เสียงธรรม The Noble Eightfold Path / Ajahn Sona

Ancient Greek Monks & the Writing of the Pali Canon | Ajahn Sona Q&A

Clear Mountain Monastery
Jul 10, 2023

 

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (1): The Buddha's Phone Number

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (2): Two For the Price of One

Ajahn Sona
Jul 24, 2023
Talk 1-2 (of 12) from an in-person retreat at Birken Forest Monastery in May of 2023. In this talk Ajahn Sona discusses the Five Faculties.

 

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (3): Perfecting the Craft of Dhamma

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (4): A Path of Exertion and Effort

Ajahn Sona
Aug 13, 2023

 

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (5): The Four Roads to Psychic Power (Iddhipāda)

Ajahn Sona
Aug 20, 2023

 

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (6): The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Ajahn Sona
Aug 27, 2023

 

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (7): Reintroducing the Requisites

Ajahn Sona
Sep 3, 2023
Talk 7 (of 12) from an in-person retreat at Birken Forest Monastery in May of 2023.

 

The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (8): The Active Side of the Seven Factors

Ajahn Sona
Sep 10, 2023

 

Buddhist Cosmology (8): Mara

Ajahn Sona
Mar 31, 2019

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (10.15.2023)

Ajahn Sona
Oct 15, 2023

 

Love Is But A Song We Sing

Ajahn Sona
Nov 26, 2023
A single moment of metta, a profound solidarity with all beings, has the power to change one’s life. The Buddha described in detail, love’s many benefits. Like a song that never grows old we shall recall this divine theme.
This talk was offered as part of the 2023 Metta Convention, presented by the Metta Centre in Sydney, Australia. More videos from the Metta Convention can be found here: • Metta Convention (October 2023) .

 

The Earliest Western Buddhist Monks

Ajahn Sona
Dec 3, 2023
Ajahn Sona joins Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho to discuss his recent research into early Western Buddhist Monks. The discussion touches on such topics as the appearance of Ionian (Greek) monks in Pāli Commentaries, the Western connection with the Pāli Canon being written down, the early Greek influence on Buddhist Art (e.g. Gandharan sculptures), the relationship between Ancient Greek philosophy and Abhidhamma, and more.
This video was originally published on the Clear Mountain Monastery YouTube Channel, located here: / clearmountainmonastery
Chapters 0:00 - Introduction and Welcome
1:12 - Bio of Luang Por Sona
3:21 - Luang Por Sona's summary of his research into Greek Monks
22:10 - Is this knowledge that there were ancient Greek Monks due to recent research? (or has this been common knowledge all along?)
44:13 - Why didn't the Buddha lay out any guidance for recording the Dhamma?
52:41 - When is the earliest that Greek Monks were writing down the Suttas?
59:48 - In researching this huge technological shift in communication media at that time from memory to writing, how has it informed your thinking regarding these new shifts we are observing from books, to video and audio that are at least as monumental? 1:04:32 - Regarding effective delivery by video, Ajahn Kovilo comments on the physical correlates of the well-trained mind, that even when playing Ajahn Sona’s talks at 15x speed, Ajahn’s head is still very still!
1:09:56 - This idea that the Greeks - there was this bridge - and the teachings traveled to the Mediterranean, I’m also really interested in what significant aspects of what we’ve seen before considered western “culture”, especially Christian Monasticism and Christina thought, which of those elements were deeply influenced by Buddhism. So the ripples in both directions of that bridge, I’d be curious about.
1:16:56 - Will you be writing a book to this effect? 1:19:45 - Could pinning of the advent of writing in the Suttas to several centuries earlier than we thought which can cast it as a causal factor in so many developments in Buddhist thought including Abhidhamma, certain strands of debate, perhaps the fracturing into the Mahayana and Theravada?
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The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (9): Supernormal Clarity

Ajahn Sona
Dec 10, 2023
Talk 9 (of 12) from an in-person retreat at Birken Forest Monastery in May of 2023.
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Photo credit iStock - maked

 

The Divine Emotions (1): Metta

The Divine Emotions (2): Compassion

The Divine Emotions (3): Sympathetic Joy

The Divine Emotions (4): Equanimity - The Philosopher's Virtue

Ajahn Sona
Mar 23, 2017

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (12.31.2023)

Ajahn Sona
3 hours ago

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (01.21.2024)

Ajahn Sona
Jan 21, 2024

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (01.07.2024)

Ajahn Sona
Jan 7, 2024

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (01.28.2024)

Ajahn Sona
Jan 28, 2024
Join us on Sunday as Ajahn Sona answers Dhamma questions from listeners around the world. Questions may be submitted during the live chat (opens ~8:00am day of stream) or in advance, here: https://bit.ly/LivestreamQnA

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (02.11.2024)

Ajahn Sona
02.11.2024

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (02.04.2024)

Ajahn Sona
Feb 4, 2024
Join us on Sunday as Ajahn Sona answers Dhamma questions from listeners around the world. Questions may be submitted during the live chat (opens ~8:00am day of stream) or in advance, here: https://bit.ly/LivestreamQnA
Ajahn Sona Podcast:
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Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (02.18.2024)

Ajahn Sona
Feb 18, 2024