Ajahn Sona 20 Years a Monk
Modern Psychology vs. Buddhist Psychology (1)
Modern Psychology vs. Buddhist Psychology (2)
Ajahn Sona
Sep 13, 2020
เสียงธรรม The Noble Eightfold Path / Ajahn Sona
ในห้อง 'Buddhist Audio' ตั้งกระทู้โดย supatorn, 9 ตุลาคม 2020.
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Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery (‘Birken’) is a Canadian Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Also known by its Pali name, ‘Sītavana‘ (translated as ‘cool forest grove’), the monastery provides a peaceful forest refuge for monastics and lay people who are seeking to deepen their understanding and practice of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path. Venerable Ajahn Sona serves as the monastery’s Abbot and senior monastic teacher. Born in Canada, with training in both the Sri Lankan and Thai forest traditions, Ajahn Sona’s teaching style weaves together ancient eastern wisdom with modern western sensibilities. Operating entirely off-grid, the monastery employs leading-edge clean technologies and is a model of green monasticism
Contact
Visit Enquiries:
bookings@birken.ca
General Enquiries:
meditate@birken.ca
Mailing Address:
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
7000 Smith Lake Forest Service Road
Knutsford, BC | V0E 2A0 | Canada
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Ajahn Soṇa is the monastery's founder and abbot.[1] Born in Canada in 1954, Ajahn Soṇa's background as a layperson is in classical guitar performance. His encounter with Buddhist wisdom as a young man initiated a spiritual journey that led him to become a lay hermit in the Coast Mountain region of BC for several years. He subsequently ordained as a Theravada monk in 1989 under Ven. Gunaratana, at the Bhavana Society in West Virginia, where his first years of training took place. Ven. Soṇa further trained for over three years at monasteries following Ajahn Chah in northeast Thailand, especially Wat Pah Nanachat. Upon his return to Canada in 1994 he helped found the original Birken Forest Monastery near Pemberton, BC and, as its spiritual guide, he has since led the monastery through each stage of its growth.
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Stages of Enlightenment
Ajahn Sona
Jul 30, 2019
Stages of Enlightenment, in the series of talks on The Noble Eightfold Path, The Tenfold Path, and The Four Noble Truths. Ajahn Sona podcast: https://anchor.fm/ajahn-sona | This episode: https://anchor.fm/ajahn-sona/episodes...
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Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (1): More than Just Awareness
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (2): Focused Attention, Panoramic Awareness
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (3): Objective Sense of the Body
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (4): The Body as Nature
Ajahn Sona
Premiered May 4, 2020
Talk 4 (of 9) in the 10-day Virtual Retreat given by Ajahn Sona at Birken Forest Monastery, May 2020.
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Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (5): Reengineering Perception
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (6): The Second Arrow
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (7): Moving Towards Lucidity
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (8): How to Attend Wisely
Virtual Mindfulness Retreat (9): Landing at the Luminous Destination
Ajahn Sona
May 9, 2020
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My Life, My Practice: Ajahn Sona in conversation with Pamutto Bhikkhu
Teatime at Birken: The Ten Perfections
Teatime at Birken: Illness Is No Surprise
Ajahn Sona
Apr 11, 2020
Teatime talk given by Ajahn Sona at Birken Forest Monastery on the topic of illness and loss during this time of the pandemic.
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Equanimity in the Time of the Pandemic
Jhāna (1): The Treasure Within
Jhāna (2): Samadhi Is Relief
Ajahn Sona
Aug 21, 2020
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Jhāna (3): Happiness which leads to Happiness
Jhāna (4): What's Between You & Jhāna?
Jhāna (5): A Pleasure Not To Be Feared
Jhana (6): Breath Meditation, In Depth
Ajahn Sona
Aug 2, 2020
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The Four Noble Truths
Ajahn Sona
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The Ten Perfections: Loving-kindness
The Ten Perfections: Equanimity or How To Be Cool
Ajahn Sona Teatime Q&A
Ajahn Sona
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Metta (2): Watching Ourselves Watching Others
Metta (4): The Quality of Mercy
Metta (5): Love Is Not Serious
Ajahn Sona
Oct 21, 2018
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Metta (6): Go Bless Yourself
Metta (7): Seven-day Silent Symphony
Metta (8): Pat Your Head, Rub Your Stomach
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Where Is the Buddha Now?
Ajahn Sona 32 Years a Monk - Part 1
Ajahn Sona
Oct 25, 2020
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The Rabbi and the Buddhist Monk
In conversation: Rabbi Shmuel Braun and Ajahn Sona, abbot of the Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery.
Back to the Shack
Natural Human and the Insane, Cruel Master
Ajahn Sona
Oct 28, 2020
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Ajahn Sona 32 Years a Monk - Part 2
Ajahn Sona 32 Years a Monk - Part 3
Ajahn Sona
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Vesak - The Buddha's Birthday: Dhamma Talk and Q&A with Ajahn Sona
Ajahn Sona
Vesak is the celebration of the birth, Enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, celebrated by Buddhists on the full moon of May. On this auspicious day, Ajahn Sona offers a Dhamma reflection and answers questions from around the world. Index:
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Vesak Dhamma Talk
24:07 - Q&A begins
24:17 - What makes the Buddha different as a religious figure; why are reflections on the Buddha's birth, Enlightenment and death helpful to us now? 31:50 - Many sculptures of the Buddha show him with a hand gesture of touching the earth. What is the significance of this?
36:21 - I have both positive and negative feelings around bowing. Why is it that it is appropriate in Asian culture, but seems strange in Western culture?
41:42 - My family does not connect to meditation, but would connect to the greater Buddhist message. What does it mean to celebrate the Buddha in our culture, in this time?
49:45 - Is there increased opportunity for one to grow in Dhamma practice as they age?
55:05 - Can you speak to the development of patience?
58:37 - If Buddhism is about happiness, why did the Buddha choose to frame his teaching around suffering?
1:01:50 - Are there skillful ways to face the possibilities of sickness, death and loss?
Ajahn Sona's new book: "Life is a Near Death Experience - Skills for Illness, Aging, Dying & Loss" Available on Amazon throughout the world:
Amazon.ca - http://bit.ly/LifeAmazonCA Amazon.com - http://bit.ly/LifeAmazonUS
Ajahn Sona Podcast: Apple - http://bit.ly/AppleAjSona
Spotify - http://bit.ly/SpotifyAjSona
Podbean - http://bit.ly/PodbeanAjSona
To support more virtual Dhamma from Birken Monastery, visit: https://birken.ca/support/
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Equanimity & Activism: Live Q&A with Ajahn Sona from Sun Peaks, BC
Ajahn Sona
Streamed live on Aug 8, 2021
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Maranasati: Buddhist Reflections on Death
Ajahn Sona
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Buddhist Cosmology (1): Space, Time and Being
Buddhist Cosmology (2): Asura Realm
Ajahn Sona
May 26, 2018
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