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5 events, 14 sessions, 16 excerpts, 1:38:54 total duration

Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 1: Opening Chanting – Apr. 28, 2001

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[Session] Chanting: Salutation to the Triple Gem [Chanting] [Three Refuges]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 6: Introduction to the Chant on Buddha, Dhamma, and SaṅghaAjahn Amaro – Apr. 28, 2001 [Chanting]

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2. Favorite verses of Ajahn Chah: “Buddhaṃ me jīvitaṃ yāva-nibbānaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.” [Mantra] [Ajahn Chah] [Three Refuges] [Nibbāna] // [Unwholesome Roots] [Ajahn Sundarā]

Quote: “Nibbāna is complete normality.” — Ajahn Chah [Naturalness]


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3. Chanting instructions by Ajahn Sundarā. // [Mindfulness of breathing]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 7: Chanting on Buddha, Dhamma and SaṅghaAjahn Sundarā – Apr. 28, 2001

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[Session] Chanting on Buddha, Dhamma and Saṇgha. [Three Refuges] [Nibbāna]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 23: Morning Chanting – Apr. 29, 2001

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1. Chanting: Morning Chanting offered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Chanting] [Three Refuges]

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 2


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 24: Guided Meditation – Apr. 29, 2001

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2. Guided meditation offered by Ajahn Sundarā. [Meditation] // [Posture/Sitting] [Body scanning] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Present moment awareness]


Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 36: Closing Chanting – Apr. 29, 2001

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2. Chanting: Sharing of Blessings. Offered by Ajahn Amaro. [Chanting] [Merit]

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 33.


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3. Chanting: Paying respects to the shrine and Ajahn Chah. Offered by Ajahn Amaro. [Chanting] [Bowing] [Three Refuges] [Ajahn Chah]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 2: Meditation Instruction 1Ajahn Pasanno – Sep. 19, 2010 [Ajahn Chah]

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1. Aware of the in-breath, aware of the out-breath. Guided meditation from Ajahn Chah.

Reference: Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, p. 255 “Just Do It!”


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 3: Walking MeditationAjahn Pasanno – Sep. 19, 2010 [Ajahn Chah]

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2. Walking meditation instructions by Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Pasanno. [Posture/Walking] // [Buddho mantra] [Tranquility] [Continuity of mindfulness]

Reference: Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, p. 258 “Just Do It!”

Quote: “Where we really start to see the Dhamma or taste the Dhamma is in that continuity of awareness.” [Dhamma]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 6: Mealtime BlessingAjahn Pasanno – Sep. 19, 2010

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2. Anumodana chanting: “Yathā vāri-vahāpūrā...” and “Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ...” (Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 50) offered by the Abhayagiri Saṅgha. [Chanting] [Almsfood] [Pāli] // [Gratitude] [Merit]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 8: Meditation Instruction 3Ajahn Pasanno – Sep. 19, 2010 [Ajahn Chah]

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1. Guided meditation: Resolve right now is the time for training the mind and nothing else. From “The Key to Liberation“ by Ajahn Chah. [Calming meditation] [Proliferation] [Determination] // [Mindfulness] [Discernment] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Body scanning] [Relinquishment] [One pointedness] [Restlessness and worry] [Concentration] [Present moment awareness] [Clear comprehension] [Impermanence] [Continuity of mindfulness] [Sense restraint]

Quote: “Sitting and walking meditation are in essence the same, differing only in the posture used.” [Posture/Sitting] [Posture/Walking]

Simile: Chicken in a coop. [Similes]

Simile: Mindfulness, clear comprehension, and wisdom are like three workers lifting heavy planks.


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 9: Purpose of WalkingAjahn Pasanno – Sep. 19, 2010 [Ajahn Chah]

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1. Guided meditation: The rythym of the sensation of the body as it is walking. [Posture/Walking] [Mindfulness of body] // [Calming meditation] [Present moment awareness] [Proliferation] [Tranquility] [Investigation of states]


Tudong Stories at Spirit Rock, Session 2: Questions and AnswersAjahn Pasanno – Jun. 2, 2011 [Tudong]

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16. Meditation instructions: Walking meditation. [Posture/Walking] // [Abhayagiri]


The Whole of the Path: The Fruits of Spiritual Friendship, Session 1Ajahn Pasanno – Jun. 22, 2013 [Spiritual friendship]

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5. Meditation instruction: Walking meditation instructions. [Posture/Walking] // [Continuity of mindfulness] [Tranquility]


Abhayagiri 2015 Winter Retreat, Session 30: Chanting for Ruth DenisonAjahn Pasanno – Feb. 19, 2015

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1. Chanting: Paritta chanting for Ruth Denison. [Protective chants] [Ruth Denison]