Ajahn Punnadhammo’s Dharma Talks

Ajahn Punnadhammo has been studying and practicing Buddhism since 1979 and was ordained in Thailand in the forest tradition of Ajahn Chah (novice ordination Feb. 1991, higher ordination Feb. 1992). Between 1990 and 1995 he was based at Wat Pah Nanachat, Thailand. Punnadhammo is a Canadian, born Michael Dominskyj in Toronto in 1955. He began studying the Dhamma under Kema Ananda, the founder and first teacher at the Arrow River Center.

2021-04-10 Understanding Terminology 46:21 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-04-03 Right Effort – Shaping the Mind 39:26 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-03-28 Worse Than Death 31:40 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-03-21 The Nature of Time 36:22 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-03-14 The Three Characteristics 41:38 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-03-07 Ajahn Chah – Whatever 23:00 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-02-28 A Guide To The Precepts 45:21 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-02-21 Think Of This Life As A Past Life 33:59 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-02-14 Using Language Precisely 34:02 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-02-07 The Nature Of Dukkha 25:33 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-01-31 The Importance of Courage 29:03 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-01-24 Be Mindful Of Your Emotional States 32:21 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-01-17 Understanding The Nature Of Thought 30:51 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-01-10 Right View – The First Path Factor 32:07 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2021-01-03 Knowledge and Wisdom 25:19 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-12-27 Some Thoughts on Vipassana 40:50 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-12-20 Samatha Meditation Revisited 43:33 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-12-13 Mindfulness of the Body 43:30 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-12-09 The Seven Factors of Awakening 34:25 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-11-29 Some Characteristics of Upekkha 29:51 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-11-22 The Root of Conditioned Existence 39:08 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-11-15 The Brahma Viharas 28:07 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-11-08 Buddhist Ordination 33:00 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-11-01 Moha, Lobha, Dosa – The Three Root 31:48 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-10-24 Upadana – Clinging 33:25 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-10-17 Empathy and Buddhist Ethics 23:42 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-10-10 Manifestation Of Defilements 25:34 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-10-03 Sleeping and Dreaming 27:04 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-09-26 The Eightfold Path 31:41 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-09-19 The Second Noble Truth 33:31 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-09-12 Managing Your Suffering 31:38 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-09-05 Seeking the Middle Way 30:45 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-08-29 Constructing Reality 31:38 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-08-15 The Zen of Firewood 18:53 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-08-08 The Factors of Awakening 39:21 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-08-01 The Emptiness Of The Five Aggregates 37:27 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-07-25 Four Qualities Good And Bad 29:35 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-07-18 Dealing with Fear 25:25 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-07-11 The Fundamentals Of Sila 29:45 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-07-04 The Mere Reality Of Being Sentient 27:01 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-06-27 Our Attitude Towards Meditation 27:50 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-06-20 Vipassana Meditation 34:09 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-06-14 Talking About Emptiness 29:37 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-06-07 Upanisa Sutta 21:48 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-05-31 Western vs Buddhist Psychology 34:07 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-05-24 Time and Space 30:23 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-05-17 Practice Outside Of Formal Meditation 34:28 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-05-10 Postures In Meditation 35:03 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-05-03 The Hindrances and Jhana Factors 29:25 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-04-26 Simplify and Purify 23:22 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-04-19 The Three Refuges 31:44 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-04-12 Contemplation of Devas 42:30 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-04-05 Trapped in a Small Space 7:33 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-03-29 Stay in the Clear Knowing 20:55 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-03-22 We’re All Going to Die 22:33 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-03-15 Some Aspects Of Equanimity 27:08 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-03-08 Vipassana is not Psychoanalysis 26:53 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-03-01 The Nature of Conditioned Phenomena 24:09 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-02-24 Chakra Or Sensual Heavens Meditation 36:15 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-02-19 The Question Of Birth & Death 34:04 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-02-16 Abhidhamma Analysis of Consciousness 39:21 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-02-09 Space Time And Reality 28:53 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-02-02 The Wings of Awakening 31:32 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-01-26 The Ten Samyojjana 32:09 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-01-19 Some Basics Of Meditation Practice 32:32 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-01-12 Search Within Thine Own Mind 34:05 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2020-01-05 Forms of Tanha 32:48 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-31 The Tale of the Middle Mango 28:06 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-29 The Five Khandhas (Aggregates) 49:08 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-22 Your Mental State – Your Choice! 22:21 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-18 Who Was The Buddha? 38:41 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-15 Dwelling In The Brahma Viharas 27:47 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-08 Mai Na – Whatever 23:57 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-12-01 Characteristics of Kamma 37:36 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-11-24 Finding a Calm Place 26:25 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-11-20 Seeing Reality 32:48 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-11-17 Walking the Path of Dhamma 34:06 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-11-10 The Quality of Saddha 19:40 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-11-03 Meditation on Chakras 49:19 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-11-03 Meditation on Chakras 49:19 Download Listen This talk was given at Arrow River Forest Hermitage and is similar to the talk and meditation he gave at Common Ground on October 18. Common Ground Meditation Center :  Monthly Guest Dharma Talk

2019-10-27 Sankharas (Formations) 26:30 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-10-18 Understanding and Transforming our Heart & Mind: How the Early Buddhist World View Informs the Buddha’s Path of Awakening today – Talk 68:26 Download Listen Common Ground Meditation Center :  Monthly Guest Dharma Talk

2019-10-18 Understanding and Transforming our Heart & Mind: How the Early Buddhist World View Informs the Buddha’s Path of Awakening today – Introduction and Meditation 17:01 Download Listen Common Ground Meditation Center :  Monthly Guest Dharma Talk

2019-10-14 Monday PM Dhamma Talk 36:53 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-13 Sunday PM Dhamma Talk 53:20 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-13 Sunday AM Instructions 5:07 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-12 Saturday PM Dhamma Talk 52:55 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-12 Saturday AM Instructions 10:03 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-11 Friday PM Dhamma Talk 47:46 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-11 Friday AM Instructions 46:30 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-10 Thursday PM Dhamma Talk 54:39 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-10 Thursday AM Instructions 4:57 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-09 Wednesday PM Dhamma Talk 43:10 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-09 Wednesday AM Instructions 10:42 Download Listen Madison Insight Meditation Group :  Knowing the Mind

2019-10-05 Not-Self 27:43 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-09-28 The Need for Grounding 16:57 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-09-21 Variations on Meditation 36:48 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-09-14 Uncomplicating the Mind 28:04 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-09-08 Paritta Chanting by the North American Abbots 15:52 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage

2019-08-31 History And Importance Of The Sangha 35:22 Download Listen Arrow River Forest Hermitage