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 2021
- 27 Secluded from Sensuality
- 26 One Task with Many Facets
- 24 In Long, Out Short
- 23 Into the Cave with the Tiger
- 22 Look in the Mirror
- 21 Meaning Through Perfections
- 20 Defiant Like the Buddha
- 19 Breathing to Awakening
- 17 How to Leave Meditation
- 16 Reflecting on Karma
- 15 Commit & Reflect
- 14 Stillness & Clear Seeing
- 13 Goodwill Basics
- 12 The Mind Comes First
- 11 Success with Breathing
- 11 Readings: Ajaan Mun
- 10 What You Sense Directly
- 09 First Principles
- 07 Respect for the Path
- 06 At Play
- 05 Thinking & Not Thinking
- 04 A Cocoon of Energy
- 03 Self Bypassing
- 02 There Is This
- 01 No-Tech Meditation
- October 2021
Full month zip- 31 With This Body, This Mind
- 29 Joyous Endurance
- 27 Fix Your Views
- 26 Developing the Heart
- 24 Anumodana for the Kathina
- 24 The Buddha’s Currency
- 23 A Handful of Leaves
- 22 Shame & Compunction
- 21 A Monument for the Mind
- 20 Gathering Noble Wealth
- 19 You Have a Fascinating Mind
- 18 Virtue & Right View
- 16 Quiet in an Unquiet World
- 15 Lavish Goodwill
- 13 Passion for Nostalgia
- 12 Pain
- 11 Learning How to Learn
- 10 Put Your Knowledge Away
- 09 Don’t Fear the Pleasure of Concentration
- 08 The Right Time at the Right Place
- 06 The Power of Present Karma
- 05 Stagnant Water Stories
- 04 Heightened Virtue
- 03 Single-minded
- 02 Potentials for Energy
- 01 Pay Careful Attention
- September 2021
- Full month zip
- 29 Anger
- 28 Skilled in Aims
- 27 Intelligent Effort
- 26 The Uses of Concentration
- 25 Meditation as a Skill
- 24 Your Breath, Your Territory
- 21 The Power of the Mind
- 20 The Joy of Heedfulness
- 19 Building Concentration
- 17 Always Observe Your Mind
- 15 Realities Right Here
- 14 Directed Thoughts, Random Thoughts
- 13 Purifying Gold
- 12 The Raft
- 11 Non-verbal Discernment
- 10 The World Offers No Shelter
- 08 Tap, Tap, Tap
- 07 Keep Your Spirits Up
- 06 Every Little Bit Counts
- 04 Into Position
- 03 The Light of the World
- 01 Focus on Your Skill
- August 2021
- Full month zip
- 31 Noble Right Concentration
- 30 Right Effort & Right Mindfulness
- 27 To Develop the Mind
- 25 Right Action & Right Livelihood
- 24 Right Resolve & Right Speech
- 23 Right View & Right Resolve
- 21 A Safe Space Inside
- 20 Determined Goodwill
- 18 Delighting the Mind
- 17 The Buddha’s Narratives & Yours
- 16 In Line with the Dhamma
- 14 The Buddha’s Conventions
- 13 Admirable Friendship
- 10 Helping Others
- 09 Mindfulness Immersed in the Body
- 07 Potentials
- 06 Tranquility, Insight, & Concentration
- 04 Saying No to Distraction
- 03 A Mind Bigger Than the World
- 02 To Comprehend Craving
- July 2021
- Full month zip
- 31 Verified Confidence
- 30 The Not-self Discourse
- 29 Dhamma in Vinaya
- 28 A Refuge in Mindfulness
- 27 Controlling
- 26 The Mind’s Ostinato
- 25 Restraint (outdoors)
- 25 Harmony
- 24 Asalha Puja
- 23 The Power of the Mind
- 21 Evaluation
- 20 Savor Your Breath
- 19 All Four Tetrads at Once
- 18 Focused on Your Duties (outdoors)
- 17 Something New
- 16 Think
- 15 Delight
- 14 Attachment to the Body
- 13 Endurance & Equanimity
- 12 Respect for the Triple Training
- 11 To Go Well
- 10 Distinctions That Make a Difference
- 09 In a Rut
- 08 When You’ve Played Enough With the Breath
- 07 Meaning & Importance
- 06 How to Read the Dhamma
- 05 Against the Grain
- 04 Stop & Think (Reading of Ajaan Lee)
- 04 Rightly Directed (outdoors)
- 03 The Missing Fabrication
- 02 A Separate Self
- 01 A Sucker for Random Memories
- June 2021
- Full month zip
- 30 Companions in Aging, Illness & Death
- 29 Why Limit Yourself?
- 27 The Intelligence of Restraint
- 27 One Thing at a Time (outdoors)
- 26 Properties of Body & Mind
- 25 Teaching Old Selves New Tricks
- 24 Mindworms
- 23 A Refuge Bigger Than the World
- 22 The Primacy of the Mind (2)
- 21 The Primacy of the Mind (1)
- 20 Your Default Settings
- 19 Resilience Plus
- 18 Mindfulness of Death
- 17 Pride, Good & Bad
- 16 Responsible
- 15 Responsibilities
- 14 Sitting & Walking
- 13 A Diffuse Light
- 10 Heedfulness Is Auspicious
- 09 Body Contemplation
- 07 Goodwill as a Guardian
- 05 Recollection of the Buddha
- 04 For the Sake of the Deathless
- 02 Happy About Kamma
- 01 Staying on Track
- May 2021
- Full month zip
- 31 Chanting on Your Own
- 29 Evaluation
- 28 To Be Sure
- 28 The Work Is Inside (fragment)
- 26 Visakha Puja : Shaking the Earth
- 25 Not-self
- 24 Stress
- 22 Inconstancy
- 21 Unhindered at Death
- 19 Truths That Are Noble
- 18 Calming Mental Fabrication
- 17 The Buddha on How to Think
- 15 The Allure of Self
- 14 Realization (Reading of Ajaan Fuang)
- 12 The Power of the Will
- 11 A Tilted Mind
- 10 Renunciate Grief
- 08 A Network of Goodness
- 07 Sensitive to Fabrication
- 05 Undefeated Goodwill
- 04 Mud Houses
- 03 Practice in Dying Well
- 02 The Care & Feeding of the Mind (Reading of Ajaan Lee)
- 01 Customs of the Noble Ones
- April 2021
- Full month zip
- 30 Goodwill for Safety
- 29 The Buddha’s Program
- 28 As Days & Nights Fly Past, Fly Past
- 27 Perceptions for Shaping the Mind
- 26 Circumspection
- 25 Coming Home (Reading of Ajaan Lee)
- 24 The Courage to Set Yourself Free
- 22 Meditation as a Skill
- 21 Positive Right Speech
- 20 Opting Out
- 19 Issues
- 18 Your Ancestral Territory
- 17 Virtue, Concentration, Discernment
- 16 On the Surface of Things
- 14 For a Routine That Isn’t Routine
- 13 Brahmaviharas at the Breath
- 12 Borrowed Goods
- 11 Treasure at Hand (outdoors)
- 10 Lessons from Concentration
- 07 In the Mood
- 06 Clinging
- 05 Reading: Ajaan Suwat
- 03 Do You Want to Escape Becoming?
- 02 What to Forget
- March 2021
- Full month zip
- 31 Conditioning for the End of Conditioning
- 30 Equanimity on the Path
- 29 Calm & at Ease
- 28 The Joy of Persistence
- 27 The Field Hospital
- 24 A True Man of No Rank
- 23 Appropriate Attention
- 22 Mindfulness over Time
- 21 A Concentration Checklist
- 20 Refreshment
- 19 Analysis of Dhammas
- 17 All Fabrications Are Stressful
- 16 Food Insecurity
- 15 Going Through the Day
- 13 Lean into the Present
- 12 A Slave to Craving
- 11 Self-Doubt
- 10 A Safe Place
- 09 Doubt
- 08 Restlessness & Anxiety
- 07 Drowsiness
- 06 When Your Will is Ill
- 05 Learning from Sensual Desire
- 03 A Refuge in Quiescence
- 02 A Cure for the Sluggish Mind
- 01 The Dhamma Without Price
- February 2021
- Full month zip
- 27 The Three Perceptions as Tools
- 26 The Lightened Mind
- 25 One Person
- 24 How to Be Self-centered
- 23 Tenacity
- 22 Work With It
- 20 Determination
- 19 Warm Your Heart
- 17 Be Heedful & Think
- 16 No Who or Where
- 15 Heedful of Ruts in the Mind
- 13 Training Your Inner Teacher
- 12 How to Read Yourself
- 11 Solving Real Problems
- 10 Brahmavihāras & Noble Truths
- 09 The Six Properties
- 07 Immersed in the Body
- 06 Steps in Concentration
- 05 Three Weapons
- 03 The Buddha Aimed High
- 02 In Accordance with the Dhamma
- 01 Older than the Cosmos
- January 2021
- Full month zip
- 30 A Good-natured Attitude
- 29 The Dhamma Points Inside
- 28 A Heart Wider than the World
- 27 Skills Needed at Death
- 26 The Brightness of Life
- 23 Steering the Raft
- 22 Not-self for the Sake of Happiness
- 21 Dhammacentric
- 20 Push Yourself
- 19 Riding an Elephant to Catch Grasshoppers
- 18 Goodwill for Free
- 17 In Search of What Is Skillful
- 16 Maintained by Fabrication
- 14 Energizing Your Meditation
- 13 An Island Above the Flood
- 12 Dignity in the Face of Hardship
- 11 Don’t Just Do It
- 10 Stay Centered
- 08 To Be Worthy of the Dhamma
- 07 Going Out of Your Way
- 06 Compassion for People on Fire
- 05 Mindfulness + Discernment = Intelligence
- 04 The Reflective Self
- 02 Make the Most of Right Now
- 01 A Radiant Practice
