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• Sep 5, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 49: Guided Meditation - Drop the Drama

• Sep 3, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 48: The Buddha was progressive for his time

• Aug 25, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 47: Escape from Samsara

• Aug 25, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 46: Credit where Credit is Due

• Aug 25, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 144: Know the Value

• Jul 29, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 143: On Humility and Speaking Up

• Jul 23, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 45: the Testing of Integrity

• Jul 23, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 142: On Leadership

• Jul 8, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 141: Simplicity, or Lack Thereof

• Jul 4, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 44: the Merit from Generosity and Morality

• Jul 2, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 43: Experiential Right View

• Jul 1, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 140: Exploring Spirituality

• Jun 30, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 42: Guided Meditation on the Body

• Jun 18, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 41: Heedfulness and Heedlessness

• Jun 11, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 40: Owl of Wisdom

• Jun 4, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 39: Don't Carry the Raft on Your Head

• Jun 2, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 38: Guided Meditation

• Apr 30, 2024

  Dhamma Talk in Saskatoon on Tues. May. 7th, 2024

• Apr 10, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 139: Kalyana Mitta Conversation

• Apr 8, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 37: Guided meditation on Space

• Apr 1, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 138: Why Embrace Buddhism?

• Mar 18, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 137: Tasteful Dharma Poetry

• Mar 14, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 36: Mindfulness in Interactions

• Mar 11, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 136: Right Speech Practice

• Mar 8, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 35: Dhamma Conversations

• Mar 2, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 34: Cause and Effect in Spiritual Life

• Feb 9, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 33: My Favorite Sutta - The Cook

• Jan 26, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 32: With Yourselves as an Island

• Jan 22, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Audio 31: Mettā and Opening the Heart

• Jan 15, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 135: Spiritual Community - Kalyana Mittas

• Jan 9, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 134: The Joy of Generosity

• Jan 8, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 133: A Beauty So Deep that it Touches the Soul

• Jan 1, 2024

  Dhamma Talk Video 132: Freedom of the Heart is a Choice

• Dec 29, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 30: Mindfulness as Top Priority

• Dec 25, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 131: Respect for our Teachers

• Dec 24, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 130: Nyānadīpa; the Monk Crushed by an Elephant

• Dec 18, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 129: My Favorite Buddhist Chant

• Dec 8, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 128: Lessons from a Viper Bite

• Nov 13, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 127: Why is Everyone not Buddhist?

• Nov 6, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 126: The Value of a Supportive Community

• Oct 16, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 125: A Wholesome Perspective on the World

• Oct 2, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 124: 100 days of meditating 6 hours a day

• Sep 21, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 29: Guided Meditation on Compassion

• Sep 19, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 28: Guided Meditation on the 4 Brahmaviharas

• Sep 16, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 27: The Big Picture - Samsara

• Sep 15, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 26: Guided meditation on Breath

• Sep 14, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 25: Cornucopia

• Sep 11, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 123: The Difficulty of Moderating Screentime

• Sep 4, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 122: 73 days in, 6 hrs a day

• Aug 28, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 121: Smitten by Lightning

• Aug 21, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 120: Prune It Back

• Aug 17, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 24: It Turns Out Happiness Requires Eschewing Abstract Thinking

• Aug 15, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 23: Heavenliness and Worldliness are Mutually Exclusive

• Aug 14, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 119: Why Buddhism?

• Aug 10, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 22: Flying Dreams

• Aug 8, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 21: Taking Spirtual Medicine As Needed

• Aug 7, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 118: Dhamma Audio Ebooks

• Aug 2, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 20: Benefits of a Good Person

• Jul 31, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 117: Sufficiency and Contentment

• Jul 13, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 19: Gratitude - Kataññutā

• Jul 8, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 18: Meditation Advice - The Goldsmith

• Jul 3, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 116: You haven’t closed the front door

• Jun 26, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 115: What happened to my mindfulness?

• Jun 18, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 17: It turns out Inconspicuousness is a Spiritual skill

• Jun 12, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 114: Can you really afford *not* to meditate?

• Jun 1, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 113: What does 'authority' mean in Buddhism?

• May 22, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 112: Needs vs. Wants

• May 14, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 16: Knowing Others Before Drawing Conclusions

• May 12, 2023

  Awesome Essay: 'Can We Build Trustworthy AI?'

• May 8, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 111: Continuous Practise

• Apr 17, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 110: Retaining our Humanity, nay, Heavenliness

• Apr 9, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 15: Different group dynamics in groups of practitioners

• Mar 29, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 14: The Buddhist concept akin to 'Soul Mates'

• Mar 27, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 109: Mindfulness of the Body

• Mar 20, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 108: Views to Freedom, Views to Bondage

• Mar 13, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 107: Spiritual Lifestyle – not Stated Intervals

• Mar 6, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 106: Right Effort - An Auspicious Day

• Feb 25, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 105: Wrong and Right View

• Feb 17, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Audio 13: Guided Meditation on the Space Element - TIMS, Taiping, Malaysia

• Feb 13, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 104: ChatGPT as a 'Capo' is scary

• Feb 6, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 103: Sampajañña as Proximate Context

• Jan 30, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 102: Too Much Weariness towards the World

• Jan 23, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 101: Weariness towards the World

• Jan 9, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 100: Buddhist ebook Cloud, but from your laptop

• Jan 2, 2023

  Dhamma Talk Video 99: Avoiding Spiritual Conceitedness

• Dec 19, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 98: Social Media Dial of Atonement

• Dec 5, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 97: Blessings of Modernity, and the Impact of Science on Buddhism

• Dec 1, 2022

  New Mastodon Address

• Nov 28, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 96: Buddhist ebooks in the Toko

• Nov 21, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 95: Social Media Crack Monkeys

• Nov 14, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 94: Strategies for Mindfulness

• May 28, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 93: Magic Mushrooms; Bad Trips

• May 28, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Audio 13a, 13b, 13c: Meditation Retreat at Ehi Passiko, Calgary, May 28, 2022

• May 21, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 92: Samaṇa Sañña - Shaman Perception

• May 20, 2022

  Lake Minnewanka Hiking Photos

• May 14, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 91: Extremely Brave New World

• May 10, 2022

  1-day Meditation Retreat at Queen's House of Retreat: Sat. June 4th

• May 7, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Audio 12a, 12b, 12c: Meditation Retreat at Queens House, Saskatoon, May 7, 2022

• May 3, 2022

  1-day Meditation Retreat at Ehi Passiko, Calgary: Sat. May 28th

• Apr 30, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 90: Anxiety and strategies to avoid, or mitigate it

• Apr 30, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Audio 11: Mindfulness and Right Speech

• Apr 24, 2022

  Johnston Canyon Hiking Photos

• Apr 23, 2022

  Kalyana Mitta Video 5: Vidya Ras ('Knowledge Juice')

• Apr 16, 2022

  1-day Meditation Retreat at Ehi Passiko, Calgary: Sat. Apr. 30th

• Apr 16, 2022

  Guided Meditation: Awareness of Breath, and Body

• Apr 11, 2022

  1-day Meditation Retreat at Queen's House of Retreat: Sat. May. 7th

• Apr 10, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Audio 10a, 10b: Guided Meditation, Kamma, Decisions, Morality, Opportunities

• Apr 9, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Audio 9a, 9b: Meditation Retreat at Queens House, Saskatoon

• Apr 5, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Audio 8: Making the World a Better Place; a Sense of Wonder

• Apr 2, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 89: Practical Sutta reading practice

• Mar 28, 2022

  Livestream Dhamma Talk moved to Saturdays, 7pm Alberta Time (MST)

• Mar 27, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 88: Great Good, Great Harm: Push the Tempo

• Mar 20, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 87: Diffusion and Dilution of Buddhist Communities

• Mar 13, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 86: Kamma and Wrong Livlihood

• Mar 8, 2022

  1-day Meditation Retreat at Queen's House of Retreat: Sat. Apr. 9th

• Mar 6, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 85: Environmentalism, Fame, and Dragons

• Mar 1, 2022

  1-day Meditation Retreat at Ehi Passiko: Sat. Apr. 2nd

• Feb 27, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 84: Nekkhamma, but not Fanaticism

• Feb 20, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 83: Generosity and Morality

• Feb 13, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 82: Lovingkindness and Compassion

• Feb 7, 2022

  Great Insight: 'My Seatbelt Rule for Judgment'

• Feb 6, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 81: Ajita's Questions; huge lifespans of the Devas

• Jan 30, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 80: Mindfulness during online Meetings, Buddhist view on Financial products

• Jan 23, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 79: Arahantship precludes an Inferiority Complex

• Jan 16, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 78: The Toodling Mouse is mellow by default

• Jan 9, 2022

  Dhamma Talk Video 77: Theravada vs. EBTs

• Jan 7, 2022

  Dhammapada Favourites mini-video

• Dec 26, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 76: 'Waking Life' Review, Part II

• Dec 21, 2021

  Shilling For Friends

• Dec 19, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 75: 'Waking Life' Review, Part I

• Dec 12, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 74: Syncretism vs. Consilience - Categorical Agreement vs. Making a Distinction

• Dec 5, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 73: When Your Body Warns You Before You Speak or Act

• Nov 28, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 72: Buddhist Life Hacks for a Tamed Online Life

• Nov 21, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 71: Peace is Every Step

• Nov 14, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 70: Priorities in the Holy Life

• Nov 7, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 69: Gudetama's Viraga/Dispassion

• Oct 31, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 68: Minding One's Own Business

• Oct 26, 2021

  Sunday Live-Stream Dhamma Talks Time Change: now 9:00am, MDT

• Oct 24, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 67: Keeping our Cool Cat when Others are Beaking at Us

• Oct 17, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 66: Viriya, and Counterbalancing the Strangeness of Covid Times

• Oct 16, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Audio 7: Sila in 7 minutes

• Oct 11, 2021

  Sunday Livestream Dhamma Talks Resume

• Sep 30, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 65: The Buddha Got There First, Mr. McGilchrist

• Sep 24, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 64: Meditation Technique as explained in the EBT's

• Sep 13, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 63: The Stick, and the Tree

• Sep 3, 2021

  Why Can't Buddhist Monks Ride Bicycles?

• Aug 11, 2021

  Chat Server back online

• Jul 28, 2021

  'Samatha Vipassana' appears 198 Times in the EBTs, not Once

• Jul 11, 2021

  3-year Website Retrospective

• Jul 9, 2021

  Arrow River Summer Photos

• May 15, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Audio 6: The Right Brain Hemisphere and Mindfulness

• Apr 25, 2021

  Kalyana Mitta Video 4: Ajahn Puṇṇadhammo II

• Apr 18, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Audio 5: Ritual and Ceremony

• Apr 11, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 62: Journey to Sasanarakkha

• Apr 4, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 61: Six Faculties, Five Faculties, One Faculty, Two Faculties

• Apr 1, 2021

  What could go wrong with playing with AI fire?

• Mar 28, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 60: Respect, Reverence, Ceremony, and Ritual

• Mar 21, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 59: Sexual Assault by Buddhist Spiritual Leaders

• Mar 19, 2021

  Net Neutrality is Essential for my Live-Streamed Videos

• Mar 17, 2021

  How can you afford to lose any IQ Points?

• Mar 14, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 58: The Interloper, Part 2

• Mar 9, 2021

  Pali Canon will apparently be saved in Artic Vault for 1000 years

• Mar 7, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 57: The Interloper

• Feb 28, 2021

  Alas, No Dhamma Talk until Next Week

• Feb 21, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 56: Addiction and Becoming, in 'Little Nightmares 2'

• Feb 14, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 55: Dhutaṅgas, Tudong, pastoral wandering, Beingness

• Feb 7, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 54: Not-Self, and the 5 aggregates

• Feb 4, 2021

  The Social Dilemma's Solution is RSS (and to become your own self-hosted Netizen)

• Feb 3, 2021

  Best Shower Thought Ever

• Jan 31, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 53: Purpose in Life, Existence in Samsara, Ending Craving

• Jan 27, 2021

  I would prefer not to have Popularity itself Lorded over me

• Jan 24, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 52: Compassion; Celibacy and Brahmacariya

• Jan 19, 2021

  No Chillis for the Buddha

• Jan 19, 2021

  Dear Malaysian Friends Joining Signal

• Jan 17, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 51: 2-month-long MP3 Bonanza of Dhamma Talks; Not-self

• Jan 10, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 50: Favorite Meditation Manual for Beginners; Karma, Balance, Priorities

• Jan 3, 2021

  Dhamma Talk Video 49: Metta strategies, or lack thereof; new Pali Tools

• Dec 27, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 48: Nibbana, Anatta, Kiriya, and Genes

• Dec 20, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 47: Awesome Spiritual Questions and Answers

• Dec 13, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 46: Abundant Well Water, and Spiritual Fire

• Dec 8, 2020

  Theravada Buddhist Monks spotted within new Video Game 'Cyberpunk 2077'

• Dec 6, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 45: Covid Lemons; Covid Lemonade

• Nov 29, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 44: Star Wars Penpal 2.0

• Nov 27, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Audio 4: The Fetter of Sakkāya-Diṭṭhi - Personality View

• Nov 22, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 43: More Samsaric Wandering; Do AI's have Consciousness?

• Nov 17, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 42: Right Speech

• Nov 15, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 41: Perpetual Distractedness in Samsara

• Nov 10, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 40: Renunciation and Not-Self

• Nov 8, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 39: Rushing Headlong is to miss out on the Essential, however Sanook is Fun

• Nov 3, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 38: Samma Ditthi; Moving On

• Nov 1, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 37: Sariputta and Moggallana ordain; Bhikkhuni Training and Infrastructure

• Oct 30, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 36: Communication and Miscommunication

• Oct 28, 2020

  'Hyper-Reality': a dystopian futuristic video which is a genius work of art

• Oct 25, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 35: Adventure in Sri Lanka

• Oct 20, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 34: Dhamma Summaries, Simplifying, Unburdening

• Oct 18, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 33: Comparing Theravada Traditions of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Malaysia

• Oct 13, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 32: Malleable Gold

• Oct 11, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 31: Fire Protection; Expressing Yourself in a Healthy Way

• Oct 6, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 30: When We Care to the Point of Manipulation

• Oct 3, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 29: Goat Espresso

• Sep 26, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 28: The Fox is in Charge of the Henhouse

• Sep 25, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 27: Come with a problem, not a solution

• Sep 22, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 26: Wise Attention to the Source

• Sep 19, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 25: Your Unwillingness/Inability to copy and paste links is Causing Severe Social Damage on the Internet

• Sep 12, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 24: Hardship, Taking Care of Ourselves

• Sep 8, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 23: Kamma which preserves Simplicity

• Aug 29, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 22: Integrating Mindfulness into one's Lifestyle

• Aug 28, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 21: Faith, Confidence, and Sacredness

• Aug 20, 2020

  Kalyana Mitta Video 3: Ajahn Puṇṇadhammo

• Aug 18, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 20: Non-Cruelty to Animals; Liberal values in Buddhism

• Aug 15, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 19: Metta; Subharo's story, Part 1

• Aug 11, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 18: In The Zone Mindfulness; Self-sacrifice

• Aug 9, 2020

  Public Service Announcements, by CGP Grey

• Aug 8, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 17: Wisdom Power, not Willpower

• Aug 1, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 16: Mindfulness, The Cook, Donkeys carrying Beans

• Aug 1, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 15: Photos of Western Buddhist Monastic Gathering

• Jul 31, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 14: Sappāya; Knowing *that* you are doing things

• Jul 25, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 13: Released, Detached, Emancipated; Free from Boundaries

• Jul 21, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 12: Samana Culture, and Wanderer's Parks in Ancient India

• Jul 18, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 11: What is it that Matters Most?

• Jul 11, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 10: Desert Island Book, Psychic Powers

• Jul 4, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 9: Wealth management, and belief in Devas

• Jun 30, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Audio 3: Elevator Speech, and how to be more peaceful day-to-day?

• Jun 27, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 8: Metta in practice, and integrated into life: Cowherd Simile

• Jun 23, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Audio 2: Anatta, Bahiya, and Kalakarama

• Jun 20, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 7: Style of the Early Buddhist Texts

• Jun 13, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 6: Non-Elitism

• Jun 6, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 5: Friends, Space meditation

• May 24, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 4: Shouldn't meditation improve Morality?

• May 17, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 3: The Stories We Live By

• May 10, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 2: Womanly Strength

• May 7, 2020

  Dhamma Talk Video 1: Manly Strength

• Apr 26, 2020

  Live-Streamed Dhamma Talks

• Feb 27, 2020

  Favorite Meditation Instructions: 'The Cook' Sutta

• Feb 19, 2020

  Kalyana Mitta Video 2: Āyasmā Ariyadhammika

• Feb 19, 2020

  Kalyana Mitta Video 1: Bhikkhu Nanda

• Feb 12, 2020

  A Post-Social-Media Audience

• Feb 12, 2020

  Interview: Brother Leonard of Bodhi Heart Sanctuary

• Jan 16, 2020

  Dhamma Talk: The Reservoir

• Dec 29, 2019

  I Would Prefer That Facebook Not Own Buddhism

• Nov 25, 2019

  Anguttara Nikaya Favorites part 6: Texas Sharpshooter, and Hard-to-Categorize

• Nov 25, 2019

  Anguttara Nikaya Favorites part 5: For Laypeople

• Nov 25, 2019

  Anguttara Nikaya Favorites part 4: Unpopular and Under-Appreciated

• Nov 25, 2019

  Anguttara Nikaya Favorites part 3: Heavy

• Nov 25, 2019

  Anguttara Nikaya Favorites part 2: Inspiring

• Nov 25, 2019

  Anguttara Nikaya Favorites part 1: Humorous

• Nov 8, 2019

  Samyutta Nikaya Favorites

• Nov 7, 2019

  Open Letter to Sam Harris (on the nature of consciousness)

• Jul 17, 2019

  Intro to Early Buddhist Texts Video

• Mar 22, 2019

  Majjhima Nikaya Favorites part 2

• Mar 19, 2019

  Majjhima Nikaya Favorites part 1

• Feb 14, 2019

  Host It Yourself

• Nov 4, 2018

  Not All Internet Communications Need To Be Laced With Crack, You Know

• Jul 12, 2018

  Rains Retreat 2018

• Jul 11, 2018

  Switched to Jekyll

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