Portland Friends of the Dhamma

Sharing dhamma talks and guided meditations from the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition, Ajahn Chah and Luang Por Pasanno lineage, and others.

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2021 Celebration/Fundraiser with Luang Por Pasanno – 1. LP Pasanno – Walking Meditation in an Urban Setting July 18 2021 075

Posted July 20, 202100:05:58

After precepts and still meditation, Luang Por Pasanno gives instruction for walking meditation.

Gyokuko Carlson: Letting Go of the Stink June 20 2021 074

Posted June 24, 202100:19:04

Visiting Retired Abbess Gyokuko Carlson reflects on themes of fatherhood, change, the magical transformation of meditation and its power to undo knots,...

Jessica: Cultivate Good Conditions June 13 2021 073

Posted June 24, 202100:18:52

Jessica encourages turning the mind toward the Dhamma and true awareness of how things really are, rather than how things were in the past or how we...

Sakula: Stay Present or You Miss the Moment June 6 2021 072

Posted June 24, 202100:35:50

Sakula considers the present moment, what now is, how stories and becoming take us out of the moment and are the source of suffering.

Debbie Stamp: Finding Balance With Transitions May 30 2021 071

Posted June 24, 202100:30:37

Debbie Stamp, a lay teacher and resident of Abhayagiri Monastery for 23 years, addresses Sunday Sila. She reflects on a year of changes in her life,...