Dharma Seed

Ajahn Sucitto's most recent Dharma talks (Cittaviveka)

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As a monk, I bring a strong commitment, along with the renunciate flavor, to the classic Buddhist teachings. I play with ideas, with humor and a current way of expressing the teachings, but I don't dilute them. Sitting in a field of fifty to eighty people really starts my mind sparking. Since I don't prepare my talks ahead of time, I find myself listening to what I'm saying along with everyone else. This leaves a lot of room for the Dhamma to come up. Just having eighty people listening to me is enough to engage me, stimulate me, and create a nice flow of energy. The actual process of teaching...

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Ajahn Sucitto: Mindful relationship 04.04.2026 48:47

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Dhamma duty is integration 30.03.2026 44:07

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Empty plans are the truest 29.03.2026 45:47

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Good heart transcends time and events 28.03.2026 41:46

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Meeting the unreal world brings treasure 27.03.2026 39:57

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Intention – aim, steady and release 26.03.2026 51:22

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Purifying the field is liberation 25.03.2026 42:11

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Entering the field of awareness 24.03.2026 26:45

(Cittaviveka)

Ajahn Sucitto: Using the fullness of the body 07.03.2026 43:45

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Take wisdom with you 01.03.2026 26:34

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: In immediacy there's no weight 28.02.2026 41:32

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: A reset for the heart 27.02.2026 39:59

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: Touching into the wellspring of liberation 25.02.2026 56:04

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: Right effort is engagement of heart 24.02.2026 35:15

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: Context and centre - no inner person 23.02.2026 39:04

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: Move from self-centre to true centre 23.02.2026 37:11

(Emoyeni Retreat Centre)

Ajahn Sucitto: The simple theme of the retreat 13.02.2026 41:19

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Shaping the heart 13.02.2026 15:14

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 12.02.2026 30:27

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa) Q1 Can you further describe the meanings of some of the English / Pali terms you use: clear comprehension / sampajañña; investigation / dhamma vijaya; wise attention / yoniso manasakara / knowing / annya, nyana, panya ; etc. Q2 17:02 Does citta refer to mind or heart or both? Q3 21:16 I'm struggling to identify the end of the in breath. Can you advise...

Ajahn Sucitto: Guided Meditation 12.02.2026 17:56

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Establish connectivity with the body 12.02.2026 48:27

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Examining why we think with Q&A 11.02.2026 27:12

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa) Q1 17:54 How does one practice non-attachment without becoming isolated from the world? Q2 23:01 Can you clarify the difference in feeling equanimous or detachment? What is detachment?

Ajahn Sucitto: Ritual practice 11.02.2026 45:32

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Guided meditation 11.02.2026 17:14

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa)

Ajahn Sucitto: Cultivating direct animate experience with Q&A 10.02.2026 45:47

(Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa) The recording starts with Ajahn describing the word cultivation and his suggestions as to how one can cultivate the most direct animate experience we have? Q1 06:53 Why do you make the distinction between the heart and the body? Can you elucidate the qualities of the heart please? Q2 13:06 I've read that the refuge is an awakening to reality because t...