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Another New Publication

27/5/2020

 
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3000 Hours of Meditation

at the sacred Mahabodhi Tree
​in Bodhgaya, India.  

​And a traditional Four Holy Sites Pilgrimage.  Personal journal entries shared with friends.

Greetings fellow practitioners,

Today is my 48th birthday!  Which also happens to mark the point in time where half of my life has now been lived as a monk.  In Thailand it is actually the tradition that the person who is having a birthday is the one who makes offerings.  

​So today I would like to share another gift with you all.  A second book!  (That’s two within two months!) 
As many of you know, a little over two years ago I wrote a series of journal entries whilst completing the final 300 hours of a 3000 hour meditation vow at the Mahabodhi Tree in Bodhgaya.  Last year while leading a traditional Four Holy Sites pilgrimage I also kept some journals.  These have now all been nicely compiled and edited into a 270 page book, complete with excerpts from the sharings of many of the participants, and some of my own attempts at poetry.  I’ve also added a third section titled ‘making life a sacred pilgrimage’ which contains some practical advice and suggestions with regards how to give rise to the spirit and attitude of Pilgrimage and integrate and apply this in daily life.

I hope that something contained within this book will be encouraging to you.

With loving kindness,
Ajahn Achalo Bhikkhu

Find out more and download your copy >>

Two more recorded live-stream gatherings

23/5/2020

 
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Greetings fellow practitioners,

Each Wednesday evening during the past month I’ve been having a livestream zoom gathering with people who’ve done retreats or who have been on pilgrimage with me, or who are long term supporters of Anandagiri forest monastery.  Between 90-110 dhamma friends have been joining. We’ve done some chanting, a guided meditation and then there is a Q and A session.  Some helpers (thanks JC and Mike!) have helped to edit the Q and A so that these can be shared more broadly.  
Unfortunately we cannot open up the meeting too broadly, as there are certain security risks and it is wiser to keep it at this manageable level, and to include only participants who are well known to the meeting hosts.  But we are very glad to be able to share the Dhamma discussion via this website
and my YouTube channel.

Below is a list of the questions which were asked. 

I hope that something shared is useful to you at this time, wherever you are.

With Loving-kindness 
Ajahn Achalo Bhikkhu

Q and A - From May 13 zoom livestream ​

1 - How to resolve wishing beings well, while knowing that suffering is inevitable?
2 - How do you know if you’ve attained Stream Entry level of Insight?
3 - I like the idea that there are subtle bodied beings ‘out there’ who support us.  Can Ajahn talk about this?
4 - How to practice with fear and worry?
5 - How can I be kind to parents and family during lockdown?
6 - Sometimes I don’t practice because my faith is not strong, please advise.

Q and A - From May 20 zoom livestream ​

1 - How to apply mindfulness when having to think a lot or when busy with activities?
2 - Can Ajahn talk about encounters with HH Dalai Lama and how these inform your practice and understanding.
3 - I have anxiety, should I practice breath meditation 

Watch the recorded 'live-stream' gatherings

New Publication

15/5/2020

 
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The Process of Realisation

A book of twelve talks

Dear fellow practitioners,

I am very pleased to be able to share with you on this occasion my first book!

One curious upside to the strange times we’re living in just now is that with the stay at home restrictions so many of us are living under, I had the necessary time  to oversee some final tweaks and the editing/formatting of my first formal book of teachings.

This book contains a collection of twelve talks selected from intensive meditation retreats, teachings given at Buddhist centres and from pilgrimage in India.
This book contains a collection of twelve talks selected from intensive meditation retreats, teachings given at Buddhist centres and from pilgrimage in India. Covering a diverse selection of subjects including... Going for and understanding Refuge... the Threefold Training in generosity, ethics and meditation... Practising with the Four Foundations of Mindfulness... Cultivating the Four Brahmavihara... and Developing the Five Spiritual Powers.  There is an emphasis upon developing Compassion as well as understanding, and harnessing the power of Faith.

I hope that something contained within these talks is useful or nourishing to you
during this time.

With loving-kindness 
Ajahn Achalo Bhikkhu

Find out more and download your copy >>

Recorded 'live-stream' gatherings

8/5/2020

 
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Greeting fellow practitioners

I hope you are all well during these unusual and challenging for many times. At the request of some Malaysian and Singaporean students, who have been, and still are under ‘stay at home’ restrictions, I have done a couple of livestreams from Anandagiri in recent weeks.

One is a Q and A session from my monks cabin, the other is a Vesakha 
Puja Dhamma talk and circumambulation next to our Chedi. Many participation found the joining of hearts and minds from around the world to be an uplifting experience.
I sincerely wish that something shared here may prove to be uplifting and encouraging to you, wherever you are and whatever your current circumstances.

With loving-kindness 
Ajahn Achalo Bhikkhu

Watch the recored 'live-stream' gathering

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