Downloadable Dhamma Talks, Essays, and Books by Thanissaro Bhikkhu of Wat Metta
This site offers freely downloadable Dhamma talks and essays in the Kammatthana (Thai Forest) tradition of Theravada Buddhism, in which Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Phra Geoffrey DeGraff) is a senior monk known for his skill in meditation and teaching. All talks listed below are in English, but Thanissaro Bhikkhu's Thai Dhamma Talks from 2003 onwards are also available.
Visitors may be interested in our list of starter sets for those who wish to begin exploring specific topics, such as breath meditation, breaking old habits, pain, and the Sublime Attitudes.
Also of potential interest is our page of suggested links and in the edited transcriptions of many of the Dhamma talks included here (many of which are located in the books Meditations, Meditations2, Meditations3, and A Small, Steady Flame). The books Noble Strategy, Purity of Heart, The Karma of Questions, and The Paradox of Becoming by Thanissaro Bhikkhu are also available. Finally, see our page of miscellaneous essays. All of these writings are provided here in pdf form, which can be displayed by the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Detailed written meditation guides, dhamma talks, essays and other resources by this and other Theravada Buddhist teachers may be found at Access to Insight.
Pali Chants by the Wat Metta Sangha are also available on our chants page.
The listing has been recently updated to include the Dhamma talks from July of 2008. Frequent visitors may particularly interested in the recently posted essay The Joy of Effort and new major book The Paradox of Becoming, and in being aware that a new book of meditation talks -- Meditations 4 -- will be made available here within the next several weeks.
In addition to links to mp3 files, the Dhamma talk links now include cross-references to edited transcripts of selected Dhamma talks. Beside each link to an mp3 file associated with a transcript is another link that reads "Edited Transcript". Click on this link to reach the transcript in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. This file can be displayed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Chinese-speakers may wish to be aware that this webserver now hosts a Chinese-language Theravadan website, Theravadacn.org; a PDF version of that site is also available through our links page.
Those located nearby may wish to be aware of Saskatchewan activities.
Dhammatalks site administrators, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. August 30, 2008.
2008
July Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
June Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
Mindfulness, Concentration & Discernment
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Fabricating Against Defilement
Faith in the Buddha's Awakening
In Terms of the Four Noble Truths
Mindfulness Immersed in the Breath
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The Right Attitude to the Body
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The Heart of the Buddha's Teachings
Directing (& Not Directing) the Mind
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2007
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Wherever You Go, There You Aren't
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Goodness Comes from Heedfulness
A Mind Like Wind (or Radical Skepticism)
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Pushing the Three Characteristics
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Don't Believe Everything You Think
One Point, Two Points, Many Points
July Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
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The Noble Search for Happiness
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Introduction-Meditation as Skill
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Living Forwards Understanding Backwards
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The Sublime Attitudes in Context
2006
December Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
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Balancing the Bases for Concentration
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Feeding Frenzy! Dependent Co-arising
The Humane Quality of the Path
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Different Minds, Different Bodies
August Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
The Seven Factors for Awakening
July Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
Walking Meditation - Stillness in Motion
People Suffer from Their Thinking
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How to Straighten Out the World
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Cleanliness Is Next to Mindfulness
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2005
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Purity Comes Through Discernment
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Equanimity as a Factor of Awakening
Getting Familiar with Concentration
April Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
Three Levels of Concentration, The
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Guarantee of Concentration, The
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Standing Where the Buddha Stood
2004
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Past Intentions, Present Intentions
Customs of the Noble Ones, The
Guiding Truths (Edited Transcript)
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Sowing Good Seeds (Edited Transcript)
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Days Fly Past (Edited Transcript)
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Heedfulness Is the Path (Edited Transcript)
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Gratitude, Goodwill & Generosity
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Laying the Infrastructure (Edited Transcript)
2003
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Just This Breath (Edited Transcript)
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Quiet in Every Way (Edited Transcript)
Outside the Box (Edited Transcript)
October Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
Three Levels of Concentration, The
Friends with the Breath (Edited Transcript)
September Archive (zip) file of all talks for month (WARNING: This file may take hours to download, depending on your connection speed and the number of others currently using this site. Out of courtesy for others, please only download one or two of these files simultaneously)
Being Still (Edited Transcript)
Interconnectedness (Edited Transcript)
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Breaking Old Habits (Edited Transcript)
Sense of Well-being, A (Edited Transcript)
Wide-open Awareness (Edited Transcript)
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Shelter of Mental Qualities, A
Respect, Confidence & Patience (Edited Transcript)
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Bearing Responsibility Lightly
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2002
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Four Guardian Meditations, The
Alternative of Concentration, The
Steps of Breath Meditation, The
Looking After Your Concentration
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Respect for Concentration (Edited Transcript)
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Tranquility & Insight Go Together
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Two Hands Washing (Edited Transcript)
De-perception (Edited Transcript)
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Bright Tunnel, The (Edited Transcript)
Breath Meditation, Step by Step
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Pursuit of True Happiness, The (Edited Transcript)
Power to Transcend Suffering, The
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2001
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Where Everything Comes Together
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Skillful Thinking (Edited Transcript)
Seeing the Stillness (Edited Transcript)
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The Basic Medicine (Edited Transcript)
New Feeding Habits (Edited Transcript)
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A Quiet Spot (Edited Transcript)
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