← Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Talks from 2019

216 talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

  1. What Am I Becoming?

    31 December 2019 · 15 min

  2. To See What You Haven’t Seen Before

    30 December 2019 · 15 min

  3. You Are Not a Textbook

    29 December 2019 · 17 min

  4. Comfortable as an Outsider

    28 December 2019 · 16 min

  5. For Goodness Sake

    27 December 2019 · 16 min

  6. Seeing Through Your Defilements

    26 December 2019 · 17 min

  7. Keep Your Options Open

    27 November 2019 · 13 min

  8. The Power of Truth

    26 November 2019 · 12 min

  9. Possessed by Emotions

    25 November 2019 · 16 min

  10. The Nobility of the Path

    24 November 2019 · 12 min

  11. The Logic of Not-self

    23 November 2019 · 14 min

  12. Patience

    22 November 2019 · 14 min

  13. What Makes Concentration Right

    21 November 2019 · 13 min

  14. Know Your Weaknesses

    20 November 2019 · 16 min

  15. Everything You Need

    19 November 2019 · 17 min

  16. Cornered

    18 November 2019 · 16 min

  17. Victory

    17 November 2019 · 12 min

  18. Worry vs. Heedfulness

    16 November 2019 · 11 min

  19. Finding the Truth by Being True

    14 November 2019 · 14 min

  20. Suffering Is an Addiction

    13 November 2019 · 11 min

  21. Breath Meditation : Four Tetrads

    12 November 2019 · 16 min

  22. To Stay the Course

    11 November 2019 · 16 min

  23. Standards for Thinking

    8 November 2019 · 11 min

  24. An Auspicious Day

    7 November 2019 · 13 min

  25. Right View, Right Attention

    3 November 2019 · 17 min

  26. The Best Place to Meditate

    31 October 2019 · 14 min

  27. Seeing Danger in Birth

    30 October 2019 · 13 min

  28. Consistently on the Path

    29 October 2019 · 14 min

  29. Developed in Body & Mind

    27 October 2019 · 17 min

  30. One Thing Clear Through

    26 October 2019 · 15 min

  31. Good Heart, Good Mind

    24 October 2019 · 9 min

  32. Accepting Criticism

    23 October 2019 · 14 min

  33. More than Ordinary Heedfulness

    22 October 2019 · 10 min

  34. The Pleasure of the Middle Way

    21 October 2019 · 10 min

  35. How to Talk to Yourself

    20 October 2019 · 16 min

  36. Happiness Is a Skill

    19 October 2019 · 16 min

  37. Practical Wisdom

    18 October 2019 · 15 min

  38. One Hand Clapping

    17 October 2019 · 9 min

  39. Stamina

    16 October 2019 · 12 min

  40. In the Shape of a Circle

    14 October 2019 · 10 min

  41. Daily Life Dhamma

    12 October 2019 · 12 min

  42. Strengthening Your Goodness

    11 October 2019 · 15 min

  43. A Concentration Diet (outdoors)

    9 October 2019 · 15 min

  44. The Wall of Discernment

    9 October 2019 · 11 min

  45. Mindfulness the Gatekeeper (outdoors)

    8 October 2019 · 18 min

  46. Well-armed Efforts

    8 October 2019 · 14 min

  47. Boundaries

    7 October 2019 · 12 min

  48. The Foundation Post (outdoors)

    7 October 2019 · 18 min

  49. The Fortress

    6 October 2019 · 12 min

  50. Your Inner Coach (outdoors)

    6 October 2019 · 12 min

  51. May You Forever Be Well

    5 October 2019 · 12 min

  52. The Desire to Be Free from Desire

    4 October 2019 · 13 min

  53. An Honorable Training

    3 October 2019 · 15 min

  54. Responsible for Your Intentions

    25 September 2019 · 13 min

  55. The Skill of Happiness

    24 September 2019 · 13 min

  56. A Taste of Freedom (outdoors)

    22 September 2019 · 13 min

  57. In Control of Your Thoughts

    21 September 2019 · 15 min

  58. Discernment Fosters Concentration

    20 September 2019 · 12 min

  59. Anybody Home?

    19 September 2019 · 14 min

  60. Reflecting on the Requisites

    18 September 2019 · 12 min

  61. Obstacles to Full-body Awareness

    17 September 2019 · 12 min

  62. Four Bases of Success

    16 September 2019 · 14 min

  63. Interfering with Old Habits (outdoors)

    15 September 2019 · 13 min

  64. Pitching Your Tent in the Present (outdoors)

    15 September 2019 · 12 min

  65. Like an Athlete in Training (outdoors)

    14 September 2019 · 12 min

  66. Meaning & Happiness (outdoors)

    13 September 2019 · 14 min

  67. Your Judgments Matter

    11 September 2019 · 12 min

  68. Chronic Pain

    10 September 2019 · 16 min

  69. Choices Now & at Death

    9 September 2019 · 14 min

  70. The Karma of Meditation

    7 September 2019 · 17 min

  71. The Pleasure of Form (outdoors)

    5 September 2019 · 13 min

  72. The Gatekeeper Doesn’t Just Note (outdoors)

    4 September 2019 · 12 min

  73. Happy for People You Don’t Like (outdoors)

    3 September 2019 · 9 min

  74. A Mind Like Earth

    2 September 2019 · 11 min

  75. Appropriate Attention (outdoors)

    1 September 2019 · 11 min

  76. The Meaning of Insight

    1 September 2019 · 14 min

  77. From Grief to Compassion

    31 August 2019 · 11 min

  78. Worlds in the Mind

    30 August 2019 · 11 min

  79. Ajaan Suwat : 100 Years

    29 August 2019 · 11 min

  80. The Gift of Goodwill

    27 August 2019 · 14 min

  81. Determined to Be Undefeated by Death

    26 August 2019 · 13 min

  82. Taking the Practice Home

    23 August 2019 · 12 min

  83. Sit with It

    22 August 2019 · 12 min

  84. Empathetic Joy Is Ennobling

    14 August 2019 · 9 min

  85. The Equanimity of a Victor

    13 August 2019 · 10 min

  86. Two Hands Washing Each Other

    12 August 2019 · 13 min

  87. Stable & Just Right

    10 August 2019 · 11 min

  88. A Heart Set on Goodwill

    9 August 2019 · 13 min

  89. Self-reliance

    7 August 2019 · 10 min

  90. Breath Energies

    6 August 2019 · 14 min

  91. Breath Meditation : 4 Sets of Tools

    5 August 2019 · 15 min

  92. A Fence for the Mind

    4 August 2019 · 14 min

  93. Listen to the Dhamma 24 Hours a Day

    3 August 2019 · 11 min

  94. The Raft of Jhana

    2 August 2019 · 13 min

  95. Helping Yourself by Helping Others

    1 August 2019 · 12 min

  96. The New Sala

    31 July 2019 · 12 min

  97. What Should & Shouldn’t Be Done

    30 July 2019 · 15 min

  98. Heedfulness & Confidence

    29 July 2019 · 10 min

  99. Developing & Letting Go (outdoors)

    28 July 2019 · 6 min

  100. Enduring the Heat

    27 July 2019 · 12 min

  101. Skillful Selfing

    26 July 2019 · 16 min

  102. In Memoriam Roger Fox

    24 July 2019 · 15 min

  103. A Heart & Mind of Goodwill

    23 July 2019 · 15 min

  104. Focusing on the Breath to Learn about the Mind

    22 July 2019 · 12 min

  105. Intelligent Conviction (outdoors)

    21 July 2019 · 13 min

  106. The Safety of Dualities

    21 July 2019 · 14 min

  107. Wise About Pain

    19 July 2019 · 13 min

  108. All-around Knowing

    18 July 2019 · 13 min

  109. Dhamma Wheel

    16 July 2019 · 18 min

  110. Cheating the System

    15 July 2019 · 13 min

  111. Unlimited Compassion, Limited Resources

    13 July 2019 · 9 min

  112. Right Speech, Inside & Out

    12 July 2019 · 11 min

  113. The Virtues of Consistency

    11 July 2019 · 10 min

  114. It’s Up to You

    10 July 2019 · 14 min

  115. Learn from Your Mistakes

    9 July 2019 · 11 min

  116. Defilements with Their Bambi Eyes

    8 July 2019 · 11 min

  117. Goodwill as Right View

    7 July 2019 · 13 min

  118. A Good Place to Not-self

    5 July 2019 · 18 min

  119. The Forerunner of All Things

    4 July 2019 · 17 min

  120. Happiness Without Borders

    3 July 2019 · 9 min

  121. Full Attention

    2 July 2019 · 14 min

  122. A Full Range of Archery Skills

    1 July 2019 · 9 min

  123. Looking for Essence in the Wilderness

    27 June 2019 · 13 min

  124. Free Like a Wild Deer

    25 June 2019 · 11 min

  125. Hold onto the Breath

    22 June 2019 · 13 min

  126. Calm & Insight into Pain

    21 June 2019 · 11 min

  127. The Truth of Desires

    19 June 2019 · 12 min

  128. Noble Priorities

    18 June 2019 · 10 min

  129. Feeding on Right Resolves

    16 June 2019 · 9 min

  130. Dissolving Distress

    15 June 2019 · 14 min

  131. Basic Breath

    14 June 2019 · 12 min

  132. Responsible for the Body & Mind

    12 June 2019 · 11 min

  133. Merit: Goodness of the Heart

    11 June 2019 · 13 min

  134. Unfabricated Happiness

    10 June 2019 · 13 min

  135. Strength of Mind

    6 June 2019 · 13 min

  136. Watch Yourself

    5 June 2019 · 15 min

  137. What Is Skillful?

    3 June 2019 · 11 min

  138. Metta

    1 June 2019 · 14 min

  139. Mindfulness of Breathing - Four in One

    30 May 2019 · 12 min

  140. The Prison Break

    29 May 2019 · 16 min

  141. On Idle Chatter

    28 May 2019 · 10 min

  142. A Good Purpose in Life

    27 May 2019 · 12 min

  143. Feeding on the Breath

    26 May 2019 · 13 min

  144. Equanimity as a Skill

    24 May 2019 · 12 min

  145. Doing Aggregates

    23 May 2019 · 12 min

  146. Relating to Karma

    22 May 2019 · 11 min

  147. The Craft of the Heart

    21 May 2019 · 14 min

  148. Respect as a Sign of Intelligence

    15 April 2019 · 13 min

  149. Bewildered by Your Mind

    14 April 2019 · 15 min

  150. The Mind Well Trained Brings Happiness

    13 April 2019 · 15 min

  151. The Buddha’s Shoulds

    12 April 2019 · 9 min

  152. Look after Yourself Happily

    10 April 2019 · 13 min

  153. Toward Release

    9 April 2019 · 17 min

  154. Encouragement

    8 April 2019 · 18 min

  155. Skills for Awakening

    7 April 2019 · 17 min

  156. Food, Shelter, & Work

    5 April 2019 · 12 min

  157. Inner Leadership

    3 April 2019 · 13 min

  158. Discernment

    2 April 2019 · 14 min

  159. Your Higher Power

    1 April 2019 · 13 min

  160. There’s Work to Be Done

    31 March 2019 · 15 min

  161. To Create a Practice Environment

    29 March 2019 · 15 min

  162. The World Is a Slave to Craving

    28 March 2019 · 13 min

  163. A Handle on Your Emotions

    26 March 2019 · 10 min

  164. The Body Doesn’t Care

    25 March 2019 · 14 min

  165. Big Desire, Detailed Focus

    24 March 2019 · 14 min

  166. Happiness as a Skill

    22 March 2019 · 13 min

  167. Bedside Dhamma

    21 March 2019 · 10 min

  168. Honest & Observant

    20 March 2019 · 15 min

  169. Read Your Mind

    19 March 2019 · 15 min

  170. The Current News

    18 March 2019 · 13 min

  171. The Brahmaviharas Are Not a Complete Practice

    16 March 2019 · 15 min

  172. Three Wishes

    15 March 2019 · 15 min

  173. The Desire to End All Desires

    14 March 2019 · 14 min

  174. Taming the Mind

    13 March 2019 · 11 min

  175. Concentration Teamwork

    12 March 2019 · 13 min

  176. Head, Heart & Gut

    11 March 2019 · 16 min

  177. Be Precise

    9 March 2019 · 14 min

  178. Protection Through the Practice

    8 March 2019 · 12 min

  179. Training Your Desires

    7 March 2019 · 12 min

  180. Aggregates as Tools

    6 March 2019 · 15 min

  181. Goodwill as Wealth

    5 March 2019 · 12 min

  182. Where Are You Going?

    22 February 2019 · 14 min

  183. Helping Yourself by Helping Others

    14 February 2019 · 13 min

  184. Beginner’s Mind, Expert’s Mind

    13 February 2019 · 12 min

  185. Learning from Desire

    12 February 2019 · 16 min

  186. Mastering Pleasure & Pain

    11 February 2019 · 14 min

  187. Love Is Conditional, Goodwill Is Not

    10 February 2019 · 17 min

  188. With Craving as Your Companion

    2 February 2019 · 14 min

  189. Get Attached to Jhana

    1 February 2019 · 14 min

  190. Accentuate the Positive

    31 January 2019 · 13 min

  191. May You Forever Be Well

    30 January 2019 · 11 min

  192. The Brightness of Life

    29 January 2019 · 14 min

  193. Up for the Challenge

    28 January 2019 · 15 min

  194. Skills for Dying Well

    27 January 2019 · 15 min

  195. Greed & Distress with Reference to the World

    25 January 2019 · 13 min

  196. Willing to Learn

    24 January 2019 · 14 min

  197. Greed for Outer & Inner Wealth

    22 January 2019 · 13 min

  198. Representing the World to Itself

    21 January 2019 · 14 min

  199. Dedicating Goodness, Spreading Goodwill

    20 January 2019 · 20 min

  200. Messaging Your Mind

    19 January 2019 · 22 min

  201. Intro to the Skill of Meditation

    18 January 2019 · 15 min

  202. Frame Your Questions Well

    17 January 2019 · 17 min

  203. Goodwill & Gratitude

    16 January 2019 · 11 min

  204. The Mind Likes to Lie to Itself

    15 January 2019 · 14 min

  205. The Goldsmith

    14 January 2019 · 12 min

  206. Serenity

    13 January 2019 · 19 min

  207. Analysis of Qualities

    11 January 2019 · 13 min

  208. Don’t Get Swept Away

    10 January 2019 · 9 min

  209. Getting Out of Your Narratives

    9 January 2019 · 14 min

  210. What You Don’t Like about Yourself

    8 January 2019 · 15 min

  211. Resisting the Germs of Defilement

    7 January 2019 · 14 min

  212. Not-self as a Raft

    6 January 2019 · 14 min

  213. Appreciating Your Practice

    5 January 2019 · 15 min

  214. Filling in the Buddha’s Outline

    4 January 2019 · 21 min

  215. Unburden the Mind

    2 January 2019 · 12 min

  216. Trading Up

    1 January 2019 · 15 min