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Talks from 2014

224 talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

  1. Instruct, Urge, Rouse, Encourage

    31 December 2014 · 13 min

  2. The Bureaucracy of the Defilements

    30 December 2014 · 11 min

  3. Perceiving the Breath

    29 December 2014 · 17 min

  4. Examine Your Happiness

    28 December 2014 · 15 min

  5. The Samsaric Mudfight

    27 December 2014 · 9 min

  6. A Sense of Honor

    26 December 2014 · 12 min

  7. The Duty to Be Positive

    25 December 2014 · 11 min

  8. In Alignment

    24 December 2014 · 7 min

  9. In Control

    23 December 2014 · 9 min

  10. In the Present

    22 December 2014 · 11 min

  11. Training in Maturity

    21 December 2014 · 15 min

  12. Victory

    14 December 2014 · 11 min

  13. Resourceful

    13 December 2014 · 13 min

  14. The Dhamma Wheel Shakes Up the World

    12 December 2014 · 14 min

  15. The Physics of Emotions

    11 December 2014 · 10 min

  16. On Top of Your Actions

    10 December 2014 · 11 min

  17. Scramble the Image

    9 December 2014 · 10 min

  18. Don’t Believe Everything You Think

    8 December 2014 · 7 min

  19. Gifts of Noble Wealth

    7 December 2014 · 16 min

  20. Mindfulness, Discernment, & Peace of Mind

    6 December 2014 · 12 min

  21. When Things Seem Dark

    5 December 2014 · 10 min

  22. A Gift of Stillness

    4 December 2014 · 10 min

  23. Caring Enough to Doubt

    3 December 2014 · 12 min

  24. The Uses of Right Concentration

    2 December 2014 · 14 min

  25. Goodwill in Action

    1 December 2014 · 12 min

  26. Tricks of the Trade

    30 November 2014 · 12 min

  27. The True Dhamma Has Disappeared

    29 November 2014 · 10 min

  28. Two Kinds of Defilements

    28 November 2014 · 10 min

  29. How to Think about Death

    27 November 2014 · 9 min

  30. Wisdom Requires Integrity

    26 November 2014 · 11 min

  31. Training Your Inner Consumer

    25 November 2014 · 11 min

  32. Not a One-note Dhamma

    24 November 2014 · 13 min

  33. In the Mood to Meditate

    23 November 2014 · 13 min

  34. The Wisdom of Self-regulation

    22 November 2014 · 16 min

  35. Loving Yourself Wisely

    20 November 2014 · 14 min

  36. Cut Through the Narratives

    19 November 2014 · 11 min

  37. Tranquility & Insight

    18 November 2014 · 15 min

  38. Fluent in the Breath

    17 November 2014 · 12 min

  39. Getting Connected Inside

    16 November 2014 · 15 min

  40. A Safe Home in the Body

    8 November 2014 · 13 min

  41. Raise Your Standards

    7 November 2014 · 14 min

  42. Dissolving Your Thoughts

    6 November 2014 · 11 min

  43. Recollection of the Buddha

    30 October 2014 · 10 min

  44. Skillful Fears

    28 October 2014 · 11 min

  45. Catch Yourself Lying to Yourself

    27 October 2014 · 15 min

  46. Levels of Discernment

    23 October 2014 · 12 min

  47. Don’t Get Discouraged

    22 October 2014 · 12 min

  48. Owning Your Actions

    21 October 2014 · 13 min

  49. Make the Most of What You’ve Got

    19 October 2014 · 13 min

  50. Cause & Effect Right Now

    13 October 2014 · 12 min

  51. A Separate Awareness

    12 October 2014 · 13 min

  52. Give Yourself to the Breath

    11 October 2014 · 7 min

  53. Bojjhanga: Discernment Fosters Concentration

    10 October 2014 · 11 min

  54. Value What You’ve Got

    8 October 2014 · 10 min

  55. Generating Good Energy

    7 October 2014 · 14 min

  56. Six Properties

    6 October 2014 · 15 min

  57. Trust

    5 October 2014 · 11 min

  58. Five Strengths

    4 October 2014 · 13 min

  59. In the Light of Karma

    3 October 2014 · 10 min

  60. Listen to Your Inner Adult

    2 October 2014 · 14 min

  61. Every Little Bit

    1 October 2014 · 9 min

  62. Interested in the Breath

    30 September 2014 · 11 min

  63. Bigger than the World

    29 September 2014 · 15 min

  64. A True Person

    28 September 2014 · 13 min

  65. A Quality of the Character

    27 September 2014 · 11 min

  66. Holding on Stategically

    26 September 2014 · 14 min

  67. Karma in the Present

    24 September 2014 · 8 min

  68. The Inner Civil War

    23 September 2014 · 14 min

  69. How Not to Suffer

    22 September 2014 · 11 min

  70. A Sense of Just Right

    21 September 2014 · 15 min

  71. Comfort Dhamma

    20 September 2014 · 11 min

  72. Dualities

    19 September 2014 · 13 min

  73. Equanimity & Endurance

    11 September 2014 · 9 min

  74. Good Fences Around You

    10 September 2014 · 12 min

  75. Prevention

    9 September 2014 · 12 min

  76. Dealing with Limitations

    8 September 2014 · 14 min

  77. Strength through Letting Go

    6 September 2014 · 10 min

  78. Merit as Medicine

    5 September 2014 · 13 min

  79. A Frame for the Day

    4 September 2014 · 12 min

  80. Circumspection

    2 September 2014 · 13 min

  81. Tune In, Tune Out (med fi)

    1 September 2014 · 12 min

  82. A Valuable Gift

    31 August 2014 · 15 min

  83. Make Your Mind Reliable

    30 August 2014 · 11 min

  84. Speech for the Sake of Stillness

    29 August 2014 · 12 min

  85. Perceptions as Targets

    28 August 2014 · 11 min

  86. A Post in the Mind

    27 August 2014 · 10 min

  87. High-level Metta

    26 August 2014 · 12 min

  88. The Treasure Hunt

    25 August 2014 · 12 min

  89. Trial & Error, Trial & Success

    24 August 2014 · 13 min

  90. Only One Person

    22 August 2014 · 11 min

  91. Friends with the Breath, Friends with the Buddha

    20 August 2014 · 10 min

  92. Discernment Through Ardency & Evaluation

    13 August 2014 · 12 min

  93. The Karma of Pain

    12 August 2014 · 18 min

  94. Stop Feeding Sensual Desire

    11 August 2014 · 12 min

  95. Goodwill, Gratitude, No Guilt

    9 August 2014 · 16 min

  96. The Cup Is Already Broken

    8 August 2014 · 9 min

  97. Peace vs. Clinging

    7 August 2014 · 12 min

  98. Two Eyes, Not Just One

    6 August 2014 · 9 min

  99. Self Power, Other Power

    4 August 2014 · 9 min

  100. Persistence

    3 August 2014 · 13 min

  101. What You Learn from Concentration

    2 August 2014 · 13 min

  102. Happiness without Drawbacks

    1 August 2014 · 15 min

  103. The Demands of Goodwill

    31 July 2014 · 12 min

  104. The Dignity of Right Effort

    30 July 2014 · 9 min

  105. Guarded

    28 July 2014 · 12 min

  106. Cutting & Stitching

    27 July 2014 · 10 min

  107. Skillful Desire

    26 July 2014 · 12 min

  108. Words of Encouragement

    24 July 2014 · 9 min

  109. Concentrating Work

    22 July 2014 · 10 min

  110. Lessons of Distraction

    21 July 2014 · 12 min

  111. Good Fundamentals

    20 July 2014 · 13 min

  112. Bases of Success

    19 July 2014 · 13 min

  113. No Big Deal

    18 July 2014 · 9 min

  114. Dealing with Pain

    17 July 2014 · 17 min

  115. A Safe Haven through Alertness

    15 July 2014 · 14 min

  116. Things You Tend to Overlook

    14 July 2014 · 14 min

  117. The Dhamma Eye

    11 July 2014 · 16 min

  118. Keep It Simple

    10 July 2014 · 7 min

  119. On the New Land

    9 July 2014 · 10 min

  120. Don’t Lose Your Goodness

    8 July 2014 · 10 min

  121. Judging Your Efforts

    7 July 2014 · 12 min

  122. A Sense of Yourself

    6 July 2014 · 13 min

  123. Hunting & Foraging

    5 July 2014 · 17 min

  124. No Resistance

    23 June 2014 · 9 min

  125. Truthful & Observant

    22 June 2014 · 13 min

  126. A Good Example for the World

    21 June 2014 · 9 min

  127. Thinking while Meditating

    20 June 2014 · 11 min

  128. Imperturbable

    18 June 2014 · 11 min

  129. An Island in the Flood

    17 June 2014 · 10 min

  130. Right View as a Tool

    10 June 2014 · 13 min

  131. Looking in the Dhamma Mirror

    9 June 2014 · 10 min

  132. The Mind’s Eating Disorders

    7 June 2014 · 17 min

  133. Solidly Here

    6 June 2014 · 12 min

  134. Everyday Feeding Habits

    5 June 2014 · 11 min

  135. Empathetic Joy

    4 June 2014 · 14 min

  136. Complacency

    3 June 2014 · 9 min

  137. Director, Actor, Audience

    2 June 2014 · 9 min

  138. Perceptions & Obsessions

    31 May 2014 · 14 min

  139. Nimble with Your Questions

    30 May 2014 · 10 min

  140. Right but Wrong

    29 May 2014 · 11 min

  141. A Friend to the World

    28 May 2014 · 9 min

  142. A Fence with a Gate

    27 May 2014 · 8 min

  143. Protection to Take with You

    25 May 2014 · 14 min

  144. No Arrows, Nothing

    18 May 2014 · 11 min

  145. Separate Things Out

    17 May 2014 · 15 min

  146. Look After Yourself with Ease

    16 May 2014 · 15 min

  147. Fire

    15 May 2014 · 12 min

  148. Visakha Puja

    13 May 2014 · 12 min

  149. Conversations

    12 May 2014 · 11 min

  150. Fabrications

    10 May 2014 · 13 min

  151. Gradual & Sudden

    9 May 2014 · 15 min

  152. Ego

    8 May 2014 · 14 min

  153. A Position of Strength

    7 May 2014 · 12 min

  154. “My Way”

    6 May 2014 · 10 min

  155. The Governing Principle (med-fi)

    5 May 2014 · 12 min

  156. Grace & Dignity

    3 May 2014 · 11 min

  157. Respect for Concentration

    2 May 2014 · 12 min

  158. The Skills of a Hunter

    1 May 2014 · 10 min

  159. A Healthy Body Image

    30 April 2014 · 10 min

  160. Right Speech, Inside & Out

    29 April 2014 · 14 min

  161. The River of Karma

    28 April 2014 · 12 min

  162. Don’t Be Burdensome

    20 April 2014 · 13 min

  163. Right Resolve & Right Concentration

    19 April 2014 · 13 min

  164. Take Care of Your Mind

    18 April 2014 · 11 min

  165. Right View: Feeding Instructions

    17 April 2014 · 15 min

  166. At the Checkpoint

    16 April 2014 · 14 min

  167. How Much Concentration Is Enough?

    14 April 2014 · 20 min

  168. Something to Stand On

    12 April 2014 · 13 min

  169. The Bowl of Oil

    11 April 2014 · 12 min

  170. Be Meticulous

    10 April 2014 · 11 min

  171. Karma & Compassion

    9 April 2014 · 14 min

  172. Make the Breath Your Home

    8 April 2014 · 16 min

  173. Be Blameless

    6 April 2014 · 11 min

  174. Looking for Happiness Inside

    5 April 2014 · 12 min

  175. Learning by Doing

    4 April 2014 · 13 min

  176. Inhabit the World of Form

    2 April 2014 · 14 min

  177. Four Bases of Success

    1 April 2014 · 16 min

  178. Protect Your Concentration

    31 March 2014 · 15 min

  179. No Dharma without Karma

    30 March 2014 · 12 min

  180. Establishing Mindfulness & Concentration

    27 March 2014 · 16 min

  181. A Noble Warrior’s Path

    26 March 2014 · 12 min

  182. Appropriate Attention, Appropriate Intention

    25 March 2014 · 11 min

  183. Don’t Be a Traitor to Yourself

    24 March 2014 · 10 min

  184. Skillful Selves

    22 March 2014 · 11 min

  185. Deconstruct Your Emotions

    21 March 2014 · 17 min

  186. Cooking Your Concentration

    20 March 2014 · 12 min

  187. Tranquility & Insight Together

    19 March 2014 · 14 min

  188. Training Your Cynical Voices

    18 March 2014 · 13 min

  189. So Little Time

    16 March 2014 · 13 min

  190. An Inside Job

    23 February 2014 · 12 min

  191. Shaping the Present

    22 February 2014 · 15 min

  192. A Harmless Happiness

    20 February 2014 · 13 min

  193. The Four Noble Truths from Within

    19 February 2014 · 15 min

  194. Metta

    18 February 2014 · 11 min

  195. Refuge in the Dhamma

    17 February 2014 · 14 min

  196. Stop Trampling on the Breath

    16 February 2014 · 10 min

  197. At Home with the Breath

    8 February 2014 · 10 min

  198. The Value of Effort

    7 February 2014 · 13 min

  199. Roads Through the Jungle

    6 February 2014 · 10 min

  200. Choose Your Wave

    5 February 2014 · 14 min

  201. Dont Leak Out Your Ears & Eyes

    4 February 2014 · 11 min

  202. Playing Your Lute

    2 February 2014 · 8 min

  203. Think Like a Thief

    1 February 2014 · 13 min

  204. The Noble Search Makes Us Human

    31 January 2014 · 9 min

  205. No Happiness Other than Peace

    30 January 2014 · 10 min

  206. A Building & Cleaning Crew Inside

    29 January 2014 · 12 min

  207. The No Common Sense Zone

    28 January 2014 · 9 min

  208. The View from the Mountaintop

    23 January 2014 · 11 min

  209. Skillfully Shaping Your Life

    22 January 2014 · 17 min

  210. Doing the Right Thing

    21 January 2014 · 17 min

  211. Training Your Observer

    20 January 2014 · 12 min

  212. Ask Yourself the Buddha’s Question

    19 January 2014 · 10 min

  213. Letting Go Strategically

    18 January 2014 · 12 min

  214. Expectations

    17 January 2014 · 12 min

  215. Remember This

    16 January 2014 · 14 min

  216. Meditating When You’re Sick

    15 January 2014 · 12 min

  217. Forging a Path

    14 January 2014 · 13 min

  218. Adult Education

    13 January 2014 · 10 min

  219. Growing Up Inside

    11 January 2014 · 9 min

  220. Committed to the Breath

    10 January 2014 · 10 min

  221. The Meaning of Happiness

    9 January 2014 · 13 min

  222. Making the Dhamma Your Own

    8 January 2014 · 9 min

  223. Thoughts Wanted & Unwanted

    4 January 2014 · 14 min

  224. Pleasure Has a Price

    1 January 2014 · 11 min