4 excerpts, 17:20 total duration
[Ajahn Pasanno] stayed here in 1974 before going to [Wat Pah Pong].
8. “Can you offer some more suggestions about dealing with sleepiness when it is very strong?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Sloth and torpor] // [Postures] [Energy] [Posture/Walking] [Posture/Standing] [Wat Pah Nanachat]
Story: An hour walking, an hour standing, and an hour sitting. [Wat Sai Ngam (Suphanburi)] [Monastic routine] [Ajahn Pasanno]
4. “Is it okay to do standing meditation in here during meditation sessions when nothing else is working for sleepiness or restlessness?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Posture/Standing] [Sloth and torpor] [Restlessness and worry]
Recollection: The evening meditation at Wat Sai Ngam (Suphanburi) consisted of one hour each of walking, standing, and sitting meditation. [Wat Sai Ngam (Suphanburi)] [Ajahn Pasanno] [Meditation] [Postures]
1. Ajahn Kovilo introduces Ajahn Pasanno with a brief biography. [Ajahn Pasanno] // [Western Ajahn Chah lineage] [Travel] [Wat Phleng Vipassanā] [Temporary ordination]
Ajahn Pasanno corrects the narrative. [Ordination] [Ajahn Chah] [Wat Pah Pong] [Mutual lay/Saṅgha support] [Wat Sai Ngam (Suphanburi)] [Ajahn Sumedho] [Vinaya]
Quote: “If you want to stay here, you have to stay at least five years.” — Ajahn Chah. [Sequence of training]
Recollection: The 1974 Māgha Pūjā gathering at Wat Pah Pong. [Festival days]
2. “It sounds like the experience at the monastery you spent the Vassa at before returning to Luang Por Chah was meditation-focused and technique-focused. Holistic practice monasteries are a new phenomenon in the West. What would you say to someone who has only had retreat experience and their practice has been measured by meditative attainment or calm based on a technique [about the] holistic approach in Ajahn Chah lineage monasteries? What’s unique about it?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Pasanno] [Wat Sai Ngam (Suphanburi)] [Meditation/Techniques] [Monastic life] [Ajahn Chah monasteries ] // [Eightfold Path]
Quote: “Buddhism is not a meditation technique. It’s a training in one’s whole life of body, speech, and mind.” [Buddhist identity]