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AMARAVATI SUNDAY TALKS

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Description
CDs of teachings given during the Rains Retreat (in Summer) at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

List of CDs:

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery 2009 (DVD)
This MP3/DVD contains 138 talks given at Amaravati during 2009

and includes the following collections:-
- Winter Community Retreat
- Ajahn Sumedho September 13 Day Retreat
- Sunday Talks
- Vassa Community Retreat
- Wan Phra Talks
- Sunday Talks
Please note that you will need a PC or MP3 player to listen to these talks
Amaravati Sunday Talks 2008

01 The End of Doubt - Ajahn Sundara (63 mins.)
02 The End of Doubt Q&A - Ajahn Sundara (69 mins.)
03 The Means to a Full Life - Ajahn Vimalo (55 mins.)
04 The Means to a Full Life Q&A - Ajahn Vimalo (33 mins.)
05 Happiness & Its Causes - Ajahn Sumedho (65 mins.)
06 Happiness & Its Causes Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (57 mins.)
07 Resources & Renunciation - Ajahn Aryasilo (65 mins.)
08 Resources & Renunciation Q&A - Ajahn Aryasilo (73 mins.)
09 Good, Evil & The Way It Is - Ajahn Sumedho (63 mins.)
10 Good, Evil & The Way It Is Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (59 mins.)
11 Peace in A World of Conflict - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
12 Peace in A World of Conflict Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (45 mins.)
13 Being Busy Being Still - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
14 Being Busy Being Still Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (70 mins.)
15 Do We Need Religion - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
16 Do We Need Religion Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (30 mins.)
17 What Are Spiritual Friends For - Ajahn Gandhasilo (50 mins.)
18 What Are Spiritual Friends For Q&A - Ajahn Gandhasilo (37 mins.)
19 Is Hope an Illusion - Ajahn Sundara (61 mins.)
20 Is Hope an Illusion Q&A - Ajahn Sundara (52 mins.)
21 Why Bother It's All on The Internet - Ajahn Vajiro (48 mins.)
22 Why Bother It's All on The Internet Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro (46 mins.)
23 Suffering is The Door - Ajahn Sumedho (63 mins.)
24 Suffering is The Door Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
25 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Sumedho (65 mins.)
26 Gratitude to Parents Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho (44 mins.)
Amaravati Sunday Talks 2007

01 Here We Go Again - Ajahn Sumedho
02 Here We Go Again Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
03 Strategies for Loosening Attachments - Ajahn Jayanto
04 Strategies for Loosening Attachments Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
05 The Silence of the Immeasurable - Ajahn Sumedho
06 The Silence of the Immeasurable (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho
07 Doubt, Fear and Letting Go - Ajahn Sumedho
08 Doubt, Fear and Letting Go - Ajahn Sumedho
09 Freedom from Politics - Ajahn Sumedho
10 Freedom from Politics (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho
11 Appeareance vs Reality - Ajahn Sumedho
12 Appearance vs Reality Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
13 Renunciation within Society - Ajahn Vajiro
14 Renunciation within Society Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
15 Patience and Tolerance - Ajahn Vajiro
16 Patience and Tolerance Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
17 Making a Fortune - Ajahn Sumedho
18 Making a Fortune Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
19 Care of the Earth - Ajahn Sumedho
20 Care for the Earth Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
21 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Sumedho
22 Gratitude to Parents Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
23 Where is the End of the Path - Ajahn Sumedho
24 Where is the End of the Path Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
Amaravati Sunday Talks 2006

01 Why does the grass appear greener on the other side - Ajahn Sumedho
02 Why does the grass appear greener on the other side Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
03 Saying no without self - Ajahn Sumedho
04 Saying no without self Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
05 Interconnectedness, from a Buddhist perspective - Ajahn Sumedho
06 Interconnectedness, from a Buddhist perspective Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
07 Happiness is so simple - Ajahn Sumedho
08 Happiness is so simple Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
09 Wisdom in the face of the challenges of life - Ajahn Vajiro
10 Wisdom in the face of the challenges of life Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
11 Never mind death what about the deathless - Ajahn Sumedho
12 Never mind death what about the deathless Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
13 What is it all about - Ajahn Sundara
14 What is it all about Q&A - Ajahn Sundara
15 Being Nobody, Being Somebody - Ajahn Sundara
16 Being Nobody, Being Somebody Q & A - Ajahn Sundara
17 Meaning without words - Ajahn Sumedho
18 Meaning without words Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
19 True Love - Ajahn Sumedho
20 True Love Q&A - Ajahn Sumedho
21 Gratitude to parents - Ajahn Sumedho
Amaravati Sunday Talks 2005

01 Hasten Slowly - Ajahn Vimalo
02 Hasten Slowly Q&A - Ajahn Vimalo
03 Living at Peace in a World of Conflict Q&A - Ajahn Sundara
04 Making Sense of the Senses - Ajahn Vajiro
05 Making Sense of the Senses Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
06 Time and Timelessness - Ajahn Sundara
07 Time and Timelessness Q&A - Ajahn Sundara
08 World and Self Creation - Ajahn Vajiro
09 World and Self Creation Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
10 What's Important - Ajahn Vajiro
11 What's Important Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
12 9-11 and All That - Ajahn Candasiri
13 9-11 and All That Q&A - Ajahn Candasiri
14 Are There Any Shortcuts - Ajahn Vajiro
15 Are There Any Shortcuts Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
16 Waking Up - Ajahn Vajiro
17 Waking Up Q&A - Ajahn Vajiro
18 Knowing Our Limits and Going Beyond - Ajahn Sundara
19 Knowing Our Limits and Going Beyond Q&A - Ajahn Sundara
20 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Nyanarato
Amaravati Sunday Talks 2000 - 2003

01 Oceans of Good Action - Ajahn Sumedho
02 How to keep your head when all about you...
03 Embracing the Lovely - Ajahn Sumedho
04 Embracing the Unlovely - Ajahn Sumedho
05 Everything Falls Apart - Ajahn Sumedho
06 Life Is Like This - Ajahn Sumedho
07 Gratitude To Parents - Ajahn Sumedho
08 The World and The End of The World - Ajahn Sumedho
09 Ignorance as the Cause of Suffering - Ajahn Sumedho
10 True Happiness - Ajahn Sumedho
11 Love in a World Full of Hate - Ajahn Sumedho
12 Good Friend - Ajahn Candasiri
13 Social Thought, Speech & Action - Ajahn Candasiri
14 Stress - Ajahn Sumedho
15 Being Honest - Ajahn Sumedho
16 Love And Compassion - Ajahn Sumedho
17 Forgiving the Enemy - Ajahn Sumedho
18 Belief - Ajahn Sumedho
19 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Sumedho
Amaravati Sunday Talks 1995 - 2005 DVD

1995 Sunday Talks
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01 Life is Love - Ajahn Sumedho (54 mins.)
02 Life is Love 1985 (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (93 mins.)
03 All Suffering is Born of Desire - Ajahn Sumedho (44 mins.)
04 All Suffering is Born of Desire (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (74 mins.)
05 Freedom Now - Ajahn Viradhammo (49 mins.)
06 Freedom Now (Q&A) - Ajahn Viradhammo (30 mins.)
07 Greatest Teacher - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
08 Greatest Teacher (q&a) - Ajahn Sumedho (40 mins.)
09 Watch Your Mind - Ajahn Sumedho (57 mins.)
10 What Your Mind (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (49 mins.)
11 Surrender And Renunciation - Ajahn Viradhammo (52 mins.)
12 Surrender And Renunciation (Q&A) - Ajahn Viradhammo (40 mins.)

1996 Sunday Talks
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01 Birth Creation & Creativity - Ajahn Sumdho (59 mins.)
02 Birth Creation & Creativity Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (44 mins.)
03 Reflections On Emptiness - Ajahn Sumedho (64 mins.)
04 Reflections On Emptiness Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (39 mins.)
05 Aloneness Loneliness and Interconnectedness (Q&A) - Ajahn Viradhammo (72 mins.)
06 What is the Real Problem - Ajahn Sumedho (54 mins.)
07 What is the Real Problem Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
08 Mindfulness My Home - Ajahn Viradhammo (77 mins.)
09 Life is not an Easy Ride - Ajahn Viradhammo (90 mins.)
10 Life is not an Easy Ride Q and A - Ajahn Viradhammo (44 mins.)
11 Drink Tea, Touch Ground - Ajahn Viradhammo (61 mins.)
12 Approaching 2000 AD - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
13 Approaching 2000 AD Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (73 mins.)
14 What is it all About - Ajahn Viradhammo (77 mins.)

1997 Sunday Talks
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01 Being Afraid - Ajahn Sumedho (52 mins.)
02 Being Afraid (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (82 mins.)
03 Joy Admist Depression - Ajahn Sumedho (66 mins.)
04 Joy Admist Depression Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (55 mins.)
05 Generosity, A Path to Liberation - Ajahn Sumedho (45 mins.)
06 Generosity, A Path to Liberation Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (46 mins.)
07 Lonely in a Crowd - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
08 Lonely in a Crowd Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (87 mins.)
09 Why Worry - Ajahn Sumedho (63 mins.)
10 Why Worry Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (37 mins.)
11 Surviving Selflessly - Ajahn Viradhammo (73 mins.)
12 Ritual in Religion - Ajahn Viradhammo (84 mins.)
13 Love and Jealously - Ajahn Viradhammo (64 mins.)

1998 Sunday Talks
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01 Self And Awareness - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
02 Q & A Self And Awareness - Ajahn Sumedho (57 mins.)
03 The Gate to The Deathless - Ajahn Sumedho (70 mins.)
04 Q & A The Gate to The Deathless - Ajahn Sumedho (71 mins.)
05 Morality and Spirituality - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
06 Q & A Morality and Spirituality - Ajahn Sumedho (78 mins.)
07 Beauty, Goodness and Joy - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
08 Q & A Beauty, Goodness and Joy - Ajahn Sumedho (63 mins.)
09 Sentimentality, Cynicism & Empathy - Ajahn Viradhammo (40 mins.)
10 Q & A Sentimentality, Cynicism & Empathy - Ajahn Viradhammo (38 mins.)
11 Doom, Destruction, Death, Decay - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
12 Q & A Doom, Destruction, Death, Decay - Ajahn Sumedho (37 mins.)
13 Purification & Attainment - Ajahn Viradhammo (46 mins.)
14 Q & A Purification & Attainment - Ajahn Viradhammo (33 mins.)
15 Letting Go Is Not Rejecting - Ajahn Viradhammo (44 mins.)
16 Q & A Letting Go Is Not Rejecting - Ajahn Viradhammo (52 mins.)

1999 Sunday Talks
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01 Enlightenment is Now - Ajahn Sumedho (95 mins.)
02 Love & Emptiness - Ajahn Sumedho (93 mins.)
03 The Centre of the Mandala - Ajahn Sumedho (94 mins.)
04 Waking Up - Ajahn Sumedho (94 mins.)
05 Stopping Struggling - Ajahn Sumedho (94 mins.)
06 Letting Go Is Letting Be - Ajahn Sumedho (86 mins.)
07 Gratitude to Parents Day - Ajahn Sumedho (58 mins.)

2000 Sunday Talks
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01 Oceans of Good Action - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
02 How to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, and blaming it on you - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
03 Embracing the Lovely - Ajahn Sumedho (48 mins.)
04 Embracing the Unlovely - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
05 Everything Falls Apart - Ajahn Sumedho (58 mins.)
06 Life Is Like This - Ajahn Sumedho (59 mins.)
07 Gratitude To Parents - Ajahn Sumedho (66 mins.)

2001 Sunday Talks
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01 The World and The End of The World - Ajahn Sumedho (59 mins.)
02 The World and The End of The World Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (94 mins.)
03 Ignorance as the Cause of Suffering - Ajahn Sumedho (58 mins.)
04 Ignorance as the Cause of Suffering Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
05 True Happiness - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
06 True Happiness Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (79 mins.)
07 Social Thought, Speech & Action - Ajahn Candasiri (60 mins.)
08 Social Thought, Speech & Action Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (36 mins.)
09 Love And Compassion - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)

2002 Sunday Talks
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01 Getting the Most from Life - Ajahn Nyanarato (69 mins.)
02 Getting the Most from Life Q & A - Ajahn Nyanarato (76 mins.)
03 Freedom - Ajahn Vajiro (55 mins.)
04 Fearlessness - Ajahn Candasiri (56 mins.)
05 Responsibility - Ajahn Candasiri (58 mins.)
06 Responsibility Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (48 mins.)
07 Ordinary Miracles - Ajahn Candasiri (60 mins.)
08 Ordinary Miracles Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (33 mins.)

2003 Sunday Talks
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01 Love in a World Full of Hate - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
02 Love in a World Full of Hate Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
03 Good Friend - Ajahn Candasiri (54 mins.)
04 Good Friend Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (56 mins.)
05 Death and Immortality Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (89 mins.)
06 Stress - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
07 Stress Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (73 mins.)
08 Being Honest - Ajahn Sumedho (69 mins.)
09 Being Honest Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (64 mins.)
10 Forgiving the Enemy - Ajahn Sumedho (66 mins.)
11 Forgiving the Enemy Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (74 mins.)
12 Belief - Ajahn Sumedho (70 mins.)
13 Belief Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (91 mins.)
14 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
15 Gratitude to Parents Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (70 mins.)

2004 Sunday Talks
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01 Mirror of The Universe - Ajahn Sumedho (65 mins.)
02 Mirror of The Universe Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (70 mins.)
03 Ideas of How You Should Be - Ajahn Sumedho (71 mins.)
04 Ideas of How You Should Be Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (86 mins.)
05 Faith And Condfidence - Ajahn Vimalo (61 mins.)
06 Faith And Condfidence Q & A - Ajahn Vimalo (64 mins.)
07 Nothing That Supports Everything - Ajahn Sumedho (64 mins.)
08 Nothing That Supports Everything Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (72 mins.)
09 Unshakeable Deliverance of The Heart - Ajahn Sumedho (63 mins.)
10 Unshakeable Deliverance of The Heart Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (92 mins.)
11 To Much to Do - Ajahn Candasiri (53 mins.)
12 To Much to Do Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (74 mins.)
13 Touching The Void - Ajahn Candasiri (55 mins.)
14 Touching The Void Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (70 mins.)
15 How to Stop Thinking - Ajahn Sumedho (62 mins.)
16 How to Stop Thinking Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (67 mins.)
17 Creator of the World - Ajahn Sumedho (67 mins.)
18 Creator of the World Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (61 mins.)
19 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Sumedho (65 mins.)
20 Gratitude to Parents Q & A - Ajahn Sumedho (58 mins.)

2005 Sunday Talks
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01 Hasten Slowly - Ajahn Vimalo (68 mins.)
02 Hasten Slowly Q & A - Ajahn Vimalo (67 mins.)
03 Living at Peace in a World of Conflict Q & A - Ajahn Sundara (45 mins.)
04 Making Sense of the Senses - Ajahn Vajiro (56 mins.)
05 Making Sense of the Senses Q & A - Ajahn Vajiro (46 mins.)
06 Time and Timelessness - Ajahn Sundara (56 mins.)
07 Time and Timelessness Q & A - Ajahn Sundara (49 mins.)
08 World and Self Creation - Ajahn Vajiro (37 mins.)
09 World and Self Creation Q & A - Ajahn Vajiro (56 mins.)
10 What's Important - Ajahn Vajiro (45 mins.)
11 What's Important Q & A - Ajahn Vajiro (49 mins.)
12 9-11 and All That - Ajahn Candasiri (56 mins.)
13 9-11 and All That Q & A - Ajahn Candasiri (69 mins.)
14 Are There Any Shortcuts - Ajahn Vajiro (42 mins.)
15 Are There Any Shortcuts Q & A - Ajahn Vajiro (59 mins.)
16 Waking Up - Ajahn Vajiro (42 mins.)
17 Waking Up Q & A - Ajahn Vajiro (60 mins.)
18 Knowing Our Limits and Going Beyond - Ajahn Sundara (62 mins.)
19 Knowing Our Limits and Going Beyond Q & A - Ajahn Sundara (31 mins.)
20 Gratitude to Parents - Ajahn Nyanarato (60 mins.)

01 Life is Love - Ajahn Sumedho (54 mins.)
02 Life is Love 1985 (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (93 mins.)
03 All Suffering is Born of Desire - Ajahn Sumedho (44 mins.)
04 All Suffering is Born of Desire (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (74 mins.)
05 Freedom Now - Ajahn Viradhammo (49 mins.)
06 Freedom Now (Q&A) - Ajahn Viradhammo (30 mins.)
07 Greatest Teacher - Ajahn Sumedho (60 mins.)
08 Greatest Teacher (q&a) - Ajahn Sumedho (40 mins.)
09 Watch Your Mind - Ajahn Sumedho (57 mins.)
10 What Your Mind (Q&A) - Ajahn Sumedho (49 mins.)
11 Surrender And Renunciation - Ajahn Viradhammo (52 mins.)
12 Surrender And Renunciation (Q&A) - Ajahn Viradhammo (40 mins.)
Amaravati Sunday Talks 1986 - 1994 DVD

This DVD contains MP3 audio files of the series of Sunday Talks given at Amaravati between 1986 and 1994.
It is intended primarily for archival and research purposes. Consequently all the recorded talks which are audible have been included irrespective of the sound quality and some will not be of the same standard as those normally distributed by Dhamma Threads.

A text file containing a full list of the talks is included on the DVD

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