Bhante Henepola Gunaratana’s Dharma Talks – Part Ii

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is the founding abbot of the Bhavana Society. Born in rural Sri Lanka, he has been a monk since age 12 and took full ordination at age 20 in 1947. He came to the United States in 1968. “Bhante G” (as he is fondly called by his students) has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English and its companion Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness. Bhante G regularly leads retreats on vipassana, mindfulness, metta (Loving-friendliness), concentration, and other topics both at the Bhavana Society and elsewhere.

2016-10-03 2016 Metta Retreat : Q&A : Samanera Jayantha 1:12:25 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Metta Retreat

2016-10-03 2016 Metta Retreat : Various Aspects of Metta : Samanera Jayantha 53:24 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Metta Retreat

2016-09-23 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Upekka – Bhante Pannaratana 59:51 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-23 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Day 5 Q&A – Bhante Pannaratana 65:48 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-20 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Dhamma Vicaya – Samanera Jayantha 42:20 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-20 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Day 2 Q&A – Samanera Jayantha 66:48 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-19 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Sati – Bhante G 59:44 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-19 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Q&A – Bhante G 54:17 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-19 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Day 1 meditation Instructions – Bhante G 22:14 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Bojjhanga Retreat

2016-09-18 2016 Bojjhanga Retreat – Introduction, Precepts, and Guided Meditation 38:01

 

2016-08-08 Bhante G’s Sutta/Pali Series: Saṃyutta Nikaya 1.15-18 53:34 Download Listen Every Saturday Bhante G does a combined Pali/Sutta class going through the Samyutta Nikaya. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-08-06 Bhante G’s Sutta/Pali Series: Saṃyutta Nikaya 1.12 69:47 Download Listen Every Saturday Bhante G does a combined Pali/Sutta class going through the Samyutta Nikaya. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-08-06 Bhante G’s Sutta/Pali Series: Saṃyutta Nikaya 1.11 1:12:27 Download Listen Every Saturday Bhante G does a combined Pali/Sutta class going through the Samyutta Nikaya. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-08-04 Bhante G’s Sutta/Pali Series: Saṃyutta Nikaya 1.8 61:38 Download Listen Every Saturday Bhante G does a combined Pali/Sutta class going through the Samyutta Nikaya. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-08-03 Bhante G’s Sutta/Pali Series: Saṃyutta Nikaya 1.9 63:47 Download Listen Every Saturday Bhante G does a combined Pali/Sutta class going through the Samyutta Nikaya. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-08-03 Bhante G’s Sutta/Pali Series: Saṃyutta Nikaya 1 56:47 Download Listen Every Saturday Bhante G does a combined Pali/Sutta class going through the Samyutta Nikaya. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-07-30 2016 Jhana Retreat – Closing Talk 6:29 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Jhana Retreat

2016-07-29 2016 Jhana Retreat – Day 5 – Dhamma Talk 65:09 Download Listen 2016 Jhana Retreat Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Jhana Retreat

2016-07-29 2016 Jhana Retreat – Day 5 – Q&A 62:43 Download Listen 2016 Jhana Retreat Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Jhana Retreat

2016-07-29 2016 Jhana Retreat – Day 5 – Meditation Instructions 21:56 Download Listen 2016 Jhana Retreat Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Jhana Retreat

 

2016-07-25 2016 Jhana Retreat – Day 1 – Dhamma Talk 53:38 Download Listen 2016 Jhana Retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Jhana Retreat

2016-07-25 2016 Jhana Retreat – Day 1 – Meditation Instructions 21:25 Download Listen 2016 Jhana Retreat Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2016 Jhana Retreat

2016-07-09 Maha Nidana Sutta : Great Discourse on Causation Part 4 38:45 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaNidana Sutta in four parts. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-07-09 Maha Nidana Sutta : Great Discourse on Causation Part 3 58:02 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaNidana Sutta in four parts. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-07-08 Maha Nidana Sutta : Great Discourse on Causation Part 2 30:24 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaNidana Sutta in four parts. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-27 Maha Nidana Sutta : Great Discourse on Causation Part 1 59:02 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaNidana Sutta in four parts. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-26 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 10 33:53 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-25 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 9 48:42 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-25 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 8 26:03 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-24 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 7 53:50 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-22 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 6 37:25 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-16 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 5 64:12 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-12 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 4 33:48 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-12 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 3 55:56 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-07 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta Part 2 49:42 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2016-06-07 Maha-Satipatthana Sutta 59:49 Download Listen Bhante G goes over the MahaSatiPatthana Sutta: Four Foundations of Mindfulness at the 2016 monastic retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-26 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Third Q & A 50:51 Download Listen Q & A session on November 26, 2011 Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-26 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Talk Two 52:29 Download Listen Second Thanksgiving Retreat Talk Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-26 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Concluding Talk 35:24 Download Listen Conclusion of the 2011 Thanksgiving Retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-25 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Second Q & A 42:07 Download Listen Question and answer session from November 25, 2011 Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-24 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Talk One 50:42 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-24 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 First Q & A 40:18 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-11-23 Thanksgiving Retreat 2011 Guided Meditation 26:15 Download Listen Guided meditation during 2011 Thanksgiving Retreat. Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2011-07-03 Pittsburgh Dhamma Talk 3 44:59 Download Listen Talk given at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center

2011-07-01 Pittsburgh Dhamma Talk One 46:50 Download Listen How the Buddha developed Vipassana, given at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center

2011-07-01 Pittsburgh Retreat Talk Two 22:58 Download Listen Talk from retreat at Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, on Metta and meditation instruction

2010-12-26 Year End Retreat 2010, Talk Two 45:44 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2010 Year End Retreat

2010-12-25 Year End Retreat 2010, Talk One 42:44 Download Listen First retreat talk, concerning fetters. Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  2010 Year End Retreat

2008-09-08 Is Buddhism the same as other religions? 41:36 Download Listen Bhavana Society of West Virginia

2008-08-13 Similes of the Buddha 35:57 Download Listen Three similes used by the Buddha

2008-04-20 Metta Meditation – Morning 27:16 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-20 End Of Retreat “Wrap-Up” 34:43 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-19 Jhanas Morning Instructions #8 30:58 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-19 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #8 62:27 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-19 Questions And Answers – Evening 61:48 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-18 Jhanas Morning Instructions #7 35:10 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-18 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #7 61:18 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-18 Questions And Answers – Evening 64:04 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-17 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #6 60:30 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-17 Jhanas Morning Instructions #6 31:01 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-16 Jhanas Morning Instructions #5 36:19 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

2008-04-16 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #5 64:45 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-16 Questions And Answers 63:39 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-16 Jhanas Morning Instructions #5 36:19 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-15 Jhanas Morning Instruction #4 28:28 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-15 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #4 65:09 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-14 Jhanas Morning Instruction #3 22:31 Download Listen Walking Instructions included Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-14 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #3 62:30 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-14 Evening Talk – Questions And Answers 61:19 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-13 Jhanas Morning Instruction #2 32:07 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-13 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #2 55:45 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-12 Jhanas Morning Instruction #1 37:03 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-12 Jhanas Afternoon Talk #1 56:37 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-04-11 Opening Talk 21:49 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center :  Jhānas (Meditative Absorptions) Retreat for Experienced Students

2008-03-14 Brahmavihara Retreat 12:39:57 Download Listen The brahmaviharas are four mental states that the Buddha encouraged for the practice of meditation. They are loving -friendliness (metta), compassion, sympathetic joy (rejoicing in the happiness of others), and equanimity. Through these practices we develop a loving heart, concentration, self-acceptance, fearlessness and happiness. These practices also establish our fundamental connectedness to all life. Bhavana Society of West Virginia :  Brahmavihara Retreat

2007-06-05 The Five Aggregates 56:44 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-06-05 Question and Answer Session 1:31:47 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-06-05 Metta and Awareness Practice 37:56 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-06-04 Mindfulness and Right Effort 68:50 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-06-03 The Direct Path 63:44 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-06-03 Questions and Answers 1:33:13 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-06-02 Foundations of Mindfulness 63:04 Download Listen Gaia House :  Retreat with Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

2007-04-18 Jhana Talk #5 1:11:26 Download Listen Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

2006-11-19 Q&A and Closing Comments – part 1 1:17:52 Download Listen Part one. Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2006-11-19 Q&A and Closing Comments – part 2 4:51 Download Listen Part Two Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2004-09-18 The Meaning Of Dana 60:56 Download Listen Exploration of the foundation of the Buddha’s teachings—generosity. Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge

2004-09-18 Dhamma Discussion 1:15:25 Download Listen Dhamma discussion on meditation and dana. Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge

2004-09-17 Opening Talk, Refuges & Precepts 31:37 Download Listen Introduction to the three refuges and the five precepts. Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge

2003-06-16 Metta 52:51 Download Listen Meditation on healing wounds. Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2003-06-14 Mindfulness 37:38 Download Listen Mind is not pure, but it can be made pure. It has ignorance and greed, and because of ignorance and greed, we are born again and again. Insight Meditation Society – Forest Refuge

2002-08-24 Is The Mind Pure? 63:41 Download Listen Mind is not pure, but it can be made pure. It has ignorance and greed, and because of ignorance and greed, we are born again and again. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1999-08-28 Dana Talk 57:39 Download Listen generosity– the heart of the Buddha’s path is natural to life. When we look carefully, we see the multiple levels of dana layered inside the Buddha’s main teachings. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1998-05-01 Cleansing the Mind 1:14:50 Download Listen date estimated

1996-02-24 Dana with Question & Answer 63:33 Download Listen practicing the gift of giving Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1994-05-01 Dana 62:21 Download Listen embracing the practice of giving Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1992-03-21 Meditation In Daily Life 45:11 Download Listen Continuing the practice throughout our daily activities. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Spirituality In Daily Life

1992-03-13 Eight Great Thoughts 1:26:09 Download Listen cultivating beautiful thought contents in the mind Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1992-03-01 Dana, Sila & Bhavana #1 63:19 Download Listen Tape 1: Focusing on the principle of generosity as one of the perfections of Buddha. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Dana, Sila & Bhavana Series

1992-03-01 Dana, Sila & Bhavana #2 49:29 Download Listen Tape 2: Alternating between questions & answers and a talk about greed and attachments in the Buddhist tradition. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Dana, Sila & Bhavana Series

1992-03-01 Dana, Sila & Bhavana #3 57:09 Download Listen Tape 3: Noting the moral foundation of Buddhism as it is based on the principle of non-killing. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Dana, Sila & Bhavana Series

1992-03-01 Dana, Sila & Bhavana #4 58:48 Download Listen Tape 4a: Emphasizing the importance of understanding Vipassana meditation through thinking and discussing before practicing. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Dana, Sila & Bhavana Series

1992-03-01 Dana, Sila & Bhavana #4 17:26 Download Listen Tape 4b: Emphasizing the importance of understanding Vipassana meditation through thinking and discussing before practicing. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Dana, Sila & Bhavana Series

1992-03-01 Dana, Sila & Bhavana Series 4:07:21 Listen to tracks Show 5 Tracks  Bhante Gunaratana reviews important elements of Buddhist teaching. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1992-02-29 Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha Series #1 62:11 Download Listen Studying the Buddha as a unique being arising for the benefit of those ready to receive the message. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha

1992-02-29 Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha Series #2 61:49 Download Listen Understanding the differences between the Buddha and others through a direct translation of Pali words & phrases. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha

1992-02-29 Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha Series #3 66:24 Download Listen Paying respect to the teachings of the Buddha through a direct translation from specific Pali formulas. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha

1992-02-29 Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha Series #4A 58:15 Download Listen Answers questions related to material from talks #1, #2 and #3 in the series. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha

1992-02-29 Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha Series #4B 21:50 Download Listen Answers questions related to material from talks #1, #2 and #3 in the series. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center In collection Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha

1992-02-29 Buddha, Dhamma & Sangha 4:32:08 Listen to tracks Show 5 Tracks  In a daylong workshop at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Bhante Gunaratana explores the three jewels of Buddhist practice. Insight Meditation Society – Retreat Center

1979-09-03 Samatha Compared to Vipassana 55:02 Download Listen Actual date unknown

1979-09-02 7 Kinds of Benefits Through Mindfulness 50:04 Download Listen Actual date unknown

1979-09-01 4 Noble Truths 37:34 Download Listen Actual date unknown

1979-08-15 Difference Between Study and Practice – Forgiving the Citta to be Calm 1:16:03 Download Listen