1. Reflections about the occasion. [Spiritual friendship] [Ajahn Chah] // [Joseph Kappel]
2. Learning to trust the next breath. [Trust] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Ajahn Chah] // [Restlessness and worry] [Present moment awareness]
3. What drew us to Ajahn Chah? [Association with people of integrity] [Ajahn Chah] // [Culture/West] [Three Refuges] [Teachers] [Media]
4. Ajahn Chah was the living embodiment of these teachings. [Dhamma] [Ajahn Chah] // [Buddha images] [Human] [Compassion]
Quote: “It’s like taking the church with you.”
6. Most people celebrate birth, but people should be crying. When people die, everyone grieves and sorrows, but they should be celebrating. Teaching of Ajahn Chah recollected by Joseph Kappel. [Birth] [Grief] [Death] [Happiness] [Ajahn Chah] // [Fierce/direct teaching]
9. Reflection: Jumping off the Saṅgha ocean liner. [Saṅgha] [Similes] [Joseph Kappel] [Disrobing] // [Faith] [Five Precepts] [Ajahn Chah]
10. Ajahn Amaro introduces Paul Breiter and Joseph Kappel. [Ajahn Chah]
2. Many of the most profound teachings happened under Ajahn Chah’s kuti. [Teaching Dhamma] [Shelter] [Ajahn Chah] // [Tranquility]
2. Context of the reading: walking into Wat Pah Pong. [Ajahn Chah] // [Joseph Kappel] [Wat Pah Pong] [Culture/Natural environment] [Ajahn Sumedho] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Shelter] [Posture/Walking] [Dōgen] [Ajahn Amaro]
5. Caring for Ajahn Chah. [Sickness] [Health care] [Ajahn Chah] // [Joseph Kappel] [Compassion] [Gratitude]
Quote: “It helped the community prepare for his death and offer gratitude.” [Saṅgha] [Death] [Generosity]