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Stand Strong Like the Trees, Ayya Medhanandi
Living in the forest, we are always aware of the trees. Patient, deep-rooted, even in fierce storms, they stand. So stand like the trees, committed a…
9 months ago
Trust in Pure Awareness, Ayya Nimmala
The Buddha encourages us to abandon the unwholesome and develop wholesomeness in our daily acts, words and thoughts. As we learn to trust in pure awa…
9 months, 1 week ago
What Is True Joy?, Ayya Medhanandi
What is true joy? All too soon, joy declines because of its nature to change, like all conditions of life. True joy is not an idea or belief in a per…
9 months, 1 week ago
Not Afraid to Love, Ayya Medhanandi
Do we know the truth of what we are? If not, how can we love unconditionally? When the heart abides in loving-kindness, the misery of fear, anger and…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Silent Homage – Guided Meditation, Ayya Medhanandi
The heart’s splendor is known in pure awareness – not tainted by any harmful thought or feeling. It is integrity itself – present now. Traverse from …
10 months ago
Arahants Have No Barnacles, Ayya Medhanandi
Anger and fear are perilous, flammable states of mind – like barnacles attached to a ship's hull that undermine its power to sail. So we call on wise…
10 months, 1 week ago
Refining Gold, Ayya Medhanandi
Just as one refines gold, we temper the restless thoughts and moods of the mind. We listen and deepen awareness in joyous silence, peaceful and benig…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
If You Want the Moon, Ayya Medhanandi
Between beauty and terror lies the Middle Way, at times crushing, at last – transcendent. Can we receive all of life with the pure love of awakened a…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
On the Threshold of Silence, Ayya Medhanandi
We are caught up in the world – as if we're in jail. But we are also on the threshold of silence wherein lies the key to pure, infinite, wordless pre…
11 months ago
A Gift for Everyone, Ayya Anuruddha
Our practice is a unique opportunity to develop our deepest potential for happiness as human beings. We use the skills of interior investigation with…
11 months, 1 week ago