Seven Wonders of the Buddhist World

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 13th January, 2012

Historian Bettany Hughes explains some of the basic Buddhist concepts, and at the same time show some of the riches of Buddhist culture.

Bodies Donated to Science and Monks

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 16th December, 2011

Contemplation of the charnel grounds and giving gifts to others are two of the ways the Buddha recommended to overcome selfishness. Here are some reflections on the subject, followed by today’s documentary which is about people who donate their bodies to medical science.

Dogen, the Zen Master

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 25th November, 2011

This is a dramatic reconstruction of the Life of the great Japanese monk Dogenwho flourished in Japan in the 13th century.

Revision of the Materials on Mindfulness on ABT

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 20th November, 2011

I have just completed what turned out to be a major revision of the materials on Mindfulness on the Ancient Buddhist Texts website.

Zen Buddhism

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 18th November, 2011

A short video about the Jewish-American Soto Zen teacher, Norman Fischer, a disciple of Shunryu Suzuki, and his wife Michelle Meyrink, who is a Rinzai practioner.

Ven. Ñāṇavimala’s Advice

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 13th November, 2011

Ven. Ñāṇavimala was ordained in Sri Lanka in 1955. After twelve years of study and meditation at Island Hermitage, he set out bare-footed on continuous walking tour. These are recollections of some of his teachings by a former disciple.

Read More: Ven. Ñāṇavimala’s Advice

The Land of the Disappearing Buddha – Japan

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 11th November, 2011

In this episode of The Long Search Ronald Eyre goes in search of the Buddha in Japan, and finds himself increasingly farther away from his subject the nearer he gets.

Emptiness in the Visuddhimagga

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 10th July, 2011

Here are some interesting verses on Emptiness from the 5th century meditation manual Visuddhimagga by Bhandanta Buddhaghosa.

Bhante Anandajoti: Keeping in Touch with the Dhamma

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 4th June, 2011

This talk is meant for those who find formal meditation too difficult in their home and would like to find some other way to stay in touch with the Dhamma.

Sharing the Dhamma – Godwin Website CD

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 17th April, 2011

It has become a custom to republish some of Godwin’s teachings on his anniversary, and this year the whole website dedicated to Godwin, Godwin Home Page, has been published on CD with the title Sharing the Dhamma.

Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 25th March, 2011

This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns’ Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2.

Bhante Anandajoti: The Four Spiritual States

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 13th March, 2011

This is a short talk I gave about how to make everyday an auspicious day by developing four great qualities of mind, and I illustrated it with stories from the life of the Buddha and modern forest monks in Sri Lanka.

eBooks on Godwin Home Page

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 20th February, 2011

Publication of the books on Godwin’s website in epub and mobi formats is announced. In a very convenient form you can now carry the books around with you along with your eReader, and delve into the teachings as and when needed.

Godwin Samararatne: Why We Should Meditate

Posted by Anandajoti on Thursday, 21st October, 2010

When you read the Buddhist texts you are so amazed at the Buddha’s profound and deep statements about the human mind. It is amazing that he should have made these statements 2,600 years ago.

Thich Nhat Hanh: This is A Happy Moment

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 26th September, 2010

A video of a talk given by Thich Nhat Hanh in Penang, which I attended together with around 2,500-3,000 other people! It starts with some chanting before the talk proper begins.

Metta for the Victims of 9-11

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 11th September, 2010

The video is a scan of photographs of more than 2,500 out of the nearly 3,000 people who died on that fateful day in September 2001.

Ajahn Suthep: The Development of Dynamic Meditation

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 29th August, 2010

Here Ajahn Suthep discusses how he has taken Luangpor Teean’s original technique and extended it to include many other things.

Ajahn Suthep: Demonstrating Advanced Dynamic Meditation

Posted by Anandajoti on Saturday, 28th August, 2010

Here is a short video I made last year of Ajahn Suthep demonstrating the practice of Dynamic Meditation.

Bright and Shining Mind in a Disabled Body

Posted by Anandajoti on Friday, 27th August, 2010

Remarkable true life story of Khun Kampol Thongbunnum, a Thai man, whose life was turned upside down by an accident that left him paralysed from the neck downwards.

Ajahn Suthep: From a Revolutionary to a Buddhist Monk

Posted by Anandajoti on Sunday, 22nd August, 2010

Ajahn Suthep explains how he was living in the jungles of Thailand in the 70s fighting with the communists. And how it was that he eventually became interested in Dhamma, met Luangpor Teean and ordained.

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