/03
2024-12-28
Actualizing the First Three Noble Truths - Daylong Retreat - 01/03
2024-12-28
Actualizing the First Three Noble Truths | Ayya Santussikā. Daylong 03/03
2025-09-26
All Conditioned Things Are Impermanent - All Things Are Not Self l KBV & CMM
2024-11-16
Am I Doing Enough in My Practice?
2021-05-08
Anapanasati Guided Meditation
2021-05-08
Anapanasati Guided Meditation
2023-07-01
Anger: Training the Mind to Have Wholesome Mental States
2024-07-20
Asalha Puja - Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta | Part 2 of 3
2024-07-20
Asalha Puja - Practice | Part 3 of 3
2024-07-20
AsalhaPuja - Adhitthana | Part 1 of 3
2023-01-14
Attachments - How to Avoid Entanglement
2021-05-29
Attitude, Non-Self, and the Story of Venerable Channa
2023-03-25
Being A Good Friend To Ourselves
2023-02-04
Being Consistently Kind (Part 1)
2023-02-04
Being Consistently Kind (Part 2)
2023-02-04
Being Consistently Kind (Part 3)
2024-02-03
Birthday Reflection
2021-04-24
Blessing
2021-06-09
Body Deconstruction (Asubha) Guided Meditation
2023-05-21
Boundaries (Daylong Retreat | Evening Session
2023-05-21
Boundaries (Daylong Retreat) - Morning Session
2021-04-04
Brahmaviharas Guided Meditation
2020-04-04
Brahmaviharas meditation
2020-07-11
Breath Energy Guided Meditation
2020-03-21
Breath/Divine Abidings meditation
2020-08-08
Buddhanusati Dhamma Talk
2020-08-08
Buddhanusati Dhamma Talk
2020-08-08
Buddhanusati Guided Meditation
2020-08-08
Buddhanusati Guided Meditation
2021-07-26
Calling the Devas (Chanting)
2024-07-13
Calm and Insight
2024-02-17
Caring Attention
2024-02-25
Changing - Part One
2024-02-24
Changing - Part Two
2025-08-02
Click Back and Click Up: Seeing Suffering with Wisdom
2021-07-17
Closing and Blessing from Three Ayyas
2021-06-10
Closing Homage in English (Chant Along)
2021-06-10
Closing Homage in Pali (Chant Along)
2021-05-01
Compassion
2021-05-01
Compassion Dhamma Talk
2016-11-15
Complete Recording of Daylong
2023-07-29
Contemplations on Ultimate Peace and Loving-Kindness
2023-12-16
Course Correction to Nibanna
2020-07-25
Craving, Indulgence, Suppression & Renunciation
2025-02-01
Daylong Part 2: Who's Content in this World? | Ayya Santussikā
2025-02-01
Daylong Part 3: Too Content to Have Urgency? Try Giving Up a Kidney | Ayya Sant…
2025-02-01
Daylong Retreat part 1: Contentment on a Scale from 1 to 10 | Ayya Santussikā
2020-05-16
Dealing with fear and uncertainty
2024-02-17
Developing Resilience and Avoiding Despair
2024-04-20
Developing The Pāramīs: Generosity | Ayya Santussikā
2023-03-18
Dhamma and Gender Identity
2020-03-21
Dhamma discussion - Using change to develop wisdom
2025-09-06
Diamonds, Lightening and Open Sores: Working with Anger and Resentment | Ayya S…
2021-05-15
Disgust
2025-09-13
Don't Bend With the Trend: From Politics to Euthanasia
2024-09-14
Don't Let the Mind Be Gloomy
2023-03-04
Doubt - The Fifth Hindrance
2013-10-05
Earth Care Dhamma
2025-02-08
East Bay Dhamma - Dhammapada Verses 9 to 20
2025-05-10
East Bay Dhamma -- Dhammapada Verses 44-59
2025-01-12
East Bay Dhamma DHAMMAPADA 1- 8
2025-11-08
East Bay Dhamma Dhammapada Verses 100-115
2025-03-08
East Bay Dhamma--Dhammapada Verses 21-27 | Ayya Santussikā
2021-06-10
Evening Chanting in English (Chant Along)
2021-05-31
Every Good Blessing
2022-04-16
Facing Sadness, Grief and Anxiety
2022-01-15
Fear
2022-01-22
Fearless
2025-11-22
Feeling Offended?
2024-07-27
Feeling Our Way Through
2023-01-07
First Steps on the Buddhas Path
2025-10-13
Five Powers for Awakening: Energy
2025-10-14
Five Powers for Awakening: Guided Meditation - Energy
2025-10-14
Five Powers for Awakening: Mindfulness of Breathing Instructions and Questions …
2025-10-16
Five Powers for Awakening: Questions and Responses - Final
2025-10-15
Five Powers for Awakening: Samadhi
2025-10-16
Five Powers for Awakening: Samadhi and Guided Mindfulness of Breathing
2025-10-16
Five Powers for Awakening: Wisdom
2021-07-03
Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection (Chant Along)
2021-07-03
Following Our Likes and Dislikes
2020-07-18
Forgiveness
2022-06-18
Form the First of the Five Khandas
2025-01-04
Framing Feedback Fearlessly and Other Instructions From the Buddha
2024-11-09
From Ignorance to Freedom and Safety | Ayya Santussikā
2024-06-29
Giving Up Greed Hatred and Delusion Part 1 of 3
2024-06-29
Giving Up Greed Hatred and Delusion Part 2 of 3
2024-06-29
Giving Up Greed Hatred and Delusion Part 3 of 3
2025-11-29
Gratitude and Thankfulness
2024-01-06
Gratitude Practice According to the Buddha
2021-07-10
Guided Anapanasati Meditation
2021-07-10
Guided Anapanasati Meditation
2021-07-03
Guided Anapanasati Meditation With Reflection on Likes and Dislikes
2021-06-07
Guided Brahmaviharas Meditation
2021-08-21
Guided Meditation
2021-08-14
Guided Meditation
2021-07-24
Guided Meditation - Breath, Pleasure, Loving-Kindness
2021-08-07
Guided Meditation - Letting Go Into Curiosity and Kindness
2024-08-24
Guided Meditation On Inspiration
2021-07-17
Guided Meditation with Listening
2021-06-26
Guided Meditation With Loving-Kindness
2021-05-22
Guided Metta Meditation
2024-02-10
Guiding Your Practice
2013-09-10
Habits towards Nibbana
2023-07-22
Happiness
2024-01-27
Harmless Thinking Part One
2024-01-27
Harmless Thinking Part Two
2024-08-17
How Do We Get the Mind to Settle?
2023-04-01
How to Apply the Dhamma When We Feel We Don't Fit In
2024-01-13
How to Put it Down
2023-11-25
How to Relate to Multiple Teachers in our Practice
2025-05-10
If You See Something Say Something: Skillful Praise and Criticism | Ayya Santus…
2023-04-30
Implementing The Brahmaviharas In Your Practice
2020-07-18
In-and-out breathing guided meditation Part I
2021-02-20
Inclining Towards Nibbana
2024-08-24
Inspiration and Investigation
2025-04-12
Inspring Teachers and Inspiring Students | Ayya Santussikā
2022-02-19
Investigation of Dhamma
2022-02-05
Kamma
2021-07-24
Kamma and Confidence
2016-02-21
Kamma and the Khandas
2021-06-26
Kamma and Why It's Hard for Westerners to Understand
2021-06-08
Kindness and Discrimination
2021-06-19
Kindness Towards the Body Guided Meditation
2024-08-03
Kindness, Fearlessness and Stillness
2023-04-15
Liberation of Mind by Loving Kindness - AM session
2023-04-15
Liberation of Mind by Loving Kindness Daylong PM session
2021-05-29
Lightly Guided Meditation
2021-07-17
Listening
2025-11-08
Loving Kindness Arising Through Reflection | Guided Meditation
2025-08-02
LovingandLettingGo
2021-05-22
May All Obstacles Be Removed
2024-04-13
Medicines for the Mind
2021-07-31
Meditation Basics (ATM Cash)
2025-03-08
Meditation Vacation| Ayya Santussikā
2021-07-31
Meditation with Body Contemplation
2025-10-04
Meeting Hatred with Love and Compassion
2023-07-15
Meghiya Sutta & Humility
2021-05-15
Metta Sutta Chant (The Buddha's Words on Loving-Kindness)
2020-05-16
Mindfulness of in-and-out breathing meditation
2021-06-07
Morning Chanting in English (Chant Along)
2021-06-06
Morning Chanting in Pali (Chant Along)
2024-03-30
Nekkhama and the Elements of Escape
2024-03-30
Nekkhama in the Material World
2024-03-31
Nekkhama Within Intention
2025-01-01
New Year's Daylong Part 1 of 2 - Thus Should You Train
2025-01-01
New Year's Daylong Part 2 of 2
2025-11-15
No Such Thing As Perfection
2017-09-09
Noble Eightfold Path, Right View Part 1
2017-09-09
Noble Eightfold Path, Right View Part 2
2020-03-28
Noble Truths meditation
2011-01-05
Nothing At All to Worry About
2025-09-27
Nothing to Accomplish - Except Building A Kuti, Two Monasteries, and Realizing …
2012-02-29
One Auspicious Day
2024-08-31
Opening the Dhamma Eye
2025-01-11
Opening to the Training, Generosity and Unconditional Love
2025-08-23
Overcoming Dukkha with Dhamma
2025-04-06
Overcoming Fear and Dread
2022-03-19
Patience
2024-03-24
Patience—Developing the Pāramīs as a Way to Work with Aversion | Ayya Santussikā
2022-12-24
Peace on Earth and in our Hearts
2022-07-02
Perception the Third of the Five Khandas
2025-07-12
Practice in the Worst of Times : Lessons from Maha Gosananda
2022-04-09
Practicing During Crisis
2020-03-28
Present with suffering discussion
2022-04-23
Progressive Instruction MN 56
2021-05-08
Projections and Stereotypes
2021-05-08
Projections and Stereotypes
2016-11-14
Public Talk at Grace Church Parish Hall
2025-02-08
Put Your Face on the Closet Shelf - Real Change Is Letting Go of the Conditioni…
2021-08-21
Q&A - Career Obsession, Creativity, Worldly Comparison
2021-08-14
Q&A - Enjoyment, Fear of Impermanence, the Entertainment Industry…
2021-07-03
Q&A - How do I work with deferring too much to others
2021-07-31
Q&A - How is body contemplation important for meditation?
2023-12-23
Q&A with Ajahn Anan: Relationships and Meditation Practice
2021-04-17
Reading of Verses From the Dhammapada - The Self
2021-06-19
Rebirth and Death
2024-09-28
Reflection on Death
2022-05-21
Reflections on Loneliness
2024-12-14
Reflections on Pilgrimage | Ayya Santussikā
2021-06-25
Reflections on Sharing Blessings in English (Chant Along)
2021-06-27
Reflections on Sharing Blessings in Pali (Chant Along)
2023-12-02
Reflections on the Recent Visit to Ajahn Gunha
2021-07-04
Reflections on Universal Well-Being in English (Chant Along)
2021-07-09
Reflections on Universal Well-Being in Pali (Chant Along)
2020-07-04
Relaxed, Alert, & Happy Guided Meditation
2021-04-24
Renewal of the Heart and the World
2025-05-03
Resources for the Mind | Ayya Santussikā
2023-02-25
Restlessness And Worry - The Fourth Hindrance
2022-02-12
Right Speech: What to Say and When to Say It
2021-07-10
Right View and Sunita, feat. Rev. Heng Sure
2021-06-08
Salutation to the Triple Gem in English (Chant Along)
2022-01-08
Samadhi
2025-03-15
Sati-Sampajañña | Ayya Santussikā
2021-06-09
Seeing What is Not Beautiful as Beautiful
2021-06-24
Self and Non-Self (Week 1) at BCBS
2021-06-29
Self and Non-Self (Week 2) at BCBS
2021-07-06
Self and Non-Self (Week 3) at BCBS
2021-07-13
Self and Non-Self (Week 4) at BCBS
2021-08-21
Self-Reflection
2021-05-22
Self, Non-Self, and Metta
2023-05-27
Seven Kinds of Wealth
2021-07-24
Sharing and Q&A
2024-04-27
Sila Pāramī - Daylong Retreat Part 1 of 3
2024-04-27
Sila Pāramī - Guided Meditation Part 2 of 3 Daylong Retreat l Ayya Santussikā
2024-04-27
Sila Pāramī - Hiri & Ottappa - Part 1/3 Daylong Retreat l Ayya Santussikā
2023-02-18
Sloth And Thorpor - The Third Hindrance
2022-05-07
Solving the Problem: Dhamma to the Rescue
2024-03-02
Staying Balanced With the Help of Our Friends
2025-01-18
Stumpy, Don't Follow Me! | Ayya Santussikā
2021-02-20
Suttas on Nibbana
2025-03-01
Taking the Self Out of Current Affairs | Ayya Santussikā
2020-07-25
The Basis of Piti (Mindfulness of Breathing Part 2)
2024-01-12
The Big Picture
2023-07-08
The Book Of Dana. Developing Positive Emotions.
2021-08-14
The Buddha's Words on Loving-Kindness in English (Chant Along)
2021-08-14
The Buddha's Words on Loving-Kindness in Pali (Chant Along)
2023-02-11
The Challenge of Ill Will
2024-07-13
The Crux of Delusion
2021-06-06
The Distortion of Dukkha and Sukha
2021-04-10
The Fetters That Fall Away at Stream Entry
2022-04-30
The Five Precepts
2021-06-22
The Four Boundless Qualities in English (Chant Along)
2021-06-25
The Four Boundless Qualities in Pali (Chant Along)
2021-06-05
The Highest Blessings in English (Chant Along)
2023-01-28
The Hindrance of Sensual Desire
2024-05-11
The Mettā Pāramī | Ayya Santussikā
2024-05-11
The Mettā Pāramī--Guided Meditation | Ayya Santussikā
2024-04-13
The Pāramī of Sacca: The Real Truth | Ayya Santussikā
2024-05-18
The Pāramīs: Energy & Resolution | Ayya Santussikā
2024-08-11
The Qualities That Bring Joy, Happiness and Awakening
2023-04-22
The Removal of Unwholesome Regret
2021-05-08
The Simile of the Boat
2024-03-09
The Strength & Power of Our Intentions and Actions
2023-04-08
The Twofold Assembly: Monastic and Lay ~ Love For All Beings
2025-05-17
Thinking: When It's Helpful, When It's Harmful
2021-08-07
Thoughts
2020-06-27
Tranquil Body and Mind Meditation
2013-09-14
Transcending Five Fears
2023-05-21
Truth
2023-05-06
Understanding Rigidity
2025-08-16
Unreasonable Harmony
2024-06-01
Upekkhā (Equanimity) Pāramī
2020-04-04
Uprooting aversion and discussion
2024-05-25
Vesak - The Buddha's passing away
2024-05-25
Vesak Morning Session: The Buddha Coming Into the World
2024-05-25
Vesak: Ceremony Bathing the Buddha: Letting go of what is past and opening to t…
2025-09-20
What Are We Really Building?: An Empty Hut, Community, Our Practice
2020-07-04
What is and is not Dhamma
2021-08-14
What Provokes Our Unwholesome Tendencies
2025-06-21
What the Practice is For: Equanimity in All Situations | Ayya Santussikā
2024-07-06
What to do When Leaders are Unprincipled
2024-03-16
What Would the Buddha Say? Peaceful Communication Skills for Difficult Times Pa…
2024-03-16
What Would the Buddha Say? Peaceful Communication Skills for Difficult Times Pa…
2024-03-16
What Would the Buddha Say? Peaceful Communication Skills for Difficult Times Pa…
2025-07-19
What You Know and What You Believe
2021-05-08
What's the background of the Buddha statue?
2022-03-15
When meditation and life are not going as planned
2020-07-11
Where to put our effort
2024-05-04
Wisdom (Paññâ) Parami
2024-05-18
Wisdom Power
2023-03-11
Wise Discernment: Gender Discrimination in the Sangha
2025-07-26
Yes, Please Do Resuscitate: Reviving Your Practice | Ayya Santussikā
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2015-10-12
Letting Go
2016-11-14
Daylong on Lopez Island, Washington
2025-11-29
Gratitude and Thankfulness
67:22
This dhamma talk, guided meditation, questions and responses was offered on 29th of November, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:14 - Guided Meditation
28:03 - DHAMMA TALK
51:43 - Q&A
Karuna Buddhist Vihara
2025-11-22
Feeling Offended?
59:25
This dhamma talk, and questions and responses was offered on November 22, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:00 - DHAMMA TALK
21:33 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara
2025-10-25
Acceptance
1:27:32
This guided meditation, dhamma talk, questions and responses was offered on October 25, 2025 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:00 - Guided Meditation
16:44 - DHAMMA TALK
28:20 - Q&R
Karuna Buddhist Vihara
