Dhamma-Vinaya Patipadā Podcast

The Wisdom of Knowing When | Bhante Joe

How can we know when to speak, remain silent, persevere, or change our approach? In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explores the Buddhist teaching of knowing the right time

When Mental Images Help, and Hinder Meditation | Bhante Joe

Can mental imagery strengthen meditation, or can it quietly pull the mind away from its intended object? In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe answers a practitioner’s question

Going With the Grain of Silence | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk from the ancient monasteries of Anuradhapura, Bhante Joe explores how physical solitude supports meditation and how a quiet mind can carry inner peace

When a Feeling Becomes a Story | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explores what the Buddha means by being “developed in body” and “developed in mind”: learning not to be overwhelmed by painful feeling or

The path that destroys itself | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on MN 106 and the Buddha’s teaching that identity can form around sensuality, form, meditative attainments, and the perceptions t

what if ignorance is something we choose? | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explores how ignorance (avijjā) and craving (taṇhā) work together as the roots of suffering. He explains that ignorance is not merely a la

Say what you do, do what you say. A Buddhist talk on truthfulness

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on truthfulness, keeping promises, and the Buddhist training in right speech. Beginning with the Buddha’s description of the Tath

What Is the Best Investment You Can Make in Life? | Bhante Joe

What gives the greatest return on the time and energy we invest in life? Bhante Joe explores this question through the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, death, meditati

Is the Unity of Opposites the Truth? Non-Duality and Oneness from a Theravāda Perspective

DESCRIPTION In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe examines the “unity of opposites” and asks whether Buddhism regards good and bad, saṃsāra and Nibbāna, or consciousness and i

The Four Bases of Spiritual Power: Desire, Effort, Concentration & Investigation | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explains the four bases of spiritual power (iddhipāda)—desire (chanda), effort (viriya), intent or concentration (citta), and investigatio

Foraging for Happiness | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explores how the perception of beauty can either create attachment or provide essential nourishment for Buddhist practice. Drawing on the

The Power of Asking Wise Questions in Buddhist Practice | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on the role of wise questioning in Buddhist practice, beginning with the Buddha’s final invitation to the monks to ask questions

How to Practice When You’re Sick: Buddhist Teachings on Illness, Pain, and Freedom | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on practicing with illness and how Buddhist training can help the mind remain steady when the body is sick, painful, or uncertain

A Path Beyond Knowing | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explores dependent origination, or paṭicca samuppāda, as a practical teaching for understanding how suffering is built and how it can be t

The Link in Dependent Origination We Keep Ignoring | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe explores the Buddha’s teaching on contact, feeling, craving, and suffering through the image of craving as “the seamstress.” Drawing from

The Momentum of Practice: Building Calm and Clarity | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on the momentum that develops through steady Buddhist meditation practice. Drawing on stories from Korean Zen, the image of learn

How to Practise When Nothing Goes to Plan | Bhante Joe

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on the wandering life, uncertainty in practice, and the need to develop adaptability, ingenuity, and equanimity when conditions d

Friends on the Path: Recognizing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | Bhante Joe

watch the full video here {https://youtu.be/wWW5B48OOqg?si=YEHemPmzPdq8rQjo} In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Joe reflects on how to recognize true spiritual friendship on t

Not Swept Away by the Eight Worldly Winds | Bhante Joe

watch the full video here {https://youtu.be/ztaW_WK8f9g?si=oQeH1laksAwTjepr} In this Dhamma reflection, Bhante Joe begins with a vivid experience of heading into the fo

The Body Sets the Terms: Practice While You Can | Bhante Joe

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