The monastics of Dhammadharini participated in a self retreat with talks by Ayya Sobhana on the Dhatubibhanga Sutta MN 140.

This talk was given at a House Blessing and talks about the three characteristics of dukkha, anicca and anatta as gateways to enter the path.

This talk was given at a House Blessing. Ayya Sobhana, Ayya Suvijjana and Samaneri Niyyanika all speak about their experience of going on alms round in the United States.

It was Sujata who offered rice milk to the Buddha after his extreme austerities which included living on one grain of rice a day. Sujata, a laywoman, is remembered and commemorated in the Theravada tradition as ‘The First Disciple of the Buddha,’ there even directly before his awakening. Talk given at Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery’s International Bhikkhuni Day celebration in 2015.

Dharma Wisdom: An Evening with Ayya Tathaaloka on "The Path of Intentionality"

Ayya Tathaaloka speaks to the Oakland Against the Stream sangha.

Talk given to the Oakland Against the Stream sangha.

Understanding Emotions and Trauma via the Lens of Right Effort". This talk was given together with Ayya Suvijjana. In it, Ayya Tathaaloka takes a Iook at natural emotions and possibly emotionally traumatic experiences in light of the "Four Bases of Right Striving" aka "Wise" or "Right" Effort in the Noble Eightfold Path.

This talk was given during the Asalha Puja/Dhamma Day celebration at Dhammadharini Vihara in Santa Rosa.