Recorded at Brahmavihara Buddhist Monastery, Malaysia, given to an audience of about 30, here are the recorded audio-only Dhamma Talks (Tip: tap and hold to “Download link”, or right click to “Save Link As…“). The residential meditation retreat was from July 12 to 20th, 2025.

Day 8: Sat July 19th AM Topics:

  • removing defilements progressively, samadhi, insight, vipassana,

  • Downloadable 33-minute 22MB .mp3 Q & A


  • Sutta Reference:

    • AN3.101 - “The Soil Remover” has rare mention of types of increasingly subtle defilements:

    when a bhikkhu is devoted to the higher mind, (1) there are in him gross defilements: bodily, verbal, and mental misconduct. An earnest, capable bhikkhu abandons, dispels, terminates, and obliterates them. When this has been done, (2) there remain in him middling defilements: sensual thoughts, thoughts of ill will, and thoughts of harming. An earnest, capable bhikkhu abandons, dispels, terminates, and obliterates them. When this has been done, (3) there remain in him subtle defilements: thoughts about his relations, thoughts about his country, and thoughts about his reputation.

  • Downloadable 19-minute 13MB .mp3 Q & A


  • Downloadable 8-minute 5MB .mp3 Guided meditation on Lovingkindness


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