July 2, 2016 | 62 min.

The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety

Ajahn Pasanno

When we expect something that is impossible, and try to make something the way we think it should be rather than the way it is, we’re not making a problem of existence, we’re not making a problem of reality—we’re making a problem out of the inevitable. The world is like this. Human mind is like this. Existence is like this. We don’t need to add anxiety, fear, worry, or attachment and control. It’s just like this. It’s a really simple perspective that is really liberating. And it takes practice.

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July 2, 2016 | 62 min.

The Anxiety of Impermanence and the Impermanence of Anxiety

Ajahn Pasanno

When we expect something that is impossible, and try to make something the way we think it should be rather than the way it is, we’re not making a problem of existence, we’re not making a problem of reality—we’re making a problem out of the inevitable. The world is like this. Human mind is like this. Existence is like this. We don’t need to add anxiety, fear, worry, or attachment and control. It’s just like this. It’s a really simple perspective that is really liberating. And it takes practice.

June 22, 2013 | 8 min.

Explanation & Anumodanā Chant

Ajahn Pasanno

One of the fundamental standards of being a monastic is to rely on the generosity of others. The meal offering is a very concrete manifestation of that. There’s all these tables back there, full of food, but it’s actually your food. As monks, we’re not allowed to go pick it up and eat it—to graze alone—until it’s been formally offered. This makes for an interesting lifestyle. And it’s wonderful, being completely dependent on people’s goodness. So we get to have physical food, but it’s also really partaking of people’s goodness.

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June 22, 2013 | 8 min.

Explanation & Anumodanā Chant

Ajahn Pasanno

One of the fundamental standards of being a monastic is to rely on the generosity of others. The meal offering is a very concrete manifestation of that. There’s all these tables back there, full of food, but it’s actually your food. As monks, we’re not allowed to go pick it up and eat it—to graze alone—until it’s been formally offered. This makes for an interesting lifestyle. And it’s wonderful, being completely dependent on people’s goodness. So we get to have physical food, but it’s also really partaking of people’s goodness.

August 4, 2012 | 48 min.

Noticing the Natural World

Ajahn Pasanno

In order for nature to have an effect on us, we have to be mindful, and then whatever circumstance we’re in can be a source of insight or reflection. Even if it’s something very difficult, we can still use it as a means of mindfully applying attention, and draw those experiences into the heart. There’s a senior Thai monk who defined mindfulness as “that function of nature that takes the experiences of the senses and draws them into the heart.” It’s natural, but we do have to draw experiences into the heart to really absorb them and reflect on them. And that requires attentiveness to the world around us.

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August 4, 2012 | 48 min.

Noticing the Natural World

Ajahn Pasanno

In order for nature to have an effect on us, we have to be mindful, and then whatever circumstance we’re in can be a source of insight or reflection. Even if it’s something very difficult, we can still use it as a means of mindfully applying attention, and draw those experiences into the heart. There’s a senior Thai monk who defined mindfulness as “that function of nature that takes the experiences of the senses and draws them into the heart.” It’s natural, but we do have to draw experiences into the heart to really absorb them and reflect on them. And that requires attentiveness to the world around us.

May 1, 2011 | 61 min.

Stories of the Tudong Monks, part 1 of 3

Ajahn Pasanno

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May 1, 2011 | 61 min.

Stories of the Tudong Monks, part 1 of 3

Ajahn Pasanno