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Ayya Khema's Dharma Talks in English
Ayya Khema
1990-03-19 The Noble Search (Ariyapariyesana Sutta M39) Loving Kindness 1:32:56
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-20 The Noble Search cont. - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:30:57
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-21 The 5 Aggregates 1:31:03
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-22 The Simile of the Elephant's Footprint (Mahahatthipadopanna Sutta M28); On the Elements; Loving Kindness Meditation 1:22:19
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-23 Cont. M28 (on sense contacts & Aggregates) - Simile of the Saw (Kakacupanna Sutta M21) on Loving kindness - Loving Kindness meditation 1:29:21
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-24 All the Taints, Sabbasava Sutta M2 -Loving Kindness Meditation 1:28:28
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-25 All the Taints, Sabbasava Sutta M2 69:25
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-03-26 4 pathways to Power 1:27:22
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1990-05-01 5 supports for Meditation (Rathavinita Sutta M24) Meditation Instructions - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:19:08
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-02 5 Daily Recollections - Concentration - Wisdom 1:29:43
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-03 Insight Practice - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:12:41
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-04 The 7 Relay Coaches (Rathavinita Sutta M24) The Supreme Efforts 1:32:07
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-05 The 10 Virtues - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:24:39
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-06 5 Spiritual Faculties - "Reflecting Carefully" (before food) 1:28:50
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-07 5 Factors of Meditation vs. 5 Hindrances - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:32:17
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-08 Non-Reaction to Feelings - Purification through meditation 62:25
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-09 The Good Friend - Shame & Fear - Guarding the Senses - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:31:34
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-10 The Fine Material Absorptions (Rupa Jhana) 1:19:52
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-11 The Non-Material Absorptions - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:31:57
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-12 Purification of View - 5 Aggregates - Purification by Overcoming Doubt - Cause & Effect 1:32:25
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-13 Investigation of the 3 Characteristics: Impermanence, Unsatisfactoriness, Corelessness - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:18:29
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-14 Purification by Knowledge and Vision of What Is and What is not the Path (Fear, Danger, Urgency, Skilful Means) 1:18:31
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-15 Purification by Knowledge & Vision of the Way - Pathways to Power - Loving Kindness Meditation 62:50
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-16 Purification of Knowledge & Vision: Disenchantment, Dispassion, Liberation 1:27:44
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-17 Precepts & Opposites (4 Brahma Viharas) - Loving Kindness Meditation 1:24:18
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1990-05-18 Precepts & Refuges - Daily Dhamma 1:31:02
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1990 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-01 Introduction to Meditation 55:45
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) Retreat @ Melbourne
1991-01-01 Refuge & Precepts; Explanation of the Shrine Loving-Kindness Meditation 57:31
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-01 The "Why" and "How " of Meditation; Mindfulness of the body; Confidence; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Lotus) 1:10:55
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-01 The Samannaphala Sutta, D.N.2 The Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship; The Historical Background; Loving-Kindness Meditation (gratitude) 1:28:32
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-01 Precepts & Refuge Loving-Kindness Meditation 40:12
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-01 Dukkha as our Teacher Loving Kindness - Best Friend 1:26:56
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) Retreat @ Mount Eliza
1991-01-01 All the Taints, Sabbasava Sutta, M.2 5 Spiritual Faculties: Mindfulness, Concentration Loving-Kindness Meditation (Best Friend) 1:28:07
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-01 The Way to the Heart through meditation (Melbourne, Jan. 91) 32:28
Khema Archive (Melbourne, Australia)
In collection: Lectures By Ven. Ayya Khema
1991-01-01 Buddhism and Meditation; Loving-Kindness meditation (Bowral, 91) 1:22:21
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia)
In collection: Lectures By Ven. Ayya Khema
1991-01-01 Purification in Daily Life (Green Gulch Zen Centre, 91) 1:31:22
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
In collection: Lectures By Ven. Ayya Khema
1991-01-02 5 Daily Recollections; Mindfulness of the Body 1:32:21
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) Retreat @ Mount Eliza
1991-01-02 Contemplations and Guided Meditations 5:45:42
1991-01-02 Calm and Insight; Contemplation 49:17
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) Retreat @ Melbourne
1991-01-02 Sigalavada Sutta, D.N. 31 (Advice to Lay People) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Purity, Love & Compassion) 1:17:39
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-02 The immediate benefits of meditation; Methods for insight meditation (impermanence) 63:56
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-02 Contemplation on Impermanence; The 5 Noble Powers Loving-Kindness Meditation (Beloved Person); "Sound Only" as Meditation and/or Contemplation 1:30:27
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-02 Contemplation: 5 Daily Recollections Samannaphala Sutta - Fruits of Reclueship (Introduction) 1:27:59
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-02 5 Daily Recollections, 4 Supreme Efforts, 3rd & 4th Fondation of Mindfulness 1:31:33
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-02 Five Daily Recollections 18:55
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California)
In collection: Contemplations and Guided Meditations
1991-01-03 Guided Fan Meditation 61:31
In collection: Contemplations and Guided Meditations
1991-01-03 Recapitulation of Calm and Insight; Loving-Kindness Meditation; Sharing of merits 56:47
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) Retreat @ Melbourne
1991-01-03 Sigalavada Sutta, D.N. 31 (Part 2) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Best Friend) 1:26:59
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-03 Pre-conditions for meditation: 1)orderliness; 2) meditating friends; 3) supreme efforts; Loving-Kindness meditation (best friend) 1:12:31
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-03 Karma and its Fruits (The wrong doctrine of 6 teachers) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Best Friend) 1:30:31
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-03 (Incomplete Tape) Moral Conduct (Bad Quality) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Peace - Joy) 48:17
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-03 Meditation Factors vs. Hindrances; Loving-Kindness Meditation 1:26:56
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) Retreat @ Mount Eliza
1991-01-03 2nd Step of Insight: Arising & Ceasing; Faith & Wisdom Loving-Kindness Meditation (Purity of Heart) 69:38
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-04 Mindfulness of Feeling: Love and Compassion 1:17:35
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) Retreat @ Melbourne
1991-01-04 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 (Introduction) States of Consciousness (Morality, Guarding the Senses, Contentment) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Heart Centre, Loving Warmth) 51:52
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-04 Contemplation: 5 Daily Recollections; Loving-Kindness Contemplation 59:38
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-04 The First 2 Fruits of the Recluses Life; Purification of Thought and Speech; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Mother & Child) 1:28:51
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-04 Loving-Kindness Contemplation. Recapitulation Mindfulness of the body. 1:29:57
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-04 Taking Refuge and Precepts; Cultivating the Opposite 1:32:32
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) Retreat @ Mount Eliza
1991-01-04 Loving-Kindness Contemplation; Purification of Emotions; Metta(unconditional & independent Love ) 1:28:27
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-04 Loving Kindness Contemplation 21:31
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia)
In collection: Contemplations and Guided Meditations
1991-01-04 Loving Kindness Contemplation phrases 20:34
Khema Archive (Land of the Medicine Buddha, Santa Cruz, CA)
In collection: Contemplations and Guided Meditations
1991-01-05 Mindfulness of Mental States and Thought Content; 5 Hindrances 1:31:55
Khema Archive (Buddhist Summer School - Melbourne - Australia) Retreat @ Melbourne
1991-01-05 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 Mindfulness of Feeling, Clear Comprehension of Non-Delusion Loving-Kindness Meditation (Sunshine) 1:14:41
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-05 Review of Purification methods; Purification of Emotions; 4 Divine Abidings = Metta (Love) 1:10:09
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-05 The 3rd Fruit of the Recluse's Life (Sujata, 32 realms, Sage Sumedo); Mindfulness & Clear Comprehension; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Sunshine) 1:30:16
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-05 The 4 Elements (Part 2 of Mindfulness of the body) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Best Friend) 1:12:37
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-05 Food Reflection; Symbolism of Shrine; Daily Practice; Loving-Kindness Meditation 45:10
Khema Archive (Mount Eliza - Australia) Retreat @ Mount Eliza
1991-01-05 The first meditative Absorption (1st Jhana) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Beloved Person) 1:10:16
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-06 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 States of Consciousness (1st Jhana) 62:05
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-06 Compassion with insight into Dukkha; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Compassion) 1:18:25
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-06 Moral Conduct; Meditation on the Elements; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Seed of Enlightenment) 1:33:02
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-06 Clear Comprehension (Part 3 of Mindfulness of the body) 62:46
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-06 Sweeping Technique (part by part) 65:12
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-07 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 2nd and 3rd Jhana Loving-Kindness Meditation (Most beloved person) 1:14:50
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-07 Meditation Technique of Sweeping Part by Part 64:04
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-07 Moral Conduct (more refined); Right Livelihood; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Forgiveness) 1:33:00
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-07 Cemetery & Parts of the body Meditation (Part 4 of Mindfulness of the body) Loving-Kindness Meditation (empty vessel) 1:11:09
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-07 Purification through the Sweeping Technique; 4 Elements, 5 Aggregates 1:13:01
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-08 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 Insight Meditation Methods; States of Consciousness, 32 Parts of the Body, 4 Elements, Old Age & Death 61:15
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-08 Benefits of Sweeping Technique: 1)Purification, 2)Impermanence, 3) Mindfulness of feeling, 4)Non-Reaction, 5) The 4 primary elements 1:20:57
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-08 Guarding the Senses; Restraint of the Sense Faculties; Mindfulness of the Body; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Love & Peace) 1:20:38
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-08 Mental Aggregates with regard to Mindfulness of Feeling 29:39
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-08 The 2nd meditative Absorption (2nd Jhana = Joy) 35:54
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-09 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 States of Consciousness; 3rd Base of Mindfulness; 4th Base of Mindfulness; Noble 8-fold Path: Right Effort; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Fountain) 1:31:04
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-09 Joy with others; Equanimity; 5 Noble Powers; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Forgiveness) 1:17:05
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-09 Mindfulness & Clear Comprehension; Mindfulness of Feeling and Thought; Clear Comprehension of: purpose, Suitability, Resort; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Compassion) 1:32:30
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-09 Mental-emotional states (3rd foundation of mindfulness) Loving-Kindness Meditation (flower) 63:55
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-09 3rd & 4th Jhana as Antidotes against Worry and Restlessness; Equanimity & the 5 Noble Powers 1:27:11
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-10 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 States of consciousness; 4th Base of Mindfulness; Noble 8-fold Path: Right View Loving-Kindness Meditation (Joy with Others) 1:24:35
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-10 First meditative Absorption vs. Hindrances 1:31:16
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-10 Clear Comprehension: Resort; 4th foundation of Mindfulness = 5 hindrances 1:27:19
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-10 Technique of sweeping meditation explained, re: sensations & emotions Food Reflection 50:54
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-10 Purification of Heart & Mind; Compassion & Sympathetic Joy Loving-Kindness Meditation (Seed of Enlightenment) 1:26:43
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-11 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 States of Consciousness; 4th Base of Mindfulness; Noble 8-fold Path: Right View (Dependent Arising) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Without Judgment) 1:32:38
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon
1991-01-11 Further Meditation Factors vs. Hindrances; Noble Friends & Noble Conversations; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Anja) 1:16:29
Gaia House Retreat @ Gaia
1991-01-11 Review: 4th Step of Clear Comprehension = Non-Delusion; 2 Steps of Insight: 1) Mind & Body are two, 2) Arising & Ceasing; Loving-Kindness Meditation (Contentment) 1:32:13
Khema Archive (Holy Redeemer - Oakland) Retreat @ Holy Redeemer
1991-01-11 Mindfulness of Mind Content (4th foundation of mindfulness) Meditation Factors vs. Hindrances, Loving-Kindness meditation (forgive) 64:06
Khema Archive (Kereva Park - Australia) Retreat @ Kereva
1991-01-11 Full Sweep Meditation Technique (for Calm) 60:06
Khema Archive (Mount Mary Immaculate, Lafayette, California) 1991 Retreat at Mount Mary
1991-01-12 Potthapada Sutta, D.N. 9 States of Consciousness; 4th Base of Mindfulness; Noble 8-fold Path: Right View (Dependent Arising) Loving-Kindness Meditation (Golden Vessel) 1:16:59
Khema Archive (Buddha Dhamma Hermitage, Bundanoon, Australia) Retreat @ Bundanoon

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