Dharma Seed
Ajahn Sucitto's most recent Dharma talks (Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley)
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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Episodes
Ajahn Sucitto: Walking Instructions and 45 min practice 29.01.2026 49:28
(Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat)
Ajahn Sucitto: Digestion as a spiritual process 29.01.2026 55:26
(Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat)
Ajahn Sucitto: GM - Sitting and Standing 29.01.2026 50:24
(Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat)
Ajahn Sucitto: Ethical sensitivities and GM 28.01.2026 52:25
(Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 01.01.2026 52:36
(Dhamma Stream Online Sessions) 00:34 Q1 I've recently run across "meditation teachers" who claim that some other creative activities that they're involved in are better than meditation. What can you say about this? 20:56 Q2 I'm not good with emotional language like spiritual poetry but have a longing for the divine. What can you say about this? 22:54 Q3 I'm already seeking some professional help...
Ajahn Sucitto: Answering the unanswerable: use your presence 01.01.2026 16:22
(Dhamma Stream Online Sessions)
Ajahn Sucitto: Taking the kalyana environment with you 18.12.2025 10:24
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 18.12.2025 29:48
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society) Q1 How can we reconcile joy and dispassion? How are nipita and virago supposed to feel? 11:55 Q2 Are the 16 steps of vipassana meditation the result of calmness meditation, or is it a wise directing of attention as a goal? 17:59 Q3 You mentioned to notice the space between the in and out breath and the out and in breath. When I do that my breath seems to get more sh...
Ajahn Sucitto: Peaceful, sublime 18.12.2025 50:33
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 16.12.2025 33:15
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society) 00:10 Q1 Can you say something about handling concerns about people quarreling, people sick, family members? 08:40 Q2 I get a vibration in my body that progresses up through the body. It produces a peaceful and equanimous feeling. Why is this happening and what should I do next? 13:27 Q3 I get warmed when I engage in standing meditation. What's happening? 13:43 Q4 D...
Ajahn Sucitto: Extending out of the tangle 16.12.2025 49:13
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 15.12.2025 38:46
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society) Q1 In the case of someone who doesn't take the three refugees or five precepts but is a good person and does no harm, can they become an arahant? 02:35 Q2 Can you elaborate on your comment 'pain is impersonal'? 23:43 Q3 It's said it's needed to straighten one's view and establish one's virtue before cultivating santipatthana what are the signposts to look after? 30:...
Ajahn Sucitto: Letting the dog off the leash - a guide to the acceptance of 'me' 15.12.2025 57:31
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 14.12.2025 57:43
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society) 00:00 Q1 How does anapanasati fulfill satipatthana and how does satipatthana fulfill the bojjhanga? 05:27 Q2 Do we intentionally steady the sankhara or do they settle themselves? 14:59 Q3 How do I develop the maha-citta / the great heart? 22:40 Q4 When sitting inside and close the eyes I feel confined. However if I sit outside, I close my eyes and enjoy it. Am I att...
Ajahn Sucitto: Forgiveness, gratitude and equanimity 14.12.2025 1:01:40
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 13.12.2025 43:31
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society) Q1 When I meditate my mind is calm I can hear the breathing but at the same time my mind is also thinking about outstanding matters. I can't seem to prevent the pressure or momentum to think about myself or unfinished tasks. What should I do? 34:47 Q2 How do we develop equanimity?
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 13.12.2025 45:56
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society) 00:23 Q1 How do we define a real state of meditation? Is it merely focus and concentration? Should we do samatha first or vipassana or both combined? 23:39 Q2 During walking meditation do we still observe breathing at the nostrils or radiating metta? 28:17 Q3 Is it okay to use the mantra Budho for walking meditation and during daily life activities? 29:32 Q4 I have...
Ajahn Sucitto: Forgiveness gives release 13.12.2025 1:00:21
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: An occasion for the hearth's growth 12.12.2025 59:32
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: GM - Standing 12.12.2025 31:25
(Bandar Utama Buddhist Society)
Ajahn Sucitto: Closing advice - Return to the noble comfort 04.12.2025 30:23
(Nera Nara Retreat Centre) Closing advice - Return to the noble comfort
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 03.12.2025 44:07
(Nera Nara Retreat Centre) 00:06 Q1 Several questions about meditation experience. Posture, disappearance of part of the body, whether it's worthwhile. 10:33 Q2 When I got up from reclining my sitting didn't feel very good. 12:07 Q3 Can you say something about addictive behaviours and desires? 14:30 Q4 Can you differentiate cultivation, practice and contemplation? 17:06 Q5 Could you expand on the...
Ajahn Sucitto: Kamma is volition, the law of citta 03.12.2025 51:22
(Nera Nara Retreat Centre)
Ajahn Sucitto: GM 03.12.2025 7:49
(Nera Nara Retreat Centre)
Ajahn Sucitto: Q&A 02.12.2025 52:34
(Nera Nara Retreat Centre) 0:00 Q1 What is the purpose of meditation? 19:14 Q2 I've been practicing for a long time, but recently feel I've reached a plateau with no further progress. Can you advise? 29:53 Q3 [Am I on the right track] when I reach a certain level of samadhi and contemplate the truth, like impermanence? Will wisdom come by itself? 32:02 Q4 In order to practice the parami, do we dwe...
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