A very popular 13 minute exotic video Collage with Bhante Vimalaramsi describing just what the Buddha taught from the "What is Buddhism" Talk at DhammaSukha.org web site.

2. METTA Lovinkindness Video

The instructions as given by Bhante Vimalaramsi himself. The instructions are 10 minutes set to exotic images from California. Watch this over and over for the instructions or use it as a guided meditation.

3. BIRTH FROM A WOMB

A short 8 minute video collage in which Bhante Vimalaramsi reads the sutta regarding the difficulties of birth. "When a woman drinks cold water it is like the cold hells to the baby in the woman, or if she drinks hot rice soup it is like the burning in the hot hells" is one memorable quote. It will put a smile on your face and change your perspective on birth.

4. RELIEF -STORY ABOUT DIPA MA

Bhante reads a sutta on the highest Jhanic levels and what they are like and then relates a story about a question he asked Dipa Ma, one of the most accomplished meditation masters in the world about why she does what she does.

5. THE LAST MOMENT

A 9 minute video in which Bhante talks about what happens in the last few moments before death. He worked with people who were in nursing homes and who died while he was there helping them to die in the right state of mind.

6. ROOT CANAL STORY -DENTAL PAIN

When Bhante was in Burma a dentist accidentally broke a tooth while he was cleaning Bhante's teeth. Unfortunately the dentist had to do a root canal procedure. Bhante said that due to risk of an infection from an unclean needle that he asked the dentist to not use novocaine and he describes the pain he went through and how he dealt with and overcame it.

7. Introduction to Anapanasati meditation

In this short talk Bhante relates the exact instructions for doing the Breathing meditation, not in the way other teachers teach it today, but how he teaches it and how he says the Buddha really taught it.

8. Introduction to Metta (Lovingkindess) meditation

This is a continuation from the above intro to breathing meditation in which Bhante gives the instructions for more powerful and immediately effective, in his opinion, the Metta meditation. These are talks from the Seattle series.

OTHER DVD AND ONLINE SERIES 

 Joshua Tree Talks 2008

Chuang Yen Monastery Talks Page

Summer Retreat Talks

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This is the second dhamma talk (1st one not available) given during a three day retreat in Seattle, Washington 24-Mar-07 during. This one discusses the Five Hindrances, Dependent Origination, Delusion, the 6Rs, and the Smile. This helps you to understand how to meditate. What step do you need to handle the hindrances. What was the Buddha's advice on how to solve meditation problems.

• What is the 8 Fold path as Bhante describes how it relates to meditation practice.
• What is Depression? How does it arise. What does the mind do.
• Questions- Is listening to music and having joy being attached?
  

1 Hour. (Note- audio quality low -others OK)

401 - MN#59 The Many Kinds of Feeling - Bahuvedaniya Sutta

The Third talk given in Seattle area, 25-Mar-07. Very good instructions on both breathing and lovingkindness. Explanations of Jhana in the way the Buddha actually taught it. For a more concise talk look at 402 1 Hour.

402 - MN#59 The Many Kinds of Feeling - Split into 3 focused talks on How to Meditate

This has the same content as 401 but is split into 3 different edited smaller sections- This enables you to go to right to the section you want. This is the "heartwood" of how to do this practice.

• Introduction to Breathing Mindfulness (From MN10) 15min
  
• Metta Meditation (Lovingkindness Instructions) 11min
  
• Introduction to the Higher levels (Jhana) 33min
  

403 - MN#53 "The Disciple in Higher Training" Sekha Sutta

The Fourth talk given in Seattle area, 26-Mar-07. 1:30 Hours.

• The 4 directions and subtle energy flows
  
• Story about sitting longer and longer, working with pain
  
• What "Attachment" is and what it isn't! Cheesecake -Pizza Hut
  
• When you look and relax into something you actually see it
• Story of Lady Anagami and monks she fed each day.
  
• How to Eat Properly. When to stop. Eating one meal a day. The benefits; Australia.
• Being Devoted to Wakefulness - Sleeping
• Explains the 4 Jhanas
• The Three Knowledges -How the Buddha attained Nibbana
  

404 - MN#107 "Discourse to Ganaka - Moggallana" Ganaka-Moggallana Sutta

The Fifth talk given in Seattle area, 27-Mar-07. This talk is concerning the training of a monk. 1:18 Hours.

• The Gradual Training of Monks just as accountants are trained.
• Monks Rules! First time on tape. Saying thank from a monk to a layperson. The proper way it is to be done: Sahdu. Tremendous Merit may be made by giving, but you must do it properly.
  
• How does Dependent Origination work? How does Craving manifest in your mind (and body)? What is clinging. How to you let it go. How do you work with the hindrances, exactly.
  
• Fighting with the Truth of the moment is the cause of suffering.
• How does smiling help? Why?
• What happens in your mind when you let go of a hindrance? What is the first stage of meditation (Jhana). Smile like a fool!
• Working with sadness and grief. How is it dangerous to your health. Indulging in these kinds of thoughts lead to illness.
• How to eat properly. When a monk can eat. Keeping precepts.
  
• The stages of meditation- Excellent description of the levels!
• Why does one student experience the fruits and one does not?
  

405 - MN#30 "The Shorter Discourse on the Heartwood" - Culasaropama Sutta

The Sixth talk given in Seattle area, 28-Mar-07. 1:31 Hours.

• A man seeking the heartwood only comes away with the branches. What is the heartwood of the teachings? Speculation on others attainments lead nowhere
  
• The lower meditation Jhana's explained.
  
• Your mind has always moved forward but now you may see movement backward.
• Attachment to family. What is the freedom from attachment.
• You can develop meditation states to do "parlor tricks"; magic but it is best to go beyond this surface level.
• Whenever you are serious, attachment is there! Time to smile!
• What is contentment? What is "Rubbish Mind?
• Vipassana as it is taught elsewhere (at0:59:00). What is it? Is it the same or different. Does it give real insight? Bhante goes to the Satipathana Sutta and shows how today's teachers are not following what the Buddha taught. Very important piece here! What is noting. What "Vipassana Meditation" is missing! Hindrances are suppressed during Vipassana and should NOT be. That is what shows you your attachment and how it arose. You start to see the impersonal nature of your mind.
  

406 - MN#48 "The Kosambians" - Kosambiya Sutta (The Verbal Daggers Sutta!)

The Seventh talk given in Seattle area, 29-Mar-07. 1:40 Hours. This Sutta describes a dispute between the scholarly or Sutta monks and the Vinaya or Rules monks. This dispute became a very divisive conflict. This is about Metta in daily life.

• The principles of cordiality. How to get along with others.
  
• What you think and ponder on is the inclination of your mind.
  
• Why is Metta Meditation easier to do than the Breathing.
• What to do in line at the grocery store? What about traffic?
• Smiling and what it does for your meditation.
• Story about San Francisco businessmen and meetings.
• Story about Joe Lieberman and debate experience.
• Using Metta to solve problems. The benefit of an uplifted mind.
• Story of Munindra and the park bench.
• Story of woman letting animals go free and the benefit. Story about fish and chickens and what they did! This woman had cancer before she started and do you know what happened next!?
• Story about woman who could sit for 4 hrs but no longer could. The power of keeping the precepts. Ants and chickens.
• Story of lady in hospital smiling. Metta through Massage.
• 12 year practice of giving food.
• How to get rid of bugs and other critters without having to kill them and break a precept.
  

407 - MN#135 "The Shorter Exposition of Kamma" - Culakammavibhanga Sutta

The Eighth talk given in Seattle area, 30-Mar-07. 2:15 Hours. This talk focuses on how Kamma works and many examples good and bad results from actions carried out in this life

• Practice your generosity by giving LIFE. How to make yourself healthy by giving life to creatures that are doomed for the cooking pot. Real life stories about this practice.
• Story of woman who cured Cancer.
• Butchers don't have a long life. Doctors too!! Why???
• The effects of Kamma on rebirth
• Mosquitoes- What to do about them and so many other types of critters. Story of Bhante and the wasp nest.
  
• Questions and answers about Kamma. Is euthanasia ok? (Answer=No) Is taking someone off of life support, killing? (Answer=no!) Is it OK to buy meat from the store?
• Eating and health- Monks rules and their benefits
• Anger and its results. Metta Meditation and its benefits.
• How does one gain influence. Hint: Sympathetic joy.
• How does one gain wealth? Why is one poor?
• Story of woman who could sit 4 hours and then could not. What did she do and how did she fix it.
• Story about Bhante's visit to hospitals in Malaysia
• The 12 year practice of generosity
• Story of woman who follow precepts but had never meditated. What happened when she sat in a chair!
• Why you should always ask questions! Einstein asked a bunch.
• Story of Hospital visits. Man with Cancer. "Miracle" healing.
  

408 - MN#128 "The Imperfections" - Upakkilesa Sutta

The Ninth talk given in Seattle area, 30-Mar-07. 1:25 Hours. This is a talk about the "big hindrances". We are back in Kosambi with monks stabbing each other with verbal daggers.

• Further instructions. How to handle doubt. How to relax. How to stay on your object of meditation. What is drowsiness? How does it happen? Detailed instructions and examples.
  
• Story of root canal job in Burma. No Novocaine!
• How Hatred can only be overcome only by love.