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2026-03-14
How Do I Apply Dhamma to Disease and Death AN 6.56 With Phagguna | Ayya Santussikā
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Ayya Santussika
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This dhamma talk, guided meditation, comments, questions and responses was offered on March 14, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:00 - WELCOME
01:09 - GUIDED MEDITATION
23:09 - DHAMMA TALK
47:31 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
From January 4th to April 2nd 2026 the regularly scheduled Saturday morning program taught by Ayya Santussika, will take many of the suttas referenced in "Mindfully Facing Disease and Death" by Bhikkhu Anālayo as their basis.
For those who want to dive deeply into this material, you may want to read the book as we discuss the suttas, listed below.
Jan 10 SN 22.1 Nakula’s Father Chapter 2
Jan 17 SN 36.6 An Arrow Chapter 3
Jan 24 SN 22.88 With Assaji Chapter 10
Jan 31 SN 22.89 With Khemaka Chapter 11
Feb 7 AN 10.60 With Girimānanda Chapter 12
Feb 14 SN 3.22 Grandmother and SN 47.13 With Cunda Chapters 13 & 14
Feb 21 MN 143 Advice to Anāthapiṇḍika Chapter 16
Feb 28 SN 55.3 With Dīghāvu and SN 55.54 Sick Chapters 17 & 18
Mar 7 SN 36.7 The Infirmary (1st) Chapter 19
Mar 14 AN 6.56 With Phagguna Chapter 20
Mar 21 SN 35.74 Sick (1st) and SN 41.10 Seeing the Sick Chapters 21 & 22
Mar 28 DN 16.31, 34-36 The Buddha’s Last Words Chapter 23
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Karuna Buddhist Vihara
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2026-03-12
Tilopa's Six Words of Advice
46:04
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James Baraz
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This talk shares a teaching from the great 10th Century Tibetan master, Tilopa. Tilopa and his succession of Dharma heirs formed the core of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He passed his teachings on to Naropa, whose student Marpa transmitted them to Milarepa, who then gave transmission to Gampopa. Tilopa's teaching is summed up in his timeless "Six Words Of Advice" which are instructions on how to stay connected to the present moment. These instructions are explored in this talk.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2026-03-11
Review of Wise Effort, Expanding the Discussion of Viriya into the Seven Factors of Awakening (Satta Bojjhaṅgā) and the Four Bases of Power (Cattāro Iddhipādā)
33:36
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Gullu Singh
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In this talk, Gullu reviews prior week's teachings on Wise Effort, including what supports initiating effort, the middle way between extremes, and the four wise efforts using the acronym PACE: (P)reventing unwholesome states from arising, (A)bandoning unwholesome states that have arisen, (C)ultivating wholesome states, and (E)xtending (sustaining) those wholesome states.
He then briefly discusses the Seven Factors of Awakening (Satta Bojjhaṅgā)—mindfulness, investigation of dhammas, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity—emphasizing that energy naturally arises from Mindfulness and investigation.
He concludes with a quick overview of the Four Bases of Power (Cattāro Iddhipādā): chanda, viriya, citta, and vīmaṃsā. Particular attention is given to viriya as the engine of awakening and to vīmaṃsā as the spirit of ongoing discernment and refinement in practice.
NOTE: Group discussion has been removed.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2026-03-10
Mara und Nibbana
43:49
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Renate Seifarth
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Durch Weisheit erreichen wir Nibbana, einen inneren Ort, an dem uns Mara nicht beeinflussen kann. Mara ist die Personifizierung allen Übels, des Bösen. Er verleitet zu verletzenden Handlungen, zu Verstrickung in Hochmut und Gier oder stellt unsere Fähigkeit zu erwachen infrage. Er provoziert, reizt, versteckt sich in anderen. Wir widerstehen indem wir unseren Geist zähmen und die Wirklichkeit durchdringen. Dann breitet sich eine wohltuende Stille und Weite in uns aus.
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Seminarhaus Engl
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3 Wochen Vipassana und Metta
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2026-03-08
Eine glücksverheißende Nacht
41:08
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Renate Seifarth
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In der MN 131 erläutert der Buddha, dass wir nicht hängen sollen an der Vergangenheit, noch auf eine bestimmte Zukunft hoffen. Das können wir erreichen, in dem wir lernen, uns nicht an den entsprechenden Gedanken zu ergötzen. Von dem, was in der Gegenwart geschieht, sollen wir nicht überwältigt werden. Dazu betrachten wir die fünf Khandha und untersuchen sie darauf, ob ein Selbst darin zu finden ist.
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Seminarhaus Engl
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3 Wochen Vipassana und Metta
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2026-03-07
How Do I Apply the Dhamma to Disease and Death SN 36.7 The Infirmary (1st) | Ayya Santussikā
1:29:07
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Ayya Santussika
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This dhamma talk, guided meditation, comments, questions and responses was offered on March 7, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
00:05 - GUIDED MEDITATION
20:56 - DHAMMA TALK
51:40 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
From January 4th to April 2nd 2026 the regularly scheduled Saturday morning program taught by Ayya Santussika, will take many of the suttas referenced in "Mindfully Facing Disease and Death" by Bhikkhu Anālayo as their basis.
For those who want to dive deeply into this material, you may want to read the book as we discuss the suttas, listed below.
Jan 10 SN 22.1 Nakula’s Father Chapter 2
Jan 17 SN 36.6 An Arrow Chapter 3
Jan 24 SN 22.88 With Assaji Chapter 10
Jan 31 SN 22.89 With Khemaka Chapter 11
Feb 7 AN 10.60 With Girimānanda Chapter 12
Feb 14 SN 3.22 Grandmother and SN 47.13 With Cunda Chapters 13 & 14
Feb 21 MN 143 Advice to Anāthapiṇḍika Chapter 16
Feb 28 SN 55.3 With Dīghāvu and SN 55.54 Sick Chapters 17 & 18
Mar 7 SN 36.7 The Infirmary (1st) Chapter 19
Mar 14 AN 6.56 With Phagguna Chapter 20
Mar 21 SN 35.74 Sick (1st) and SN 41.10 Seeing the Sick Chapters 21 & 22
Mar 28 DN 16.31, 34-36 The Buddha’s Last Words Chapter 23
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Karuna Buddhist Vihara
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2026-03-05
Awe and Wonder: The Practice of Sacred Perception
44:40
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James Baraz
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We often need something to be special to catch our attention. It takes practice to be mindful of ordinary experiences like the breath, a sound or a sensation. When we practice looking at reality through the lens of Sacred Perception, however, everything becomes holy and worthy of our attention. This talk explores Sacred Perception as a practice that makes even the mundane come alive.
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Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
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2026-03-04
Lauter Prozesse statt getrennte Einheiten
47:42
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Renate Seifarth
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In MN28 führt der Buddha uns Schritt für Schritt hin zum Erkennen des bedingten Entstehens, dem Kern seiner Lehre. Er beginnt bei den vier Wahrheiten, zerlegt die Persönlichkeit in die fünf Greifhaufen, khandha, greift die vier Elemente, Erde, Wasser, Feuer, Wind auf bis er beim bedingten Entstehen von Erfahrung landet, bei der ein entsprechendes Objekt, Organ und Bewusstsein zusammentreffen.
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Seminarhaus Engl
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3 Wochen Vipassana und Metta
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2026-03-04
Wise Effort: The Middle Way, Effort to Begin and PACE
39:27
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Gullu Singh
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A practical exploration of wise effort as a balanced, sustainable path: “not too tight and not too loose.” Gullu looks at the effort it takes to begin practice (and the conditions that can support and inspire that effort, including nibbidā and saṁvega), as well as how to cultivate the mind over time through the Four Wise Efforts, offered here with the acronym PACE:
P — Preventing unwholesome states from arising
A — Abandoning unwholesome states that have arisen
C — Cultivating wholesome states
E — Extending (sustaining) wholesome states
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
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Monday and Wednesday Talks
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2026-03-02
A Field of Care: Metta Through Every Dimension of the Path
42:40
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Devon Hase
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How does loving-kindness infuse every dimension of the path? Drawing from a sweat-drenched pilgrimage around Shikoku's 88 temples, Devon explores metta not as a single technique but as a way of life woven through the Eightfold Path — from wise intention and ethical attunement, through generosity and letting go, to the boundless radiance of the brahmaviharas. Along the way, we discover how metta practice can open into concentration, healing, and even emptiness itself, and how the original instructions invite us simply to fill our bodies and the whole world with a field of care.
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Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge
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March 2026 at IMS Forest Refuge
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2026-03-02
Die Wurzel aller Dinge
48:42
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Renate Seifarth
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In MN1 führt der Buddha all unsere Reaktionen von Verlangen, Abneigung und Täuschung zurück zu den Erfahrungen, wo alles beginnt, den Erfahrungen des Körpers und über die Sinne. Die Erfahrungen über den Körper wiederum reduziert er auf die Erfahrung der vier großen Elemente Erd-, Feuer-, Wasser- und Windelement. Von den reinen Erfahrungen aus konstruieren wir durch ausufernde Gedanken und haften an den so geschaffenen Illusionen, mehr oder minder weit weg von der Wirklichkeit.
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Seminarhaus Engl
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3 Wochen Vipassana und Metta
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