Dhamma with Ajahn Sujin - The Teachings of the Buddha in English

Vinaya, only those who follow its rules are Sangha Excerpt from the English Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Sujin on Zoom on Sat Feb 8th 2025. Edited and transcribed by Alberto Mp3 audio file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d8TYX2eR6lmreQt0qgdSiEz3LoKoiD3w [One of our friends made the resolution that she would support a monk for the whole life, But later on, somehow she felt that the monk didn't live the holy life. So, I'd like to hear a comment from you.] [A. Sujin] Okay, supporting a monk, but when thatperson does not follow the rules, is he still a monk? [No.] So, she made the resolution to support the monkhood, not anyone in particular, is that right? [She was thinking of supporting the Sangha.] So, just support the Sangha, not personal, a person. So, anyone who follows the rules of the Sangha IS Sangha. Actually, Sangha means a group of monks, not just one person. When it's just one person, it's not Sangha, it's just bhikkhu, individual bhikkhu, not S...

Excerpt from the English Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Sujin on Zoom on Sat Feb 8th 2025. Edited and transcribed by Alberto Mp3 audio file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d8TYX2eR6lmreQt0qgdSiEz3LoKoiD3w Citta is dirty at any moment of ignorance or attachment or aversion [As Buddhists, we use that word, saddha, I would like Ajahn to explain more about saddha, what it means. Thank you.] [A. Sujin] Usually, even if we didn't hear the Teaching about the truth of what is there at all, we would still use the term that we use for saddha. See, and if you never heard about the Teachings at all, would you have heard the word saddha? See, no such word at all, if we hadn't studied the Teachings, about the truth. So, saddha is a reality, but so many wholesome realities or cetasikas are there, different ones. So very subtle differences between each one. That's why at the moment of kusala arising, there are so many mental factors or cetasikas arising. Each performing its function....

Excerpt from the Dhamma discussion (En-Hi) with Ajahn Sujin on Zoom on Sat Dec 21st 2024 (Part 1). Trascribed by Jiw, reviewed by Alberto. Mp3 audio file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tpOBBa9Glas5Bsg3MPj_gEg8uGMwF4vu [A. Sujin] When there is understanding of what is there as it is, then no doubt when one comes across what is taught by the Buddha: different kilesas (defilements). So, now, what does kilesa mean? Is it real? Right now! To be truthful to the truth, beginning from what is there now. What is there is not known, so what's the use of just learning from the books about what is there now when it is not known? But when it is known then there is no doubt about the words in the book. So, is there kilesa now? It's there to be know, right? Or is it not there now? How much of understanding of the truth right now? Not just listening, understanding, and then no thinking about what is there right now, whether it's about what we have been talking. So, it’s not one’s ...

Dhamma discussion (En-Hi) with Ajahn Sujin on Zoom on Sat Dec 28th 2024 (edited). Mp3 audio file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rOARAG5WARqbl5CQenoEB_uTJGAoX3WG Nivārana, the moments of dwelling in ignorance [Akhil] Nivāranas are kilesas. [A. Sujin] We are learning about the truth of what is there, to understand the nature of what is there, as the Buddha has enlightened. All are dhammas and all are anatta, all dhammas are anatta. Learn just to let go of the ideas about nivārana. I have nivārana, right? Or no one, just nivārana! That's why, learn to let go of the clinging to that which is there right now, to understand what it is. It's there now, right? As it is, but no one knows. So, how can there be the letting go of the idea: I have nivārana? How many nivāranas are there? And when it's there, can there be the understanding of it? Not just of the word! Even now we are talking about nivārana, but even it's there right now, it's unknown. Or learning to unde...

Excerpt #1 from the Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Sujin and Venerable Seewalee in Bkk on Jun 18th 2017. [A. Sujin] So whatever arises, it's the object of clinging. For those who have the accumulation, clinging is so great, so much. That's why all kinds of rupas are objects of clinging. And the clinging itself is upadana, that's why there are five upadana-khandhas. The upadana, clinging to rupas, rupupadana: it clings to visible object, to sound, to smell, taste, and touch. [V. Seewalee] Upadana is a kind of lobha, is it also wrong view? [A. Sujin] The ditthi is different from clinging. Because after the sotapanna has eradicated the wrong understanding, there is still clinging. Sotapatti moment eradicates the defilement of wrong understanding completely, only that, but there is still kamupadana, clinging to sensous objects. So sotapanna still clings to sensous object, but no misunderstanding at all, completely eradicated from then on. [V. Seewalee] So, sotapanna means th...

Excerpt from the Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Sujin and Nepali students in Bkk on Thu Jul 18th 2024. Mp3 audio file: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AujD6qLjtvuOjxST6mXZ8benjHme Saddha, getting clearer because of understanding So now, we'll talk a little more about sobhana cetasikas, one by one, little by little. Which one would you like to talk about? [Saddha.] Saddha, okay. You have heard a lot about it, right? [Yes, I have.] So what is it? [Purity.] So, can any moment of sobhana citta arise without saddha? [No.] Impossible, because it clears up the akusala cetasikas of akusala moments. So, the cetasikas arising with it are sobhana. So, at any moment, at any level of sobhana citta, there must be saddha. That's why, all together, the wholesome moments need... how many cetasikas? [Nineteen cetasikas.] Saddha is one, no doubt about it. Is there saddha right now? When? Now, now, now, daily life, this moment. Otherwise, it's just in the book. So, we can talk about just that very mome...

Excerpt from the Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Sujin and Nepali students in Bkk on Mon Jul 15th 2024. Mp3 audio file: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AujD6qLjtvuOjxST6mXZ8benjHme Nine kinds of kilesa, defilement We are now talking about Khun Supannarit, whether he has kilesa. He just said that he has lobha. So how many groups of lobha has he got now? The nature of lobha, because lobha can be in any group. That's why we talk about one group at a time. So, you have lobha, what kind or what group? Just one. [Kama-raga-anusaya.] And you? [Kama-asava.] Divya? [Kama-chanda-nivarana.] What is the difference between kama-raga-anusaya and kama-asava and kama-chanda-nivarana? Can you know what moment it's kama-asava? [No.] Why not? Because it's so very slight, even right now, who knows that there is attachment to the object which is seen? That's why it's the kilesa at the level of asava. Anusaya (latent tendency) does not arise, but when it does arise, it's so very slight as asava...