Rains retreat (vassa)
Parent topic: Vinaya
18 excerpts, 1:18:17 total duration

All excerpts (18) Answers involving (5) Stories (11) Readings (3)

Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 1 – Sep. 19, 2010

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12. Reading from the draft biography: Ajahn Mun’s character and legacy [Ajahn Mun] [Thai Forest Tradition] [Ajahn Chah] // [Culture/Thailand] [Perception of a samaṇa] [Great disciples] [Ascetic practices] [Rains retreat] [Almsround] [Psychic powers] [Discernment] [Liberation] [History/Thai Buddhism]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 52

Suttas: Dhp 65, Dhp 92

Story: Ajahn Mun disappears after being appointed abbot. [Abbot] [Seclusion]


Recollections of Ajahn Chah, Session 11 – Sep. 19, 2010

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8. Reading from the draft biography: Ajahn Chah’s ability to draw people in and respond with compassion. [Personal presence] [Compassion] [Generosity] [Ajahn Chah] // [Wat Tam Saeng Pet] [Rains retreat] [Sickness] [Almsround] [Teaching Dhamma] [Similes] [Upatakh]

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, p. 705


Abhayagiri 2014 Winter Retreat, Session 24 – Feb. 6, 2014

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7. Reading: “Its Easy if You are not Attached,” Gifts He Left Behind by Ajahn Dune, p. 77. Read by Ajahn Ahiṃsako. [Ajahn Dune] [Wat Burapha] // [Rains retreat]

Quote: “It’s the nature of light to be bright; it’s the nature of noise to be loud.” [Contact] [Sense restraint] [Discernment]