Evening Dhamma Talks
Current Year
These talks were given by Thanissaro Bhikkhu during the evening meditation sessions at Metta Forest Monastery.
The full archive of talks back to the year 2000 is also available to search, stream or download. Transcripts of most of the talks are also available there.
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And on Google Podcasts- November 2022
- 21 Training in Commitment & Reflection
- 20 Chanting Before Meditation
- 19 A Strong Sense of Self
- 18 Timeless Practice
- 17 Bases of Success
- 15 The Power of Intention
- 15 Friends with the Breath
- 14 Issues of Control
- 13 Here to Learn
- 12 Tranquility & Insight
- 11 Feeding on Right Resolve
- 10 To Sustain Your Practice
- 09 Selfing and Not-selfing
- 08 Not Getting What You Want
- 08 Driving Lessons
- 07 Making Yourself Worthy of Trust
- 06 Your Own World to Explore
- 05 Don’t Take This Breath for Granted
- 04 Determined to Make a Difference
- 03 Forest Bathing
- 02 Explore & Experiment
- 01 Admirable Intentions
- October 2022
Full month zip- 23 Becomings
- 22 Happily on the Path
- 21 Take Heart
- 20 As Days & Nights Fly Past
- 19 The Truth of Perceptions
- 17 Mindful of the Buddha’s Shoulds
- 16 Right Here in the Present
- 15 Delight in the Breath
- 14 Put Down Your Burdens
- 12 Discernment in Concentration
- 11 Fluent in Breath
- 10 The Desire for Freedom
- 09 Forever Be Well? (outdoors)
- 08 A Fever in the Breath
- 07 The River Gauge
- 05 You’ve Got a Friend
- 04 The Skills of Meditation
- 03 Questioning Your Conviction
- 02 Cooking Skills (outdoors)
- 01 Weathering Karma Storms
- September 2022
- Full month zip
- 30 The Role of the Observer
- 29 De-domesticated
- 28 Where You Set Your Heart
- 26 Meditation as Play
- 25 Not the Predictable Thing
- 24 Trusting Yourself
- 23 The Desire for Things to Be Different
- 22 Not Resolved on Self
- 21 Four Noble Truths to One
- 20 The Long-distance Meditator
- 19 Coping & Beyond Coping
- 09 The World Does Not Endure
- 06 On Good Terms
- 05 Things as They Function
- 03 A Good, Independent Self
- 02 Training Your Inner Teacher
- 01 Training Your Selves
- August 2022
- Full month zip
- 31 Treasure Island
- 30 How to Look, How to Listen
- 29 Customs of the Noble Ones
- 28 To Have a Purpose (outdoors)
- 26 Quite Secluded from Sensuality
- 25 Your Hair Is on Fire
- 24 Location, Location
- 23 Learning Right Speech
- 22 It’s What You Give
- 21 Equanimity as a Skill (outdoors)
- 20 Right Here Where the Buddha Sat
- 19 Wild Horses
- 18 Papañca
- 16 Joy in Getting It Right
- 15 Training the Whole Mind
- 14 I Will Grow Different (outdoors)
- 14 Dealing With the Heat
- 13 Sense Pleasures & Sensuality
- 12 Meditation Is a Moral Act
- 11 Resolute
- 09 The Origination of Suffering
- 08 The Unamusement Park
- 06 Dependence
- 05 The Fortress
- 04 Stretch Your Mind
- 02 Constructing & Deconstructing
- July 2022
- Full month zip
- 31 Endurance with a Purpose (outdoors)
- 30 To Comprehend Food
- 28 Goodwill & Equanimity, Inside & Out
- 27 Intelligent Respect
- 26 Even Animals Can Be Trained
- 25 An Auspicious Day
- 24 Body, Feelings, Mind (outdoors)
- 22 The Graduated Discourse
- 20 Tough Goodwill
- 19 Doubts
- 18 The Not-self Discourse
- 17 Noble Happiness (outdoors)
- 16 Appropriate Attention Always
- 15 Think
- 14 Harmony
- 13 Asalha Puja: Listen Well
- 12 Feeding on Ardency
- 11 Streams of Anger
- 10 Karma & Anatta (outdoors)
- 09 For the Cessation of Dukkha
- 08 Discernment All Along
- 07 A Fortress Mentality
- 05 Immersed in the Body
- 04 Independence
- 03 A Healthy Self (outdoors)
- 02 Right but Wrong
- June 2022
- Full month zip
- 22 Meticulousness
- 21 The Dhamma Is in the Method
- 20 Investigative Work
- 19 Simple Things (outdoors)
- 16 The Gift of Speech
- 14 Determined Goodwill
- 13 Square One
- 12 Protected Through Mindfulness (outdoors)
- 11 Farming Your Body & Mind
- 09 Patient & Inquisitive
- 08 The Pursuit of Excellence
- 07 Obsessive Thinking
- 06 Together but Separate
- 05 Making an Effort (outdoors)
- 02 Wise Goodwill
- 01 Meaning & Becoming
- May 2022
- Full month zip
- 31 Kill Your Anger
- 30 A Memorial to Your Life
- 29 Confidence
- 29 A Refuge in the Dhamma (outdoors)
- 27 Mindful of Your Potentials
- 26 Categorical Truths
- 24 Shoulds & Desires
- 23 Equanimity in Heart & Mind
- 22 A Path under the Trees (outdoors)
- 21 Perfection in an Imperfect World
- 20 Intention & Attention
- 19 Don’t Hang Around Your Corpse
- 18 Choices
- 17 Discernment
- 15 The Treasure of Virtue (outdoors)
- 15 Audacious & Undaunted
- 14 Ajaan Fuang’s Stories
- 13 The Right Touch
- 11 Learning from the Triple Training
- 10 In the Elephant’s Footprint
- 09 Acceptance & Equanimity
- 08 Five Precepts, Five Virtues (outdoors)
- 07 In Touch with Your Fabrications
- 06 On an Even Keel
- 05 Gladdening the Mind
- 04 Appreciating the State of Peace
- 03 Ironclad Technique vs. No Technique
- April 2022
- Full month zip
- 24 Remembering Ajaan Lee (outdoors)
- 23 Admirable in the Beginning, Middle, & End
- 22 The Committee of the Mind
- 21 Right Next to Ignorance
- 20 Respect for What’s Noble
- 19 Countercultural Conditioning
- 17 Friends & Enemies (outdoors)
- 16 Crossing the Ocean
- 15 Mindfulness Gets Intimate
- 14 Alighting on the Dhamma
- 13 Putting Out the Flame
- 12 Still
- 10 A Refuge in Mindfulness (outdoors)
- 09 Dwelling in Emptiness
- 09 A Solid Center Inside (outdoors)
- 08 Succeeding at Happiness
- 07 Hold on to Right View
- 05 In Accordance with the Dhamma
- 04 Moods Are Not-self
- 03 In Gratitude: Ajaan Suwat
- 02 Your Actions Are Yours
- 01 Responsible
- March 2022
- Full month zip
- 30 Your Sketches vs. the Buddha’s
- 29 Look Around
- 28 Working from Home
- 27 Heedful of Goodness (outdoors)
- 26 Think Outside the Ruts
- 25 Skillful Fear
- 24 Bringing Daily Life into the Practice
- 22 Deep Time
- 21 Understanding Aggregates
- 20 Protecting the Mind from Itself
- 19 Suffering Comes from Those You Love
- 18 Concentration Work
- 17 Protection in All Directions
- 16 Disenchantment
- 14 Fear of Death
- 13 The Perfection of Truth (outdoors)
- 12 Surveying the World
- 11 Lessons from the Buddha’s Awakening
- 10 Turtle Mind
- 09 The Perception of Inconstancy
- 07 The Complexity of Pain
- 06 In Charge of Your Moods (outdoors)
- 05 To Comprehend Pain
- 04 Clinging Aggregates In Context
- 02 Metacognition
- February 2022
- Full month zip
- 24 The Need for Goodwill
- 22 Dichotomies
- 21 The Buddha’s Compassion
- 20 The Missing Truth (outdoors)
- 19 Happy to Be Here
- 18 Safety All Around
- 17 Karma Storms
- 16 Heightened Skillfulness
- 15 Friendship Leading to Seclusion
- 14 Focus on Your Intentions
- 13 Developing Discernment
- 12 To Go Where You’ve Never Gone Before
- 11 A Dhamma Bucket List
- 09 Heedfulness All the Way Through
- 08 There’s Work to Be Done
- 07 In Accordance with the Dhamma
- 05 Clearing Your Space
- 04 Determined to Be Happy
- 02 The Economy of Goodness
- 01 Potentials Past & Present
- January 2022
- Full month zip
- 31 In Memoriam
- 30 Not Pained by Pain
- 29 The Strengths of Heedfulness
- 28 Priorities in Life
- 27 Trust in the Process
- 26 The Wisdom of Restraint
- 24 Learning by Doing
- 23 Intrigued by the Breath
- 22 Great Expectations
- 21 Samvega
- 20 The Psychology of Harmlessness
- 19 A Tale of Two Kings
- 18 Conviction & Focus
- 17 As They’ve Come to Be
- 15 Equanimity & More
- 12 Metta Math
- 11 Mindfulness the Seamstress
- 10 Wearing the Breath
- 08 Ready for Anything
- 07 Worthy of the Dhamma
- 05 Success
- 04 The Right Piece in the Right Puzzle
- 03 Hope
- 02 To Comprehend Suffering
- 01 Where the Mind & the Body Meet
