Dharma Seed - Ayya Santussika's Dharma Talks

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2020-03-21 Dhamma discussion - Using change to develop wisdom 1:24:26	Download Listen
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2020-03-21 Breath/Divine Abidings meditation 29:38	Download Listen
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2019-09-03 The Joy that leads to Enlightenment 37:35	Download Listen
Ayya Santussika describes the Six Recollections taught by the Buddha and how they may benefit our meditation and practice.
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2019-02-05 Engaged Brahmaviharas 48:55	Download Listen
Ayya Santussika presents the first talk in a speaker series on The Engaged Buddhist. Here she speaks on the role that each of the four Brahmaviharas play to help and guide us in our engaged actions, whatever they be, to promote wholesome and beneficial outcomes. She discusses lovingkindness, joy in the good fortune of others, compassion and equanimity as well as the near and far enemies of these qualities.
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In collection: Engaged Buddhism

2019-02-05 Meditating on the Brahmaviharas 29:05	Download Listen
A guided meditation on practicing the Brahmaviharas.
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In collection: Engaged Buddhism

2019-02-05 Engaged Buddhism 3:44:38

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with Ayya Santussika, Bill Kostura and Phil Goodwin, Jennifer Dungan, Oren Jay Sofer

Meditation instructions are sometimes misinterpreted to imply that one should disengage from activity and suspend all judgment. Buddhist advice on “letting go” can be misunderstood to suggest that problems in the world can or should be ignored. Yet the Pali canon shows that the Buddha taught practical social and economic remedies, and urged monks to travel so they could benefit the largest number of people. Thích Nhất Hạnh coined the term “engaged Buddhism” to describe efforts to respond to the suffering in his country during the Vietnam war, work he saw as part of meditation and mindfulness practice rather than something apart from it. In this series, some local “engaged Buddhists” will share how they personally apply Buddhist wisdom to engage with the suffering around us, in areas such as social action, prison ministry, and environmentalism.

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2017-10-16 Brahma Viharas (guided meditation) 44:17	Download Listen
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2017-10-16 Shame, Guilt, and Regret (Dhamma talk) 40:36	Download Listen
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2017-10-03 Kisa Gotami: Buddha's Deep Compassion Toward Women 40:55	Download Listen
In this fourth talk in a lecture series on the Great Disciples, the speaker, Ayya Santussika, tells the life story of two enlightened, fully ordained nuns. In fact, there were quite a few of enlightened, fully ordained nuns at the Buddha's time. The speaker also discusses how we can find the key to our own happiness in these nuns' stories, such as letting go, calming the mind, and realizing complete freedom from suffering. Finally, Ayya Santussika describes the Buddha's tremendous compassion for women. In his teachings, the Buddha acknowledged sufferings that were specific to women that are still relevant today.
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In collection: The Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community

2017-09-12 The Great Disciples: People and Personalities in the Buddha's Community 3:50:04

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with Ayya Santussika, Ed Haertel, Margaret Gainer, Shaila Catherine, Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The early Buddhist sangha included some accomplished and intriguing disciples--lay and monastic, male and female. By searching the literature of the Pali Canon, contemporary scholars have been able to compile biographical information, infer personality traits, and gain a vivid sense of the human relationships and life-stories that formed the earliest Buddhist community. This speaker series will explore the lives, practice, and teachings of several of the great disciples of the Buddha. The series will illuminate both the ordinary and extraordinary contributions of some of the most interesting personalities whose questions, challenges, and life situations shaped the teachings that we cherish today.

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