People often have the idea that one practices “concentration” to achieve “special meditative states of mind” called jhana, but Ajahn Sucitto points out that in fact jhana is a daily life practice of absorbing into the wholesomeness of nature that leads to the embodiment of samadhi – a unified state of the heart. This talk was offered on April 21, 2016 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.

Reflecting on his many years training under Ajahn Chah and twenty years as a bhikkhu, Joseph recollects themes of faith, gratitude, going against the grain, and the importance of the five precepts. This talk was offered on the occasion of Asāhḷā Pūjā.

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