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Bhante Bodhidhamma's Dharma Talks
Bhante Bodhidhamma
​Bhante Bodhidhamma, as lay person practiced at Throssel Hole Zen Priory in north England, later with Sayadaw U Janaka in Burma and at various places with Sayadaw U Pandita.​ ​He ​ ordained in ​1986 and spent 8 years in Sri Lanka, returning to UK in 1998. He was the resident teacher at Gaia House, UK, 2001-2004. In 2007, he founded Satipanya Buddhist Retreat on the borders of Wales., devoted to vipassana in the tradition of the Mahasi Sayadaw. ​
2020-10-15 Non-soi 60:06
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Talks given at Maison Mudita, Suisse 2021
2020-10-14 The Hindrances 48:22
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Talks given at Maison Mudita, Suisse 2021
2020-10-11 Méditation Guidée detaillée 67:32
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Weekend Retraite pour Terre d'Éveil Octobre 2020
2020-10-10 Méditation Guidée: Debout et Assise 60:46
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Weekend Retraite pour Terre d'Éveil Octobre 2020
2020-10-03 Méditation Metta (manque qques mn au début) 12:45
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2020-10-03 Méditation Assise 39:34
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Trois discours pour une retraite personnelle
2020-10-02 Conseils avant déjeuner 18:34
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2020-10-02 Méditation Debout 20:49
Satipanya Retreat Centre Trois discours pour une retraite personnelle
2020-10-01 Trois compréhensions nécessaires 39:49
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Trois discours pour une retraite personnelle
2020-07-12 98 The Noble Search MN4 & 26 DN16 32:10
To draw the series of talks to a close, a recap of the BUddha's search and final passing into Total Nibbana (Parinibbana)
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2020-07-11 97 At Catuma MN67 16:33
The Buddha as disciplinarian, dismisses noisy monks. When he allows them to return, he talks about the four kinds of fear of those who go near water.
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2020-07-10 95b The Incontrovertible Truth 12:02
A short addition to 95a. Discussion on Nibbana and mention of the Four Types of Persons
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2020-07-09 95a The Incontrovertible Truth 22:06
Buddha's arguments against nihilism, that there are no consequences to actions and fate.
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2020-07-08 94 The Enquirer 13:16
The Buddha asks his followers not to just accept he is fully liberated, but to look at his behaviour to see whether there is in any impurity.
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2020-07-07 93 Angulimala 20:21
How a murderer became an arahat!
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2020-07-06 92 The Exposition of the Elements MN140 cont. 19:32
Continued
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2020-07-05 91 The Exposition of the Elements MN140 23:29
The Four Foundations for awakening are explored: wisdom, truth, relinquishment and peace. A very juicy discourse. The ex-king, Pukkusati, becomes an arahat.
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2020-07-04 90 The Six Sets of Six MN148 16:41
Beginning with active parts of Dependent Origination, the Buddha takes us through virtually all of the Dhamma. A good revision discourse.Do we understand all the lists?
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2020-07-03 89 Kosambi MN48 19:21
The monks in the monastery are locked in an argument and the Buddha comes and gives advice as to how to create a harmonious community. Then explains the extraordinary knowledge of a Stream-enterer, the first Spiritual Attainment,
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2020-07-02 88 At Samagama Discourse MN104 20:28
Afraid of the breakup of the order when he dies as seems to have happened when the leader of the Jains died, the Buddha explains the Six Roots of Disputes, the Four Kids of Litigations and the Seven Settlements.
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2020-07-01 87 The Wilderness of the Heart MN16 22:09
The Five Wildernesses, the Five Shackles, the Four Roads to Success and ... committed enthusiasm!
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2020-06-30 86 The Root of All Things MN1 24:20
MN1 continued and how all the relationships of self to self and self to other pan out.
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2020-06-29 85 The Root of All Things MN1 21:02
The way we come to understand through perception and then concepts.
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2020-06-28 84 To Vehkanassa 13:12
The problems of sensual pleasure!
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2020-06-27 83 Samanamandika Discourse MN78 17:22
The carpenter Pancakanda finds out what it takes to become fully liberated.
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2020-06-26 82 To Magandiya 29:34
Magandiya is hedonist, believing sensual pleasure is Nibbana. The Buddha explains the gratification, the danger and escape from this very wrong understanding.
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2020-06-25 81 To Dignanaka 16:09
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2020-06-24 80 Greater Discourse to Vaccagotta MN73 1:37:24
Vachogotta questions the Buddha as to whether others have attained. Then the Buddha accepts him into the order and after four years gives him directions on how to attain the Higher Powers one of which is the deliverance from the taints and Vachagotta becomes an arahat
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2020-06-23 79 At Kitagiri 16:01
The seven types of persons : how a disciple should behave : the need to give all to become liberated.
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2020-06-22 78 At Kitagiri 23:39
New rule not to eat in the evening and the rebellion by two monks. What are the grounds on which the Buddha teaches?
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2020-06-21 77 The Simile of the Quail MN66 18:06
Encouraging us to renunciation, relinquishment and abandonment of indulgence in sensual desire.
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2020-06-20 76 The Shorter Series of Questions and Answers MN44 23:50
Attainment of perception and feeling, feelings, underlying tendencies, counterparts and conclusion.
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2020-06-19 75 The Shorter Series of Questions and Answers MN44 19:06
Review of earlier questions, cessation of perception.
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2020-06-18 74 The Shorter Series of Questions and Answers MN44 19:54
Dhammadina was a nun ans and arahat. Her former husband, Visakha, comes to ask her question on personhood/self, Noble Eightfold Path, concentration and habits/volitional formations
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2020-06-17 73 Bhumija Discourse 16:00
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2020-06-16 72 Wonderful and Marvellous MN123 13:46
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2020-06-15 71 The Greater discourse on the Cowherd. MN33 13:53
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2020-06-14 70 The Greater Discourse in Gosingha 13:18
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2020-06-13 69 The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Heartwood 17:22
Wrong reasons for practice. Only one good reason!
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2020-06-12 68 The Greater Discourse on Voidness 20:22
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2020-06-11 67 The Removal of Distracting Thoughts MN20 19:19
This discourse is how to develop concentration in order to achieve the Absorptions (jhanna), but some of the earlier exercises are beneficial if the mind is very busy to quieten it.
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2020-06-10 66 The Honeyball Discourse 17:19
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2020-06-10 39 Discourse on Mindfulness of the Body 20:55
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2020-06-09 65b Greater Discourse to Sakuludayin MN77 15:46
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2020-06-08 65a Greater Discourse to Sakuludayin MN77 22:22
The 37 Factors that lead to liberation.
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2020-06-07 64 Discourse on Upali MN56 22:10
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2020-06-06 63 Discourse on Upali MN56 18:37
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2020-06-04 62 The Greater Exposition on Action (Kamma) MN136 24:23
Ven.Payutto Good Evil and Beyond, a basic text book on Kamma : http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/good_evil_beyond.pdf
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2020-06-03 61 The Shorter Exposition on Action (Kamma) MN135 18:16
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2020-06-02 60 The Shorter Exposition on Action (Kamma) MN135 19:09
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