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.
- May 2022
- 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 Practce
- 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