Portland Friends of the Dhamma

Ayya Medhanandi – 1) Two Kinds of Friendship, 12/31/22, eps 160 01.03.2023 13:49 ↓

Ayya Medhanandi – 1) Two Kinds of Friendship, 12/31/22, eps 160

Jessica Swanson, This is What Should Be Done, 11/27/22, eps 159 28.02.2023 22:40 ↓

Jessica Swanson, This is What Should Be Done, 11/27/22, eps 159

Sakula – Letting Go of the Fight, 11/20/22, eps 158 28.02.2023 31:58 ↓

Sakula – Letting Go of the Fight, 11/20/22, eps 158

Sakula - Reflection with Gratitude for Our Teacher Luang Por Pasanno, 01/01/23, eps 166 28.02.2023 26:23 ↓

Sakula and Jessica share their appreciation for their guiding teacher, Luang Por Pasanno.

Ayya Medhanandi - 6) The Joy, Beauty, and Benefit of Spiritual Friendship, 12/31/23, eps 165 28.02.2023 14:18 ↓

6) "Shave Your Heart."

Ayya Medhanandi - 5) The Joy, Beauty, and Benefit of Spiritual Friendship, 12/31/23, eps 164 28.02.2023 27:14 ↓

5) "Courageous Friendship"

Ayya Medhanandi - 4) The Joy, Beauty, and Benefit of Spiritual Friendship, 12/31/23, eps 163 28.02.2023 23:38 ↓

4)" Fertile Ground for Liberation"

Ayya Medhanandi - 3) The Joy, Beauty, and Benefit of Spiritual Friendship, 12/31/23, eps 162 28.02.2023 10:16 ↓

3) Befriending the Breath

Ayya Medhanandi - 2) The Joy, Beauty, and Benefit of Spiritual Friendship, 12/31/23, eps 161 28.02.2023 27:04 ↓

2) "A Friend that will never Fail Us."

Ayya Medhanandi - 1) The Joy, Beauty, and Benefit of Spiritual Friendship, 12/31/23, eps 160 28.02.2023 13:49 ↓

This is the first of six talks hosted by Portland Friends of the Dhamma that Ayy gave via zoom from her monastery in Ontario, Canada. This first talk is titled "Two Kinds of Friendship."

Jessica Swanson - This is What Should be Done, 11/27/22, eps 159 28.02.2023 22:40 ↓

Jessica shares how she practices with Metta Sutta's words "This is what should be done, by one who is skilled in goodness.'

Sakula - Letting go of the Fight, 11/20/22, eps 158 28.02.2023 31:58 ↓

Sakula talks about cultivating the skill of letting go by directing our attention to thoughts that result in peace and goodwill, as a means to letting go of thoughts that result in anxiety and ill will.

Jessica Swanson – Cultivating Metta, 11/13/22, eps 157 27.01.2023 23:58 ↓

Jessica Swanson – Cultivating Metta, 11/13/22, eps 157

Sakula – Leaning into the Stream of Dhamma, 11/0622, eps 156 27.01.2023 21:23 ↓

Sakula – Leaning into the Stream of Dhamma, 11/0622, eps 156

Jessica Swanson – Training in Tradition and Convention, 10/30/23 , eps 155 27.01.2023 22:06 ↓

Jessica Swanson – Training in Tradition and Convention, 10/30/23 , eps 155

Jessica Swanson - Willingness to Train, 12/04/22, eps 160 18.01.2023 28:42 ↓

Willingness to Train

Jessica Swanson - This is What Should be Done, 11/27/22, eps 159 18.01.2023 22:40 ↓

Encouragement and benefits when resolved to a commitment to the Buddha's training.

Sakula - Letting go of the Fight, 11/20/22, eps 158 18.01.2023 31:58 ↓

Setting down our resistance and relaxing into the reality of our conditions.

Jessica_Swanson-Cultivating_Metta_11/13/22 eps 157 18.01.2023 23:58 ↓

Reflections on cultivating metta and the unexpected changes that naturally happen.

Sakula - Leaning into the Stream of Dhamma, 11/6/22, eps 156 18.01.2023 21:23 ↓

The Eight Noble Beings begins with one wholeheartedly committed to the practice of the Eightfold Path.

Jessica Swanson - Tradition, Convention, & Training, 10/30/22, eps 155 18.01.2023 22:06 ↓

Reflections on honoring tradition while working with conventions.

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – Developing the Path, and Q & A, 09/25/22, eps 154 18.11.2022 56:12 ↓

Ajahn Thanissaro offers a day of meditation and study of the Four Noble Truths.

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – Developing Dispassion for the Causes of Suffering, 09/25/22, eps 153 18.11.2022 59:05 ↓

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – Developing Dispassion for the Causes of Suffering, 09/25/22, eps 153

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – Guided Meditation on a Full Stomach, 09/25/22, eps 152 18.11.2022 10:12 ↓

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – Guided Meditation on a Full Stomach, 09/25/22, eps 152

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – The Four Noble Truths Revisited, 09/25/22, eps 151 18.11.2022 1:29:09 ↓

Ajahn Thanissaro (Geoff) – The Four Noble Truths Revisited, 09/25/22, eps 151