1. Reflections about the occasion. [Spiritual friendship] [Ajahn Chah] // [Joseph Kappel]
2. Learning to trust the next breath. [Trust] [Mindfulness of breathing] [Ajahn Chah] // [Restlessness and worry] [Present moment awareness]
3. What drew us to Ajahn Chah? [Association with people of integrity] [Ajahn Chah] // [Culture/West] [Three Refuges] [Teachers] [Media]
4. Ajahn Chah was the living embodiment of these teachings. [Dhamma] [Ajahn Chah] // [Buddha images] [Human] [Compassion]
Quote: “It’s like taking the church with you.”
6. Teaching from Ajahn Chah: Most people celebrate birth, but people should be crying. When people die, everyone grieves and sorrows, but they should be celebrating. [Ajahn Chah] [Birth] [Grief] [Death] [Happiness] // [Fierce/direct teaching]
9. Reflection: Jumping off the Saṅgha ocean liner. [Saṅgha] [Similes] [Joseph Kappel] [Disrobing] // [Faith] [Five Precepts] [Ajahn Chah]
10. Ajahn Amaro introduces Paul Breiter and Joseph Kappel. [Ajahn Chah]
2. Many of the most profound teachings happened under Ajahn Chah’s kuti. [Teaching Dhamma] [Lodging] [Ajahn Chah] // [Tranquility]
2. Context of the reading: walking into Wat Pah Pong. [Ajahn Chah] // [Joseph Kappel] [Wat Pah Pong] [Culture/Natural environment] [Ajahn Sumedho] [Wat Pah Nanachat] [Lodging] [Posture/Walking] [Dōgen] [Ajahn Amaro]
5. Caring for Ajahn Chah. [Sickness] [Health care] [Ajahn Chah] // [Joseph Kappel] [Compassion] [Gratitude]
Quote: “It helped the community prepare for his death and offer gratitude.” [Saṅgha] [Death] [Generosity]