Buddhist Monasteries and Dhamma Talks

• Sitavana/Birken Forest Monastery - Ajahn Sona

• Sati Saraniya Hermitage - Ayya Medhanandi

• Tisarana Buddhist Monastery - Ajahn Viradhammo

• Arrow River Forest Hermitage - Ajahn Punnadhammo

• Metta Forest Monastery and Dhamma talks/books/audio - Bhikkhu Thanissaro

• Buddhist Society of Western Australia - Ajahn Brahm

• Talks by Ayya Khema

• Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery - Ayya Santacitta and Ayya Anandabodhi

• Audio Dharma - an archive of Dharma talks given by Gil Fronsdal, Andrea Fella and various guest speakers at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.

• Dharma Seed - teachings by Western Buddhists, lay and ordained, including Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Ajahn Sumedho, Ayya Medhanandi, Ayya Santacitta, and many more. 
   

Other Practice Opportunities

• Wednesday Zoom sangha - an online meditation community. Meditate online together with people from around the world. Every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Pacific time.  https://bcimssittinggroup.blogspot.com/2019/04/wednesday-zoom-sangha.html.

 

Teachings recommended by members of the CTBC Meditation Group

• Ajahn Brahm on Patience

• Ajahn Brahm on The Power of Silence

• Early Buddhism Course with Ajahns Bramali and Sujato.  How to tell if the teachings really came from the Buddha himself, and what the basic teachings of the Buddha are.

• Kamma & Rebirth course containing references to suttas to read as you go through the course.

• Ajahn Brahm on Dealing with Hatred

• Ajahn Brahm - The Purpose of Meditation

• Ajahn Brahm - How to cope with distractions that arise during meditation

• Ajahn Brahm - on making moral and other decisions, ending with a strategy to heal trauma.

• Bhante Sujato - What is Emptiness?

• Bhante Sujato - How to develop wholesome qualities

• Ajahn Brahm - Meditation made easy

• Bhante Sujato - History of the Thai Forest Tradition

• Ajahn Brahm -  Ajahn gives a beautiful way to deal with past trauma.

• Bhante Sujato - Stream Entry

• Ajahn Brahm - Being Kind and Caring

• Venerable Canda - Inner Beauty

• Ajahn Sona - The Essentials of the Buddha's Teachings

• Venerable Cittapalo - The Skillful Attitude to Hold While Meditating

• Venerable Akaliko - All the Basic Teachings are given in this series of talks.

• Tenzin Palmo - The Therigata This is a series of talks on Enlightened nuns plus a wonderful history of Buddhist nuns given by a famous Tibetan Buddhist nun.

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Dhammapada Readings

Sutta 423, a quiet daily Dhammapada reader: one verse a day, with a short plain-English reflection.
https://sutta423.com/ (also on iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sutta-423-dhammapada/id6755806791)

For newcomers there is also a free introduction: A Beginner's Guide to the Dhammapada
https://sutta423.com/blog/dhammapada-beginners-guide/