Ajahn VÄ«radhammo gives a guided meditation using body scanning and explores various themes focusing on the experiences we have of our body.

Ajahn VÄ«radhammo analyzes the morning chanting that is done on a daily basis beginning with an examination of dukkha and the grasping of the five khandas (form, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness).

Ajahn VÄ«radhammo speaks about devotion, faith and wisdom. He also speaks about trusting the knowing quality of awareness rather than attaching to our thoughts.

Ajahn Vīradhammo focuses on developing a good posture, in a chair, while walking, etc.  He then spends the majority of the talk answering meditation questions from retreatants at the Hockley Valley Retreat.

Ajahn VÄ«radhammo speaks about how the underlying wisdom of knowing that circumstances change and that they are just as they are, can get us through difficult experiences. He also speaks about using the breath, body awareness, heart practice and examining

Ajahn Vīradhammo speaks about his past experiences with Ajahn Chah and more recent experiences with the Thai Forest Saṇgha. He goes on to teach about non-grasping with the themes of liking and disliking, and ends with the peace that arises from knowing

Ajahn VÄ«radhammo gives advice on how to use the horizontal posture to meditate. He further develops the analogy of riding a bicycle to explain how we learn to balance the mind with the hindrances that arise during our practice.

Ajahn VÄ«radhammo begins the retreat at Hockley Valley with a 25 minute talk and a 15 minute guided meditation. Please note that these talks and guided meditations will be distributed sequentiality on each Saturday and Sunday over the next 8 weeks.

On Āsālḷhā Pūjā (the night before entering the communal rains retreat), Ajahn Vīradhammo expounds upon the purpose of communal life and explains how we use the perception of change to understand our experiences.

In the Craft of Meditation, there are several elements which are important to be constantly aware of. One element is how our bodies are doing, which deals with our vitality and energy, as well as our posture. We can ask ourselves: What is our physical con