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| 209: Rootless Consciousness (Part 2) | 07 Nov 2025 | 00:44:52 | |
In this episode, we continue exploring rootless consciousness—states of awareness that arise without mental roots of greed, hatred, or delusion. Building on Part One, we dive deeper into the 18 types of rootless consciousness, grouped as unwholesome, wholesome, and functional. Each is shaped by three factors: its nature, feeling (pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral), and kind of consciousness. This talk shows how our sensory experiences—seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and thinking—reflect past karma, and how neutral or pleasant feelings arise from these subtle mental processes. It also examines rare forms of consciousness unique to enlightened beings, such as the smile-producing consciousness of the Buddha and arahants. Listen to gain a clearer understanding of how consciousness functions beneath the surface of everyday awareness, bridging theory and meditative insight on the path toward liberation. Website: | |||
| 208: Life Continuum (Bhavanga) | 03 Nov 2025 | 00:35:54 | |
This episode explores the Buddhist concept of bhavaṅga, or the “life continuum” — the stream of consciousness that connects one moment to the next, and even one life to another. It explains how our unique personalities at birth may arise from past lives, carried through this subtle flow of awareness. We also look at how consciousness operates between wakefulness and deep sleep, and how every perception — seeing, hearing, thinking — unfolds through a rapid series of thought moments. Using the vivid “falling mango” analogy, we uncover how these moments shape our experiences and generate karma. Tune in to understand how the mind’s hidden processes influence who we are and the path our lives take. Website: | |||
| 199: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 6) The Faculty of Wisdom | 14 Sep 2025 | 00:36:06 | |
In this episode, we explore the 25th and final beautiful mental factor — the Faculty of Wisdom (Paññindriya). Drawing from Buddhist teachings, we uncover the true meaning of paññā — “knowing rightly” — and how it differs from mere knowledge. Learn how wisdom arises through direct experience in meditation, dispels ignorance like light removing darkness, and serves as one of the five controlling faculties. This talk concludes our series on the 52 mental factors, explaining their nature, function, and how understanding them can transform both meditation practice and daily life. Website: | |||
| 106: Retreat Dhamma Talk 1: Taking Refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha | 08 Sep 2023 | 00:55:40 | |
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| 105: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 23: Aggregates and Grasping | 17 Jun 2023 | 00:48:08 | |
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| 104: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 22: Opportune Condition | 12 Jun 2023 | 00:33:39 | |
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| 103: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 21: Pure Vipassana Arahant | 26 May 2023 | 00:33:06 | |
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| 102: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 20: The Five Aggregates and Death | 19 May 2023 | 00:31:55 | |
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| 101: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 19: Correlation of the Three Dhammas | 12 May 2023 | 00:37:30 | |
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| 100: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 18: Summary of the Discourse of Dependent Origination | 05 May 2023 | 00:51:58 | |
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| 99: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 17: Connecting the Dots | 21 Apr 2023 | 00:53:46 | |
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| 98: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 16: Mass of Suffering and the Twelfth Factor | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:39:04 | |
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| 97: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 15: Rebirth and Aging & Death | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:40:00 | |
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| 198: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 5) Limitless Mental Factors (Appamaññā) | 04 Sep 2025 | 00:36:20 | |
In this episode, we explore the third subgroup of beautiful mental factors, known as the Limitless (Appamaññā). These mental states take all living beings as their object of focus and include loving-kindness (Mettā), compassion (Karunā), appreciative joy (Muditā), and equanimity (Upekkhā). From this group, we focus on compassion and appreciative joy — understanding their true nature, how they arise, and how easily they can be misunderstood or mixed with unwholesome states such as anger, sorrow, or attachment. Learn how Karunā means wishing to relieve others’ suffering without falling into sorrow or anger, and how Muditā means feeling genuine gladness for others’ success, free from envy or self-interest. Through mindful reflection and awareness, this teaching helps us cultivate a truly limitless heart — one that responds to the world with wisdom, balance, and compassion. Website: | |||
| 96: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 14: Life-Action and Rebirth | 24 Mar 2023 | 00:40:47 | |
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| 95: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 13: Overview of the First Nine Links | 17 Mar 2023 | 00:46:06 | |
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| 94: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 12: Grasping and Life-Action | 10 Mar 2023 | 00:35:29 | |
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| 93: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 11: Craving and Grasping | 03 Mar 2023 | 00:45:53 | |
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| 92: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 10: Feeling and Craving | 24 Feb 2023 | 00:53:55 | |
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| 91: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 9: Overview of the First Six Links | 17 Feb 2023 | 00:48:33 | |
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| 90: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 8: Mental Contact and Feeling | 10 Feb 2023 | 00:47:14 | |
| 89: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 7: Thought Process (Vithi) | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:44:51 | |
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| 88: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 6: Six Sense Bases and Mental Contact | 27 Jan 2023 | 00:39:43 | |
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| 87: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 5: Mind & Matter and Six Sense Bases | 20 Jan 2023 | 00:46:42 | |
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| 197: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 4) Abstinence | 27 Aug 2025 | 00:30:52 | |
In this episode, we explore the second subgroup of the beautiful mental factors — Abstinence (Vīrati). This group consists of three mental factors: Right Speech (Sammā Vācā), Right Action (Sammā Kammanta), and Right Livelihood (Sammā Ājīva). While these three also appear in the morality group of the Noble Eightfold Path, here we understand them as specific mental factors — wholesome states that arise when one volitionally refrains from unwholesome actions. We learn how:
The talk also explains three ways abstinence can occur:
Through understanding and mindfulness, we see how true abstinence purifies the mind, leading toward wisdom and liberation. Website: | |||
| 86: Dependent Origination Dhamma Talk 4: Consciousness and Mind & Matter | 13 Jan 2023 | 00:44:09 | |
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| 85: Dependent Origination: Dhamma Talk 3: Kamma Formation and Consciousness | 06 Jan 2023 | 00:31:46 | |
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| 84: Dependent Origination: Dhamma Talk 2: Ignorance and Kamma Formation | 30 Dec 2022 | 00:30:02 | |
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| 83: Dependent Origination: Dhamma Talk 1: Introduction | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:56:10 | |
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| 82: Short-Term Retreat 15: A Buddhist Journey and Objective | 16 Dec 2022 | 00:43:32 | |
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| 81: Short-Term Retreat 14: Three Kinds of Feeling and Mental Contact | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:49:35 | |
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| 80: Short-Term Retreat 13: Eighteen Elements and Mental Contact | 03 Dec 2022 | 00:54:40 | |
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| 79: Short-Term Retreat 12: Breaking-up of Mental Contact | 25 Nov 2022 | 00:47:15 | |
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| 78: Short-Term Retreat 11: Painful Feeling-Is it Body or Mind? | 18 Nov 2022 | 00:42:50 | |
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| 77: Short-Term Retreat 10: Right View vs Wrong View | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:42:25 | |
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| 196: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 3) Tranquility and Its Companions | 21 Aug 2025 | 00:37:48 | |
In this episode, we explore the third group of beautiful mental factors — twelve qualities that arise in six pairs, bringing harmony and balance to the mind. These include tranquility, lightness, softness, adaptability, healthiness, and straightness of both the mental body and consciousness. Each pair serves a specific purpose:
Together, these twelve factors refine and purify the mind, supporting deep meditation and wholesome consciousness. Website: | |||
| 76: Short-Term Retreat 9: Stepping Into Vipassana Domain | 04 Nov 2022 | 00:46:08 | |
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| 75: Short-Term Retreat 8: Purification by Overcoming Doubt | 28 Oct 2022 | 00:49:07 | |
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| 74: Short-Term Retreat 7: Right Aim & Self/Soul | 21 Oct 2022 | 00:49:30 | |
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| 73: Short-Term Retreat 6: Practice and Progress | 14 Oct 2022 | 01:01:18 | |
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| 72: Short-Term Retreat 5: Noble Paths vs Mental Defilements | 07 Oct 2022 | 00:49:40 | |
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| 71: Short-Term Retreat 4: Penetrating into the Practice | 30 Sep 2022 | 00:54:44 | |
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| 70: Short-Term Retreat 3: How to Practice Mindfulness-Insight Meditation (Overview) | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:57:30 | |
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| 69:Short-Term Retreat 2: Requisites of a Mindfulness-Insight Retreat | 16 Sep 2022 | 00:51:33 | |
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| 68: Short-Term Retreat 1: Benefits of Listening to Dhamma Talks | 09 Sep 2022 | 00:46:06 | |
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| 67: The 4th Noble Truth: (Part 4: Wisdom Group) The Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of Suffering | 31 Aug 2022 | 01:00:31 | |
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| 195: Beautiful Mental Factors 'Sobhana Cetasika' (Part 2) The Seven Guardians of the Mind | 18 Aug 2025 | 00:32:36 | |
In this episode, we continue exploring the beautiful mental factors with a focus on the next five: moral shame (hiri), moral dread (ottappa), non-greed (alobha), non-anger (adosa), and equanimity (tatra-majjhattatā). These qualities serve as the guardians of the world, protecting us and society from moral decay and imbalance. We learn how moral shame and dread guide ethical behavior, how non-greed and non-anger nurture generosity and loving-kindness, and how equanimity brings balance and peace to the mind. Together with faith and mindfulness from the previous talk, these seven factors form the foundation of a wholesome, harmonious life — both individually and collectively. Website: | |||
| 66: The 4th Noble Truth: (Part 3: Concentration Group) The Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of Suffering | 24 Aug 2022 | 01:00:31 | |
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| 65: The 4th Noble Truth: (Part 2: Morality Group) The Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of Suffering | 17 Aug 2022 | 00:38:34 | |
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| 64: The 4th Noble Truth: (Part 1: Noble Eightfold Path) The Truth of the Path leading to the Cessation of Suffering | 10 Aug 2022 | 00:46:03 | |
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