Viriya
Energy/Effort/Persistence

Winter Retreat 2005
January 4th to March 31st, 2005

Ven. Pasanno Bhikkhu took ordination in Thailand in 1974, with Ven. Phra Khru Nañasirivatana as preceptor. During his first year as a monk he was taken by his teacher to meet Ajahn Chah, with whom he asked to be allowed to stay and train. One of the early residents of Wat Pah Nanachat, Ven. Pasanno became its abbot in his ninth year. During his incumbency Wat Pah Nanachat developed considerably, both in physical size and in reputation, and Ajahn Pasanno has become a very well-known and highly respected monk and Dhamma teacher in Thailand. Ajahn Pasanno moved to California on New Year's Eve of 1997 to share the abbotship of Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.

This series of sutta readings and commentaries on Viriya were given during the daily teachings offered to the resident community of Abhayagiri during the Winter Retreat of 2005. The inspiration for this series of teachings arose from, and is based upon, a series on the same subject offered by Ajahn Sucitto at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Massachusetts.

Viriya - Energy/Effort/Persistence

Talk 1 - Viriya Part 1

Talk 14 - Viriya Part 14

Talk 2 - Viriya Part 2

Talk 15 - Viriya Part 15

Talk 3 - Viriya Part 3

Talk 16 - Viriya Part 16

Talk 4 - Viriya Part 4

Talk 17 - Viriya Part 17

Talk 5 - Viriya Part 5

Talk 18 - Viriya Part 18

Talk 6 - Viriya Part 6

Talk 19 - Viriya Part 19

Talk 7 - Viriya Part 7

Talk 20 - Viriya Part 20

Talk 8 - Viriya Part 8

Talk 21 - Viriya Part 21

Talk 9 - Viriya Part 9

Talk 22 - Viriya Part 22

Talk 10 - Viriya Part 10

Talk 23 - Viriya Part 23

Talk 11 - Viriya Part 11

Talk 24 - Viriya Part 24

Talk 12 - Viriya Part 12

Talk 25 - Viriya Part 25

Talk 13 - Viriya Part 13

Talk 26 - Viriya Part 26