Miscellaneous Talks

Miscellaneous Dhamma Talks & Presentations

by Ajahn Achalo

3.11 - Pilgrimage Practice at Shwedagon Pagoda

In June 2023 Ajahn led a small group of monastics and lay people to the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon.
- 19 July 2023

3.10 - A Beautiful Death

Ajahn talks about the life and death of one of his first supporters, Malin Jai Yai who died July 14, 2023.

3.09 - Giving Birth to the Deathless

Giving Birth to the Deathless -
A talk to Bandar Utama Buddhist Society in Kuala Lumpur on Mother's Day
- 14 May, 2023

3.08 - The 28 Benefits of Meditation

Dhamma talk given in Bodhgaya.

- 08 December 2022

3.07 - The Zen of Painting Lotuses

Ajahn describes his current experience with water colour painting.

- 09 November 2022

3.06 - Empowering Faith Energising Practice

A dhamma talk Ajahn Achalo gave to some Indian monks and Sri Lankan lay people at Ajahn Anan’s request.

- 07 November 2022

Questions

Q1 - How can one truly love oneself? Many times even though we do an entire project we blame ourselves for some mistake and focus on the negative things.

Q2 - I'd like to know if faith is all about being positive? What about the things that we really can't do? Is accepting that an aspect of faith as well?

3.05 - Love, focus and Gratitude through Disasters

Ajahn Achalo shares a talk on love, focus and gratitude through disasters

- 12 October 2022

3.04 - Satipattana sutta - the 'foundations of mindfulness'

Four Foundations of Mindfulness - Part 1

Q1: I am interested to learn Sattipathana Sutta from Tan Ajahn, a perspective from a monk’s. I'm following your talks for some time now and your talks inspire me. I have recently done Sattipathana course from Goenka tradition. Would you please teach us as Vassa is also just around the corner.

Q2: Sila is generosity. In the retreat Q&A, it says sila is for the abandoning of the 3 fetters in order to gain wisdom. I do not know what the 3 fetters are.

Q3: Dear Ajahn, currently I am facing some obstacles and fear because there is a violent Vajrayana fighter nun who cannot rejoice in my daily dana to Buddha and Bodhi tree. She is trying to harm me by kicking my bag when I am chanting, disturbing me...etc. How can I protect myself from these types of circumstances?

- 27th July 2022