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Ajahn Pasanno, Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, and Ajahn Jotipālo
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, Redwood Valley, California
January 1 to March 31, 2013
“And how does a bhikkhu abide contemplating dhammas as dhammas? Here a bhikkhu abides contemplating dhammas as dhammas in terms of the five hindrances....in terms of the five Khandhas....in terms of the six sense bases....in terms of the seven factors of enlightenment....in terms of the Four Noble Truths.” – Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10)
Introductory Talks – Ajahn Pasanno, January 7 – January 22
The Five Hindrances – Ajahn Pasanno, January 23 – February 2
The Five Khandhas – Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 5 – February 28
The Six Sense Bases – Ajahn Pasanno, March 1 – March 10
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 13 – March 18
The Four Noble Truths – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 21 – March 28
Establishing Mindfulness – Ajahn Pasanno, January 7, 2013
Ajahn Pasanno reflects at the beginning of the retreat on what is helpful to establish in the mind during a period of formal practice. Drawing on the distinction of wholesome and unwholesome dhammas he brings together the topics of the Five Hindrances, Mindfulness, Clear Comprehension, and the putting forth of effort.
The Five Hindrances – Ajahn Pasanno, January 9, 2013
The attention to bringing the mind to the freeing of the hindrances is essential. Ajahn Pasanno reflects on the Five Hindrances and recalls various metaphors and tools the Buddha suggests for understanding and working with the hindrances.
Relinquishing the Hindrances - Ajahn Pasanno, January 10, 2013
Bringing the theme of the Five Hindrances to focus again, Ajahn Pasanno offers more advice for working with the hindrances and focuses on the positive qualities that we can turn to to enable relinquishing of the hindrances.
Carefully Attending to the Object – Ajahn Pasanno, January 13, 2013
Beginning with the Buddha’s metaphor of the skilled cook who carefully watches what his king prefers in order to gain favor. Ajahn Pasanno relates the importance and methods of relating to the meditation object in the framework of what works and what doesn’t work.
Practicing in Accordance with Dhamma – Ajahn Pasanno, January 14, 2013
Ajahn Pasanno reflects on the importance of practicing dhamma in accordance with dhamma and how this subtle, but important shift in our intention is a key to right practice.
Question and Answer 1 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 14, 2013
A short question and answer session following the morning’s reflection.
Mindfulness Directed at the Body – Ajahn Pasanno, January 15, 2013
Ajahn Pasanno explains the Buddha's similes for spreading well-being and awareness throughout the body and describes mindfulness of breathing in terms of inclusive awareness.
Readings on Ajahn Chah Day – Ajahn Pasanno, January 16, 2013
To commemorate the Ajahn Chah's 21st death anniversary, Ajahn Pasanno reads three talks on meditation from The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah: “Tranquility and Insight”, “The Path in Harmony”, and “The Place of Coolness.”
Kor Wat as a Basis for Practice – Ajahn Pasanno, January 17, 2013
Reflecting on a question, Ajahn Pasanno talks about the usage of Kor Wat, translated “protocols” or ways of relating to requisites and the community, as a basic tool for training mindfulness and circumspection.
The Four Noble Truths – Ajahn Pasanno, January 18, 2013
Ajahn Pasanno reflects on the basic teaching of the Four Noble Truths and how investigating and contemplating dukkha enables us to see our habits and conditioning and the obstacles to practice.
Question and Answer 2 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 21, 2013
Ajahn Pasanno answers questions regarding recollection of the Buddha, comfort and discomfort in breath meditation, and investigation (dhamma-vicaya) during meditation.
Satipaṭṭhana Overview Readings – Ajahn Pasanno, January 22, 2013
Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10)
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Wings to Awakening
The Five Hindrances 1 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 23, 2013
Satipaṭṭhāna p. 182-187, Analayo Bhikkhu
Mahā-Asupura Sutta (MN 39)
The Five Hindrances 2 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 24, 2013
SN 46.38, Bojjhaṅgasaṁyutta, “Without Hindrances”
SN 46.39, Bojjhaṅgasaṁyutta, “Trees”
SN 46.40, Bojjhaṅgasaṁyutta, “Hindrances”
SN 46.55, Bojjhaṅgasaṁyutta, “Saṅgārava”
The Five Hindrances 3 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 25, 2013
SN 3:24, Kosalasaṁyutta, “Archery”
SN 47:5, Satipaṭṭhānasaṁyutta, “A Heap of the Wholesome”
SN 47:12, Satipaṭṭhānasaṁyutta, “Nālandā”
Gopakamogallāna Sutta (MN 108)
The Five Hindrances 4 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 28, 2013
SN 54:12, Ānāpānasaṁyutta, “In Perplexity”
AN 4:61, “Worthy Deeds”
AN 5:23, “Defilements”
The Five Hindrances 5 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 29, 2013
AN 6:27, “Occasion”
AN 10:61, “Ignorance”
AN 10:95, “Uttiya”
The Five Hindrances 6 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 30, 2013
Māgandiya Sutta (MN 75)
The Five Hindrances 7 – Ajahn Pasanno, January 31, 2013
AN 5:161, “Removing Resentment (1)”
AN 5:162, “Removing Resentment (2)”
AN 7:64, “Anger”
The Five Hindrances 8 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 1, 2013
AN 7:61, “Dozing”
The Five Hindrances 9 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 2, 2013
AN 4:128, “Astounding (2)”
Vammika Sutta (MN 23)
SN 42.13, Gāmaṇisaṁyutta, “Pāṭaliya”
The Five Khandhas 1 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 5, 2013
Mahāpuṇṇama Sutta (MN 109)
The Five Khandhas 2 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 6, 2013
Mahāmālunkya Sutta (MN 64)
The Five Khandhas 3 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 7, 2013
From The Five Aggregates: A Study Guide by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
§ 5: SN 22:100, Khandhasaṁyutta, “The Leash”
§ 6: SN 22:48, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Aggregates”
§ 7: excerpt from SN 22:79
The Five Khandhas 4 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 8, 2013
From The Five Aggregates: A Study Guide by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
§ 8: excerpt from Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta (MN 28)
§ 9: excerpt from SN 22:57
§ 10: excerpt from Cūḷavedalla Sutta (MN 44)
§ 11: excerpt from SN 22:57
§ 12: excerpt from SN 22:57
§ 13: excerpt from Sangīti Sutta (DN 33)
§ 14: excerpt from Cūḷavedalla Sutta (MN 44)
§ 15: excerpt from SN 22:57
§ 16: excerpt from SN 22:57
§ 17: excerpt from Mahāpuṇṇama Sutta (MN 109)
SN 22:1, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Nakulapitā”
The Five Khandhas 5 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 9, 2013
SN 22:2, Khandhasaṁyutta, “At Devadaha”
SN 22:3, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Hāliddakāni (1)”
The Five Khandhas 6 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 12, 2013
Satipaṭṭhāna p. 202-207, Analayo Bhikkhu
SN 22:5, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Concentration”
SN 22:29, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Delight”
SN 5:1, Bhikkhunīsaṁyutta, “Āḷavikā”
SN 5:9, Bhikkhunīsaṁyutta, “Selā”
The Five Khandhas 7 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 13, 2013
SN 45:159, Maggasaṁyutta, “The Guest House”
SN 5:10, Bhikkhunīsaṁyutta, “Vajirā”
The Questions of King Milinda, I.i, “No Person is Found,” p. 29-32
The Five Khandhas 8 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 4, 2013
SN 22:26, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Gratification (1)”
SN 22:27, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Gratification (2)”
SN 22:28, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Gratification (3)”
SN 22:96, Khandhasaṁyutta, “A Lump of Cowdung”
The Five Khandhas 9 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 15, 2013
SN 22:99, Khandhasaṁyutta, “The Leash (1)”
SN 22:85, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Yamika”
The Five Khandhas 10 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 17, 2013
Cūḷasaccaka Sutta (MN 35)
The Five Khandhas 11 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 20, 2013
SN 22:102, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Perception of Impermanence”
SN 22:95, Khandhasaṁyutta, “A Lump of Foam”
SN 22:33, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Not Yours (1)”
The Five Khandhas 12 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 21, 2013
SN 22:87, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Vakkali”
SN 22:86, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Anurādha”
The Five Khandhas 13 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 22, 2013
SN 22:89, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Khemaka”
SN 22:49, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Soṇa (1)”
The Five Khandhas 14 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, February 24, 2013
Pācittiya 12 origin story in The Buddhist Monastic Code I by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, p. 333
Pācittiya 71 origin story
Saṅghādisesa 12 origin story in The Buddhist Monastic Code I by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, p. 177
SN 22:90, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Chana”
The Five Khandhas 15 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 27, 2013
SN 22:94, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Flowers”
SN 22:122, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Virtuous”
The Five Khandhas 16 – Ajahn Pasanno, February 28, 2013
SN 22:53, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Engagement”
SN 22:54, Khandhasaṁyutta, “Seeds”
excerpt from Mahāsaccaka Sutta (MN 36)
SN 12:64 (§20 in The Five Aggregates: A Study Guide by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu)
Verse excerpt from the Sutta Nipāta
SN 12:38 (unknown translation)
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Skill in Questions, p. 349
Reading about Luang Por Dun
The Six Sense Bases 1 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 1, 2013
Ajahn Chah, Food for the Heart, Chapter 5: Sense Contact: The Fount of Wisdom
The Six Sense Bases 2 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 2, 2013
Overview from Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10)
SN 35:232, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Koṭṭhita”
SN 35:26, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Full Understanding (1)”
The Six Sense Bases 3 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 3, 2013
SN 35:60, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Full Understanding of all Clinging”
SN 35:63, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Migajāla” (1)”
SN 35:64, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Migajāla” (2)”
SN 35:69, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Upasena”
The Six Sense Bases 4 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 4, 2013
SN 35:70, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Upavāṇa”
SN 35:74, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Sick (1)”
SN 35:88, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Puṇṇa”
SN 35:93, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Dyad (2)”
The Six Sense Bases 5 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 7, 2013
SN 35:95, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Māluṅkyaputta”
SN 35:96, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Decline”
SN 35:116, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Going to the End of the World”
SN 35:120, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Sāriputta”
SN 35:239, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Chariot”
The Six Sense Bases 6 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 8, 2013
SN 35:127, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Bhāradvāja”
SN 35:135, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Opportunity”
SN 35:153, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Is There a Method?”
SN 35:155, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “A Speaker on the Dhamma”
The Six Sense Bases 7 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 9, 2013
SN 35:235, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Exposition on Burning”
SN 35:238, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Vipers”
SN 35:241, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Great Log (1)”
SN 35:231, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Milk-Sap Tree”
SN 35:234, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Udāyī”
The Six Sense Bases 8 – Ajahn Pasanno, March 10, 2013
SN 35:243, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “Exposition on the Corrupted”
SN 35:246, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Lute”
SN 35:247, Saḷāyatanasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Six Animals”
Sunakkhatta Sutta (MN 105, Suggested reading)
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 1 – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 13, 2013
Bhante Gunaratana, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English, Chapter 12: Factors of Enlightenment
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 2 – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 14, 2013
Bhikkhu Bodhi, In the Buddha's Words, p. 261
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Wings to Awakening, Chapter II.B
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, The Mind Like Fire Unbound, p. 57-58
Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118)
SN 46:6, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Kuṇḍaliya”
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 3 – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 15, 2013
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, The Mind Like Fire Unbound, p. 80-81
SN 46:51, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Nutriment”
AN 8:9, “Nanda”
SN 46:1, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “The Himalayas”
SN 46:11, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Living Beings”
SN 46:31, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Wholesome (1)”
SN 46:33, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Corruptions”
SN 46:34, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Noncorruptions”
SN 46:39, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Trees”
SN 46:38, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Without Hindrances”
SN 46:40, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Hindrances”
SN 46:8, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Upavāṇa”
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 4 – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 16, 2013
Ajahn Geoff Wings to Awakening excerpts, p. 49, 142-143
Ñanaponika Mahathera, Buddhist Dictionary, Definitions: manasikāra and āsava
Sabbāsava Sutta (MN 2)
SN 46:4, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Clothes”
SN 46:30, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Udāyī”
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 5 – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 17, 2013
SN 47:7 Satipaṭṭhānasaṁyutta, “The Monkey”
Bhante Gunaratana, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English, p.44
Bhikkhu Bodhi, Connected Discourses, footnote 125 to SN 47:2, p. 1917
AN 10:61, “Ignorance”
SN 46:12, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Sun (1)”
SN 46:13, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “The Simile of the Sun (2)”
AN 4:41, “Concentration”
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment 6 – Ajahn Jotipālo, March 18, 2013
SN 36:7, Vedanāsaṁyutta, “The Sick Ward (1)”
SN 46:14, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Ill (1)”
SN 46:15, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Ill (2)”
SN 46:16, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Ill (3)”
AN 10:60, “Girimānanda”
SN 52:10, Anuruddhasaṁyutta, “Gravely Ill”
SN 47:9, Satipaṭṭhānasaṁyutta, “Ill”
SN 46:53, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “Fire”
SN 46:57, Bojjaṅgasaṁyutta, “The Skeleton”
The Four Noble Truths 1 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 21, 2013
Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta (DN 22), Four Noble Truths section
The Four Noble Truths 2 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 22, 2013
AN 3:61, “Sectarian”
Ajahn Chah, Food for the Heart, Chapter 32: The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths 3 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 24, 2013
Ajahn Chah, The Collected Teachings, Transcendence
The Four Noble Truths 4 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 25, 2013
Ajahn Chah, The Collected Teachings, Toward the Unconditioned
The Four Noble Truths 5 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 28, 2013
From In the Buddha's Words by Bhikkhu Bodhi
p. 317-320
§ IX.5.2: SN 43:1-44, Asaṅkhatasaṁyutta
§ IX.5.3: Ud 8.1
§ IX.5.4: Ud 8.3
Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, The Island, Chapter 20: “Ah, What Bliss!” – The Blessings of Nibbāna
The Four Noble Truths 6 – Ajahn Karuṇadhammo, March 29, 2013 (not recorded)
Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, The Island, Chapter 20: “Ah, What Bliss!” – The Blessings of Nibbāna, continued
All readings from the Pāli Canon come from the Wisdom Publications editions unless otherwise noted.
Analayo Bhikkhu, Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, Windhorse Publications, 2003, pdf.
Bodhi, Bhikkhu, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Saṁyutta Nikāya, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
——, In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pāli Canon, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2005.
——, The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Aṅguttara Nikāya, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
Chah, Ajahn, The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, Harnham, UK: Aruna Publications, 2011, pdf.
——, Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2002.
Gunaratana, Bhante, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2012.
Mendis, N.K.G., ed., The Questions of King Milinda: An Abridgement of the Milindapañha, Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1993.
Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu and Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, 3rd. ed., Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2005.
Ñanaponika Mahathera, Buddhist Dictionary, 4th ed., Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1980, pdf online.
Pasanno, Ajahn and Ajahn Amaro, The Island: An Anthology of the Buddha's Teachings on Nibbāna, Redwood Valley: Abhayagiri Monastic Foundation, 2009 pdf.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffry DeGraff), The Buddhist Monastic Code I, pdf online.
——, "The Five Aggregates: A Study Guide", Access to Insight, 12 February 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/khandha.html html.
——, The Mind Like Fire Unbound, pdf online.
——, Skill in Questions, pdf.
——, Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon, pdf online.
Walshe, Maurice, The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Dīgha Nikāya, Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995.
Special thanks to Michael Dries-Coons for help with audio editing and compression.