Journals and Dhamma Talks

The Holy Sites Around Northern India

Journals by Ajahn Achalo

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Dhamma Talks whilst on Pilgrimage

5.01 - ​Blessed and Bombarded in Bodhgaya,
​Jan 12, 2024
5.02 - The actual Enlightenment,
​14 January 2024
5.03 - ​Sariputa: The Life and Enlightenment
5.04 - ​Samaññaphala Sutta

Questions & Answers

5.05 - ​Q&A Bodhgaya January 16, 2024
Q1 I have a lot of thinking and have been using positive thoughts to incline the mind to peace. But it feels like progress is slow and stagnant. Any advice?

Q2 I have noticed two kinds on meditation in the last few years. One is calm, foggy and stuck and the other is calm, foggy and drowsy. Do you have some suggestions?

Q3 I sit still and make the determination not to move until the session is finished. Sometimes there is more pain or less pain. It seems there is some peace through all this. Is this upekka? What is happening here?
Q4 Previously when I entered that intense state I had to go through that rapture and tranquility state. Today I heard you say about contemplating emptiness. As I sat at the bodhi tree I had some stillness and when I was mindful about the present, suddenly I saw the emptiness for a short period. How can I practice with that?

Q5 I was practicing with the body and seeing the body as the elements all around.

Q6 How do we go from anapanasati to spreading metta?

​Q7 Most of my struggles with meditation in daily life is because it so hectic. Sometimes the end of my day is 10 or 11pm. I have a lot of restlessness built up. How do I deal with that?
5.06 - ​The Birth of the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha
5.07 - ​India Pilgrimage 2024 wrap up, Aurangabad Caves

Edited highlights to watch and contemplate

The Vulture Peak, also known as the Holy Eagle Peak or Griddhrakūta (or Gādhrakūta), was the Buddha's favourite retreat in Rajagaha (now Rajgir, or Rajagrih). It was the scene for many of his discourses.
Pilgrimage Varanasi - Ganges River