Mindfulness Dhamma Teaching in English: Recent Episodes
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Dhamma as taught by the Buddha is simple and easy to practice. It is about ourselves and how we can be free from personal suffering. As suffering beings we are deluded about the truths of our body and mind. However, if we practice the Dhamma, we turn our attention to our body and our mind and unveil their true characteristics. Our suffering lessens as we gradually come to understand the Dhamma more and more.
Ajahn Prasan gave a group of Westerners an introduction to Dhamma with Q&A session, 22 March 2017.
Ajahn Prasan talked about Power 5, with Q&A session during an international course, 25 February 2017
Ajahn Prasan emphasised why seclusion is necessary, with Q&A session during an international course, 23 February 2017
Ajahn Prasan elaborated how patience is the key factor to Dhamma practice , with Q&A session during an international course, 23 February 2017
"We use our body and mind as an object of study. The day that we truly understand ourself, we will thoroughly understand the entire world. The day that we can see that this body and this mind are not our self, there is nothing else in the world that belongs to us. By the time that we see that the body and mind within these five aggregates are nothing but impermanent, suffering and no-self, we will truly understand that the entire world is as such." -- Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri, International Course, Chonburi, 23 February 2017
Khun Mae Oranuch talked about the right way of Vipassana practice with Q&A session during the course, 17th February 2017
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote's teaching at Wat Suansantidham on 23 April 2016
Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri guided the participants in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Course/March 2016 to meditate - 11 March 2016
Phra Ajahn Somchai talked about the Suffering and the End of Suffering in the Insight Meditation Course, March 2016
Khun Mae Oranuch talked about Samatha and Vipassana Meditaion, with Q&A session during the Insight Meditation Course, 11th march 2016
"The Manner in Which We Take Refuge in Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha" by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in the Insight Meditation Course, 10th March 2016
Dhamma teaching by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri on Enlightenment and the fact that it is beyond our command... "No One Can Ripen the Mind to Enlightenment, It Ripes when It Does" 10 March 2016 C
Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings with English translation - Breathe in with Mindfulness; Breathe out with Mindfulness
Dhamma talk and Q&A during English course in March 2016 with Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri
Dhamma teaching by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri on Meditation Techniques, translated by Jess Peter Koffman
"As Dhamma is learned with the heart not the brain, we need the mind with right quality first. As Dhamma is the learning of oneself, the subjects of study are all within this body and mind. Practitioners have no other duty but to see their own mind, feel what it feels. As soon as mindfulness arises, defilements will fall away. We have no business in pushing away defiements, we only have to know when unwholesomeness thoughts arise... when wholesomeness thoughts arise..." Dhamma by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Course, March 2016
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 13 March 2016 (en160313B) - "Everything is Impermanent"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 13 March 2016 (en160313A) - "Walking the Path of Wisdom"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 12 March 2016 (en160312B) - "Jhana and Momentary Samadhi"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 12 March 2016 (en160312A) - "Mental Training "
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 11 March 2016 (en160311A) - "Introduction to Dhamma Practice"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 11 March 2016 (en160311B) - "If We have Mindfulness, We have Morality"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 22 February 2016 (en160222A) - "Vipassana does not Mean Thinking"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 22 February 2016 (en160222B) - "True Samadhi is not Meditation"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 13 February 2016 (en160213B) - "Observing Body and Mind is All We Need to Do"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 13 February 2016 (en160213A) - "Foundation of Insight Cultivation"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham by Jess Peter Koffman, 12 February 2016 (en160212B) - "Wisdom is Knowing the Truth of Body and Mind"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching at Wat Suansantidham on 12th February 2016 (en160212A) "Be Mindful in Daily Life and Do Formal Practice"
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching at Wat Suansantidham, 6 February 2016. Interpreted by Jess Peter Koffman. (en160206A)
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching at Wat Suansantidham on 6 February 2016, interpreted by Jess Peter Koffman. (en160206B)
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham on 27 Dec 15 (en151227B), translated by Jess Peter Koffman
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching at Wat Suansantidham on 27 December 2015, translated by Jess Peter Koffman (en151227A)
Live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching on 26th December 2015 on "Doing Good & Avoiding Evil is as much Dhamma Practice as Meditation"
English interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham on 26 December 2015 (en151226AX
"Experiences in Dhamma Practice : Q&A" by Ajahn Malee in English Course II, 10 December 2015 B
"The Goal of Dhamma Learning and How to Get There" by Ajahn Malee in English Course II, 10 December 2015 A
What will keep the Buddhism teachings - the canons or temples or rituals? Only the heart can keep the teachings and Dhamma.
Let's take a good look and see the truth whether we can control these feelings of happiness and suffering at all. Is it possible to just feel happy all the time without any pain? All the feelings in our heart, be it happiness, suffering, or neutral... they are subject to changes. They're beyond our control and they're not subject to our demand. These ever-changing feelings that are merely responding to causes and conditions - do they really exist such that we call them as "self"?
"Do Not Seek to Create the Perfect Mind" by Ajahn Prasan, English Course II, Day 3 file no. 11B
English interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham on 13 December 2015, part B. Interpretator - Jess Peter Koffman
English interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham on 13 December 2015, part A. Interpretator - Jess Peter Koffman
"The Relation Between Ethics and Mindfulness Practice" by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Course II, December 2015 - Day 3C on 11 December 2015
"Life in Harmony with Mindfulness Practice" by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Course II, December 2015 - Day 3A on 11 December 2015
English interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham on 12 December 2015, part B. Interpretator - Jess Peter Koffman
English interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teachings at Wat Suansantidham on 12 December 2015, part A. Interpretator - Jess Peter Koffman
Principles in Mindful Movement Meditation by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Course II, December 2015 - Day 2C on 10 December 2015
Principles in Mindful Movement Meditation by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Course II, December 2015 - Day 2 on 10 December 2015 B
Dhamma Teaching For the Heart, Not the Head by Ajahn Prasan Buddhakulsomsiri in Mindfulness and Insight Meditation course II in December 2015, 10 December 2015 part A
Mindfulness and Insight Medtation course II, December 2015. "Sit with Mindfulness" by Ajahn Prasan. Day 1B
Mindfulness and Insight Training Course, December 2015 - "The Middel Way" by Ajahn Prasan on 9th December 2015 A
Jess Peter Koffman's live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching & Q&A session at Wat Suansantidham, part 2 of 2
Jess Peter Koffman's live interpretation of Luangpor Pramote Pamojjo's teaching at Wat Suansantidham on 11 December 2015, Part 1 of 2.
The mind is never motionless unless we force it to be so by fixation on a meditation object. Just know what arises as it really is.
Believing everything I say certainly isn’t the right approach. It isn’t the intelligent thing to do; we shouldn’t be so gullible as to believe what others say too easily. On the other hand, dismissing what I say isn’t so smart either. Choos- ing to not believe what is said is just the work of a busy mind. Listen to what is said here. Try it out. We’ll see for ourselves if it is true in our experience.
Luang Por speaks for his first time in New York City, at a Thai Temple erected by Master Thune.
Luangpor Pramote teaches about our duty with regards to suffering at Novotel Airport Hotel in Bangkok on Jan 12, 2014.
Dhamma talk in Vermont, California on June 9th, 2012 read and translated by Jess Peter Koffman
Luang Por's first stop in America in 2012 was Fermont California, near San Francisco. He spoke twice at a Thai temple there, with about 200 people in attendance each day.
Translated from Luangpor Pramote's Teaching at Sala Lungchin, Nonthaburi, November 18, 2007
Luangpor Pramote gives advice for practicing Dhamma successfully when we have a busy family life.
Luang Por warns of some teachings that, although never taught by the Buddha, have made their way into Buddhism.
One of the beautiful things about Dhamma is how some teachings take on a deeper and deeper meaning as our understanding grows.
This is a little lesson on what we should and shouldn't do to achieve correct concentration.
Luang Por makes sure we have our minds straight about the correct reasons for the practice, and how to go about it.
Translated teaching at Suan Santidham, November 12, 2010. Learn the difference between object-examination and characteristic-examination ways of Samadhi (Concentration).
Translated teaching at Suan Santidham on April 3, 2009 "Dhamma is a subject of study. But it is to be learned by studying our- selves. The scope of our study is regarding how we can live with little or no suffering. The ul- timate objective of studying the Dhamma is to be completely liberated from suffering."
Beyond the World from Jan 24, 2014 at Wat Suan Santhidham. Luang Por reminds of the prime objective in Buddhism and how this is accomplished through the Middle Way.
We all have different characters, and so we each will enter Dhamma practice in a different way. We have to see what is most appropriate for us.
Chicago, June 1, 2013.
There are many ways that we can go wrong in our Dhamma practice. But with some help, diligence and self-evaluation we gradually find our way.
Different People have different minds, and thus the results come at different times for each individual. This is not a question of luck, but of karma.
In order to truly practice vipassana and walk the path that the Buddha set forth, we must understand how to achieve correct samadhi, not just hold the mind still.
Luangpor Pramote reminds us that wisdom can only be achieved by observing within the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
Ajahn Pramote teaches to a Chicago audience that there are three types of wisdom, but it is only the third type -- seeing the truth in our own experience -- that is able to permanently reduce and even completely wash away the suffering in our hearts.
An English translation of Luangpor Pramote's teaching at Wat Suansantidham, December 2012
This 18-minute audio book covers For You the Newcomer essay... Dhamma is ordinary, it is about ourselves, and can be learned by ourselves without much difficulty. So do not feel discouraged when you hear people who are well-versed in Dhamma talking about theory.
This episode reminds us about the correct type of concentration, and many of the ways we can be mistaken.
The English translation of Luangpor Pramote's teaching at Wat Suansantidham, 8th February 2013
From the Robe-donation ceremony, 27 October 2013, the talk is in memory of the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand who recently passed. It outlines the pain of those caught in the wheel of Samsara, and the state of those who have overcome this cycle of suffering.
Luangpor Pramote emphasizes how mindfulness allows us to see the truths of impermanence, suffering and non-self of body and mind
Luangpor Pramote warns us about believing in things we don't know to be true yet. Blind belief is dangerous. We have to put in the work and see for ourselves.
The episode focuses on the aspects of Dhamma necessary to achieve the first level of enlightenment -- stream-entry