Ajahn Anan Podcast

2021.03.28 | We practice restraint in virtue, to be mindful, to collect our minds in samadhi, and this allows the mind to see clearly that all conditioned phenomena are, by nature, unstable and ever changing. With this clear seeing, the mind realizes purity, Nibbana. Therefore, we have effort and firm intent to practise the Dhamma to see this for ourselves. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp...

2021.03.21 | Four things which should not be done, four things which should be done, and five meditation objects. These are taught to all Bhikkhus (monks) when they ordain. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+...

2021.02.14 | Love that is pure must abide within the bounds of morality. If it strays outside, it can cause much harm. We see the deep wish of all beings—ourselves included—to be happy, and so we act in ways that lead to joy and ease. If our love is bound up with attachment, however, it can morph into anger in an instant. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chan...

The things of this world never bring satisfaction and are never enough. Seeing this, and that one must leave behind everything at death, one seeks a wealth and happiness that does not decay. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (...

2021.02.13 | Like dust in a house, sense impressions and our identification with them constantly come in and cover over the mind. We clean our minds with meditation. We also practise patient endurance when the mind is not at peace. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily l...

In a talk given to a group travelling to many monasteries making offerings, Ajahn Anan describes how to cultivate merit. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

2021.02.09 | Just as how we need passwords to access our phones, realizing awakening requires a code. The Buddha has already discovered and revealed it to the world, but we must put it to use. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina...

All things must pass away. To see this truth clearly, we practise developing a meditation object such as loving-kindness or the other brahma-viharas, amongst others. Old age, sickness, death, and suffering are coming for us. We prepare our minds through this Dhamma practice. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wm...

2021.02.18 | We can use our wisdom to contemplate our breath—the air is not-self, the sensation of breathing is not-self, the knowing of that sensation is not-self. I am not the five khandas, the five khandas are not me. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live session...

2021.03.02 | In this talk, Ajahn Anan tells us of the ways that drowsiness can catch us while meditating, and how we can overcome it. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

2021.03.03 | All of the teachings of the Buddha point us to seeing the nature of conditions as they really are. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

2021.03.04 | It’s not easy to leave the lay life and take on the robes, especially for more elderly men and those from overseas. But the benefits that come from this devotion and sincerity are great. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, In...

'The Mind Awake' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 19 Jan 2022. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'Realising Pure Emptiness' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 5 Jan 2022. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'The Virtues and Teachings of Ajahn Chah' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on Ajahn Chah Memorial Day, 16 Jan 2022. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'A New & Awakened Mind' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 30 Dec 2021. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

"The Way Beyond All Doubt" - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 27 Dec 2021. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

2021.12.25 | Delighting in the apparent beauty of bodies is something that burdens the mind and prevents it from becoming calm and bright. In this talk, Ajahn Anan explains various ways to overcome this hindrance. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7....

2021.12.23 | Relying on our bodies is like leaning on a rotten stump - it breaks and we fall. We have seen people die from this world; what do they take with them when they go? May you set your hearts on training the mind. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessi...

2021.12.22 | If we set our hearts in the right way, practising to cultivate goodness and let go of our attachments, we will gain insight into truth. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'What it Means to be Human' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 11 Jan 2022. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'Setting One's Heart Correctly' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 10 Jan 2022. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'What is This Body?' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 9 Jan 2022. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

'37 Years of Wat Marp Jan' - Friday Dhamma videos | 3 Dec 2021. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).

2021.12.20 | In order to reach the Dhamma, we must be sincere. We need to raise up our energy and follow our teacher’s instructions well. If we do this, even though it’s tough, we’ll get there. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7.15pm - 9pm, Indochin...