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July 2025 Talks
July 1: Hindrances, Part 1: Desire Sanghamitta is initiating a review of the five hindrances (mental qualities) that prevent us from...

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Jul 61 min read
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Equal Rights for Buddhist Bhikkhunis in Sri Lanka
Special Report: Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Equal Rights for Buddhist Bhikkhunis  in Sri Lanka By Craig C Lewis  June 18,...

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Jun 224 min read
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June 2025 Talks
June 3: The Flavours of the Wolesome Mind Part 3: Listening to our conscience When we listen and respond to our conscience (in Pali: Hiri...

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Jun 91 min read
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May 2025 Talks
May 2: Mudita/Rejoicing Mudita is rejoicing in the happiness of others. It's the greatest source of untapped joy as there is always...

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May 22 min read
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April 2025 Talks
April 1: The Primacy of Mind In the opening verse of the Dhammapada the Buddha tells us "All experience is preceded by the mind, led by...

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Apr 31 min read
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Jan 2025 Talks
Jan 3: Mudita: being happy for the happiness or generosity of others. Mudita is one of the four Brahmaviharas.....the attitudes we want...

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Jan 31 min read
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March 2025 Talks
March 14: Finding Refuge The Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha offer a reliable refuge. Ayya Ahimsa talks about Siddatha Gotama's hero's...

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Jan 31 min read
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Dec 2024 Talks
Dec 6: The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness - the body is the doorway Ayya Ahimsa discusses how mindfulness of our bodies gives us...

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Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Nov 2024 Talks
Nov 5: Working with Vedana - feeling tone Ayya Anandabodhi from Parayana Vihara in Port Townsend, WA was our guest speaker tonight. She...

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Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Oct 2024 Talks
Oct 4: The Noble Eightfold Path to the end of suffering - Overview A new series is being started on the Noble Eightfold Path. Today...

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Oct 4, 20241 min read
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Sept 2024 Talks
Sept 10: Metta Sanghamitta goes over the Metta Sutta, line by line. Recommended is an essay by Ajahn Punnadhammo on Mara, who symbolizes...

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Sep 11, 20241 min read
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August 2024 Talks
Aug 2: The Hindrance of Doubt Sanghamitta discusses the fifth hindrance, doubt about the teachings of the Buddha. She shared similes from...

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Aug 7, 20241 min read
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July 2024 Talks
July 2: Desire to Dismantle Desire The Buddha teaches us that there are three problematic desires, rooted in our ignorance, that are the...

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Jul 2, 20241 min read
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June 2024 Talks
June 11: Good Enough In our fast paced culture of doing and getting, Ayya Ahimsa reminds us of the Buddha's praise of "good enough":...

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Jun 16, 20241 min read
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May 2024 Talks
May 7: What is important and what isn't Sanghamitta discusses two similes of the Buddha: "Being struck by two arrows" and "The Poisoned...

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May 8, 20241 min read
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April 2024 Talks
April 2: What Really Happened on my Three Month Retreat Ayya Ahimsa emerged from her first three month winter retreat at CTBC on April...

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Apr 3, 20241 min read
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Pilgrimage to India
Grey Man Images In the Footsteps of the Buddha Pilgrimage to India January 2014 The purpose of a pilgrimage is to be able to Recollect...

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Feb 16, 202410 min read
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Feb/March 2024 Talks
The Monastery residents are on winter retreat until April 1st. During this time Board members will be playing Dhamma talks during the...

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Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Jan 2024 Talks
Jan 2: Why We Need Monasticism Ayya Ahimsa discusses the determination the Buddha had to establish a four fold community before the end...

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Jan 3, 20241 min read
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Dec 2023 Talks
Dec 8: The Gradual Training - Part 7 Home for the Holidays Samadhi is the mind coming home. Ayya Ahimsa discusses the final step of the...

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Dec 8, 20231 min read
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