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Welcome to The Playground, a space for spiritual exploration, personal development, self-healing, wellness, and mysticism for the modern millennial - all while having fun! Hosted by Shanila Sattar, author of Breathe, creatrix of FLOW Breathwork Facilitator Training, and the Healing Arts Practitioner Training Immersion. She is the founder of AlwaysPlay Studios which trains sound healers and breathwork facilitators, and THE PLAYGROUND which mentors healers. Her background is in tech, having co ...
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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

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Dhamma Talks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation with Ajahn Dhammasiha and other experienced Senior Buddhist Monks in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Recorded at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Our website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Our Youtube Channel, including regular live streams on the weekend "Dhammatalks at Dhammagiri": https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Our email Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Our Spotify Playlists ...
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The Energy Rich Podcast is hosted by Kirby Be, an internationally recognized leader in self-healing, energetics, and higher consciousness. This podcast is for the woman dedicated to growing and aligning with her highest and best self, awakening deeper within, and leveling up and attracting the abundant life she’s always desired. Learn how to transform and BE the woman you always wanted to be. How to have it all financially, physically, and internally. Fill your cup daily with topics like spi ...
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Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about three main events in the Buddha's life that we commemorate on Āsāḷhā Full Moon Day: Teaching of the first formal discourse, the 'Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta' Conception of the Bodhisatta / Dream of Queen Mahāmāyā with the Bodhisatta approaching her in the form of a white elephant with 7 tusks and entering her body via h…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked how we can let go of attachments. He explains that letting go can not be done by an act of willpower. We need wisdom, insight, in order to let go. If we can see that anything that we are attached to will NOT give us lasting happiness, but ultimatley causes us disappointment and suffering, then the heart will let go automat…
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Hey friends, in this episode let's talk about SELF-CONCEPT (pretty much a fancy way to say your identity) and how it impacts your magnetism. We spend so much of our adult lives constructing "who we are" and our "purpose" because it helps us make sense of ourselves. An attachment to an identity can be really nice because it can totally support your …
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When we stand barefoot with our feet in the water at the beach, we can notice how the waves are washing away the sand from under our feet. We don't stand on firm ground, the sand we stand on is constantly eroding, making our posture unstable, unreliable and impermanet. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses this experience as a simile for sankhārā ('conditioned phe…
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You’re in a season of in-between - a liminal space. Your task is to go within and love yourself deeper than you ever have before. The next chapter is not clear - so don’t be distracted by the boredom or shiny objects. Something is emerging beyond your wildest dreams. In Episode 300 of The Playground Podcast, let’s chat about what this liminal space…
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What are you doing in August? I’m inviting you to 6 weeks of self-love mentorship inside LOVED, my brand new offering for mystics and healers on their path to self discovery. This 6 weeks is structured as magical self-exploration, while we work together in community calls to breakthrough limiting beliefs, build trust and intuition, and fall in love…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked how much good karma we generate if we are doing the good action not voluntary, but we are forced to do it by external circumstance, like for instance a court order for 'community service'. Another question is about food offered at the monastery: Does it have any special qualities, different from food one would eat at a com…
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What if you had the ability to become a powerful sorceress? What if you were able to tap into magic and universal wisdom that allowed you to alchemize and amplify what you want to create in your life? What if the answer was stupid simple and all you had to do was THIS? In this episode, I'm taking you on a lil ride through SORCERY - usually defined …
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It's often easier to recognize when others disappoint or abandon us, yet so difficult when we do it to ourselves. Self-abandonment often has emotional consequences that linger into every facet of life, but we don't always know or want to take ownership of ourselves in many ways. In this conversation, let's investigate how self-abandonment and the c…
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Dhammatalk by Ajahn Amaro about seeing impermanence and how it can help us to be liberated from self-view, on the occasion of his first Australia visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Queensland, Brisbane. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK, the largest Western monastery in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Born in En…
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Amy Shearer, a former fashion retail executive for over 15 years, is an Emotional Wellness Facilitator & Embodiment Coach. She helps women transitioning into midlife who are ready to embrace their inner power to emotionally and spiritually recharge themselves so that they can have wholehearted relationships, ongoing wellness, fulfilling careers, an…
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Whether you're on a journey of self-discovery or on your self-love journey, we're diving into the six principles of self-love that every girlie should live by. Which of these principles are you resonating with lately? Self-love mentorship waitlist: https://flowbreathwork.myflodesk.com/lovedBy Shanila Sattar
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Q&A session with Venerable Ajahn Amaro during his visit to Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Tan Ajahn Ajahn is asked if it was tough for him in the beginning, when he was a newly ordained monk at Ajahn Chah's monastery in Thailand in 1979. Ajahn answers that he didn't find it difficult at all in the first year, but quite the opposi…
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We can train ourselves to enjoy meditation, or actually any kind of activity. Perception is not-self, it depends on conditions, and if we cultivate the right conditions, then our perception will change accordingly. The ability to turn ones perception around has been called 'Ariya-Iddhi' (Noble Psychic Power) by the Buddha. The enlightened Arahants …
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After his return to Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha shares some experiences from his travels. Some photos can be seen here: https://travel-pics-ajahn-2.dhammagiri.net He first attended the huge event for Luang Por Sumedho's 90th birthday at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London. LP Sumedho is the most senior Western disciple of Ajahn Chah, and the …
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The term ‘bhikkhu’ is defined as ‘almsman’, or ‘mendicant’. One who depends on the generosity of others for his material needs. What kinds of requisits are buddhist monks allowed to have and how should they relate to them? By the way, we’ve got playlists of our Visiting Teachers, Chanting, Guided Meditations and Sutta Explorations available on our …
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Ajahn Dhammasiha compares spiritual practice and meditation with the task of cleaning to show how they are related to each other. By the way, we’ve got playlists of our Visiting Teachers, Chanting, Guided Meditations and Sutta Explorations available on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcr Our Podcast i…
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Playlist: Beyoncé - Run the World Girls (Mikis remix) CID - La la la Daft Punk - Aerodynamic (Rich Dietz remix) Drechsler - Good For You Junior Jack - Stupidisco (Dansmachine bootleg) Legacy - Warning Unknown - Lola's Theme (aytonh edit) Matroda - Throw your hands Mory Kante - Yekeke (Oliver Gill remix) Ragga MC - Moulin Papa Martin & Bondar - In s…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha explains about the various benefits of developing Metta (loving-kindness), especially to motivate ourselves. By the way, we’ve got playlists of our Visiting Teachers, Chanting, Guided Meditations and Sutta Explorations available on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcr Our Podcast is al…
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Are you ready to coach others? How do you know you’re ready to be a coach? How do you that you have something valuable to share with others? First, there’s a huge difference between a coach and mentor, so it’s great to know which aligns with you more. Here’s an episode from 2020 when I break down the key differences https://open.spotify.com/episode…
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Sañña, usually translated as perception, is one of the 5 Aggregates (Khandha), one of the central teachings of the Buddha. Learn more about the meaning of the Pali word and how it relates to the origination and cessation of suffering. By the way, we’ve got playlists of our Visiting Teachers, Chanting, Guided Meditations and Sutta Explorations avail…
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Meet Rosie Chuong @rosiechuong, a recent graduate of @flowbreathworkfacilitatortraining Rosie is a healing artist with “a lover’s touch” guiding curious communities to connect with their sense of pleasure and play within spacious, nurturing and intentional containers. Rosie says: -I was introduced to breathwork through a “goddess breath” daily prac…
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What does it really mean "to take refuge in Sangha"?What if a very senior monk disrobes, how can we protect our mind from losing faith in such situations?Ajahn Dhammasiha points out that our refuge in terms of Sangha is:"...Yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugani, aṭṭha purisapuggala - Esa Bhagavato Sāvakasangho..."...Namely the four pairs of persons, the eig…
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A Dhammatalk by Ajahn Dhammasiha about the numerous benefits of associating with people who have noble qualities and realized awakening. By the way, we’ve got playlists of our Visiting Teachers, Chanting, Guided Meditations and Sutta Explorations available on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcr Our Po…
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Guided Meditation and Question & Answer session at Dhammagiri with Ajahn Vajiro, currently abbot of Sumedharama monastery in Portugal on Sunday, 25th February. Ajahn Vajiro first gives a short guided meditation. In the session afterwards he is answering questions on the topics of the meaning of the Ovāda Pātimokkha & Mangala Sutta, about Silence & …
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On occasion of Visākhā Pūjā, Ajahn Dhammasiha relates the events leading up to the Buddha's Supreme Awakening under the Bodhi Tree. Initially, the Bodhisatta practised extreme austerities in the believe that only through pain one can eradicate desire and attain perfect release. He fasted and tortured his own body until he almost died. When he colla…
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During his visit at Dhammagiri, Ajahn Vajiro responds to a question from the audience: What's the reason that apparently only so few practitioners actually succeed to attain Nibbana? Ven. Ajahn Vajiro was born in Malaysia in 1953 and has been a Buddhist monk for over 40 years. In 1979, he met Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho when they made a visit to H…
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Before departure to the large gathering of Sangha at Amaravati Ajahn Dhammasiha shares reflections on the importance of Sangha meeting in harmony for the longevity of the Sasana. More than 140 monks are expected to gather on occasion of the Acariya Puja for Luang Por Sumedho's 90th birthday. Meeting frequently in harmony, conducting business in har…
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If you're someone who has multiple passions and interests, you know how difficult it can be to FOCUS. There are so many options on the table that sometimes it feels like you either don't know how to make the "right choice", or feel paralyzed by having to make choice! In this conversation, I'm going to give you a simple method to narrow down what's …
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To commence free distribution of our Dhammagiri Tees 2nd batch, Ajahn Dhammasiha goes through the meaning of every symbol and writing on the shirt: 1. Twelve spoked Dhammacakka (Dhamma Wheel) 2. Tiratana (Three Jewels) with Trident symbolizing Triple Gem Vajira (Diamond/Thunder Bolt) symbolizing the power of wisdom that can cut defilements in the m…
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Life’s algorithm is changing. Quick shifts and deconstruction of previous thoughts, behaviors, and actions are along this pathway. As you continue to download new codes, feel free to delete all programs that are malfunctioning. Your work in liberation, social justice, and healing all require evolution 💕 ⭐ ⭐ Free community for healing arts practitio…
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