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Remembering Ajahn Chah Weekend, Session 3 – Apr. 28, 2001

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2. Quote: “I met Ajahn Chah through the eyes and hearts of those who lived with him.” — Ajahn Jitindriyā. [Amaravati] [Meditation retreats] [Ajahn Amaro] [Ajahn Chah]


Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat, Session 8 – Jun. 11, 2021

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12. Quote: “Ajahn, maybe if you just taught Theravāda Buddhism, that would be great.” — A Saṅghapāla board member to Ajahn Amaro. Quoted by Ajahn Amaro. [Saṅghapāla] [Ajahn Amaro] [Theravāda ] [Abhayagiri] // [Ajahn Pasanno] [Culture/West] [Spiritual traditions] [Monastic life] [Idealism]

Quote: “It wasn’t sensible to try to be all things to all people.”


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13. Quote: Abhayagiri ethos: “We all live in the forest. Everyone’s in a kuti.” — Ajahn Amaro. [Lodging ] [Culture/Natural environment ] [Abhayagiri] // [Amaravati] [Ajahn Amaro] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Weather]

Quote: “Mindfulness of the body is an absolute necessity.” [Mindfulness of body]


Abhayagiri 25th Anniversary Retreat, Session 11 – Jun. 12, 2021

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9. Quote: “When you go to Thailand, you will realize how American you are.” — Ajahn Pasanno or Ajahn Amaro. Quoted by Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Ajahn Amaro] [Culture/West] [Culture/Thailand] [Ajahn Ñāṇiko]


28th Anniversary Practice and Study Day, Session 6 – Jun. 1, 2024

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14. Reflections by Ajahn Cunda on my early training. [Abhayagiri] // [Ajahn Amaro] [Ajahn Ñāṇiko] [Monastic life]

Quote: “Don’t worry. The first 20 years are the hardest.” — Ajahn Amaro. [Ajahn Amaro] [Sequence of training] [Suffering]


Readings from The Island, Session 42 – Mar. 10, 2025

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1. Comment: The separation between the mind and the sense/mind objects can be helpfully contemplated at multiple levels of acuity. Contributed by Ajahn Kaccāna. [Nature of mind] [Knowing itself] [Sense bases] // [Nibbāna] [Ajahn Chah]

Sutta: AN 11.9.

Reference: Stillness Flowing by Ajahn Jayasaro, pp. 90-91.

Response by Ajahn Amaro. [Hearing the true Dhamma] [Perception] [Etymology]

Quote: “The Five Khandhas exist, but they aren’t real. The Dhamma is real, but it doesn’t exist.” — Ajahn Paññavaḍḍho. Quoted by Ajahn Kaccāna. [Ajahn Paññāvaḍḍho] [Aggregates] [Dhamma]

Response by Ajahn Pasanno.

Quote: “Bright, loud, and mobile is the false; subtle and indistinct is the true.” — Master Hsuan Hua to Ajahn Amaro in a dream. Quoted by Ajahn Amaro. [Master Hsuan Hua] [Ajahn Amaro] [Dreams] [Truth]