Amaravati Podcast | Latest Dhamma Talks
These are the latest Dhamma Talks given mainly in the Amaravati Temple during the Wan Phras (moon/observance days). These talks include those given during the Winter Retreat, Rains / Vassa retreat and the rest of the year. A complete audio library can be found on https://www.amaravati.org
Episodes
A Flash of Thought and Feeling—To React or Not to React?
Ajahn Khemaka gave this Dhamma talk on 4 October 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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True Responsibility
Ajahn Dhammanando gave this Dhamma talk on 26 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Reflective Vinaya
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 30 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Is Belief in Kamma-vipāka the Same as Determinism?
Ajahn Cittapala gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 27 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Intoxication Without Alcohol: Kāma-taṅhā, Bhava-taṅhā & Vibhava-taṅhā
Ajahn Dhammanando gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 20 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Loneliness and Kalyāṇamitta
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 19 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Is It Possible to Trump Saṁsāra?
Luang Por Amaro gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 13 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Touching the Truth: Bodily Presence in Mindfulness
Luang Por Sucitto gave this Dhamma talk on 5 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Why Are We Here?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 5 September 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Opinions, Facts and Observations
Ajahn Cittaviro gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 30 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Why Is Everything Burning? And Why Is Disenchantment the Fire Extinguisher?
Ajahn Khemaka gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 23 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Trust the Awareness That You Actually Are
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 21 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Body Knows
Luang Por Amaro gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 16 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover; Don’t Judge Others by Judging Yourself
Ajahn Ex gave this Dhamma talk on 13 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Fetters
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 11 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Why “More” Means “Less”
Luang Por Amaro gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 9 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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No Form, No Fire, No Water, No Air—Just Pure Conscious Silence
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 6 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Buddha Said No to War; Isn’t That Just Weakness?
Luang Por Amaro gave this Sunday Talk, along with a question-and-answer session, on 2 August 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Middle Way: Four Remedies to Cure the Pain of Dukkha
Luang Por Amaro gave this Dhamma talk on 29 July 2026, Āsāḷhā Pūjā Day, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Emptiness Is Not Oblivion—The Empty Mind Means Total Freedom
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 22 July 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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You’re What You Eat
Luang Por Vajiro gave this Dhamma talk on 14 July 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Continuous Reflection on “It’s Like This” Brings Us to Pure Consciousness
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 7 July 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Honouring Those Worthy of Honour
Ajahn Ex gave this Dhamma talk on 29 June 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Reflections on Anatta
Ajahn Kalyano gave this Dhamma talk on 22 June 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Fond Memories
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 17 June 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Silence Is Relaxing, Allowing This Moment to Be Like This
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 8 June 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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To Eat or Not to Eat… Pineapple?
Ajahn Amaro gave this Dhamma talk on 31 May 2026, on Vesak day, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Night of Enlightenment, When the Outflows Ended
Ajahn Amaro gave this Dhamma talk on 24 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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From Solitude to Community
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 22 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Light-filled Life: Insights Into and Beyond Suffering
Luang Por Jundee gave this Dhamma talk on 21 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Reflections From the Time in Sri Lanka
Ajahn Khemaka gave this Dhamma talk on 16 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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You Can’t Concentrate on Silence, but It Is Here and Now
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 9 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Not Identifying
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 7 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Disintegrated Beauty: The Wise Ways of Seeing Formations
Luang Por Amaro gave this Dhamma talk on 1 May 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Life Is Not About the Way Things Should Be, but the Way It Is
Ajahn Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 24 April 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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How Are You, Luang Por?
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Farewell: The Ending of a Chapter
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 16 April 2026, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Your True Nature Is Love. You Don’t Need to Look for It
Ajahn Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 10 April 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Essentials of Life and Practice – Ovāda Pāṭimokkha
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 3 March 2026, Magha Puja Day, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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A Break From the Role of Abbot: A Few Stories From a Sabbatical
Luang Por Amaro gave this Dhamma talk on 4 April 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Samma Samādhi
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 26 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Silence Behind the Forms
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 24 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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All the Appalling News
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 14 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Restlessness
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 11 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Personal Issues and Emotional Hangups
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 8 March 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Not Wanting Things to Be the Way They Are
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 28 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Great Expectations
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 24 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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PTSD in Terms of Dhamma
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 18 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Turning the Heart Back to Listen Within
Ajahn Asoko gave this Dhamma talk on 16 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Place of ‘No Price’, ‘No Sword Out’
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 10 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Look to This Day
Ajahn Dhammanando gave this Dhamma talk on 2 February 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The Benefits of Virtue ผู้ตั้งอยู่ในความประพฤติดี (Thai)
Luang Por Pasanno gave this Dhamma talk on 1 November 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK. This teaching was offered to the Thai community at Amaravati; therefore, it is in Thai.
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When You Know Your True Nature, There’s Nothing Left to Know
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 26 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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How Did I Become a Monk? A Difficult Yet Amusing Beginning
Ajahn Ruciro gave this Dhamma talk on 18 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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What We Inherit: On Luang Por Chah’s Memorial Day
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 16 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Winter Silence
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 11 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Liberation Here and Now Rather Than Here and Then
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 7 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Resetting the Intention, the Purpose of Our Practice
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 3 January 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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The New Year’s Eve Bell – the Sound of the Present Moment
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 31 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Day-To-Day Reflections From the Ratana Sutta
Ajahn Khemaka gave this Dhamma talk on 19 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Looking Forward to Death
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 13 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Don’t Kill Him
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 11 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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From Budo to Buddho: From a Martial Arts Teacher to a Buddhist Monk
Ajahn Cittavīro gave this Dhamma talk on 5 December 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Giving Thanks
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on November 28, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Keeping in Touch
Ajahn Candasirī gave this Dhamma talk on 20 November 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Monastic Training
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Dhamma talk on 13 November 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Investigating the Inner Tyrant
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 22 November 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Nurturing of Practice: The Daily Relief From Dukkha
Ajahn Pasanno gave this Dhamma talk on 5 November 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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In Homage to Queen Mother Sirikit
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on October 29, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Counteracting the Restless Energy of Becoming
Ajahn Karunadhammo gave this Dhamma talk on October 21, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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A Heart That Loves the Good
Ajahn Pasanno gave this Dhamma talk on 19 October 2025, after the offering of the Kathina's cloth ceremony, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Don’t Fight the Silence, Listen to the Way Things Are
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on October 15, 2025, at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.
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Chronic Pain, Ego and Liberation
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma QA on 11 October 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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A Good Spiritual Companion
Ajahn Pasanno gave this Dhamma talk on 7 October 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Where Human Dignity Lies in the Modern Age
Ajahn Nyanarato gave this Sunday Talk with questions and answers on 5 October 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Nobody Has Duties, Nobody Gets Enlightened
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 30 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Loss of the Beloved Ones
Ajahn Cittaviro gave this Sunday Talk with questions and answers on 28 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Four Summaries
Ajahn Khemaka gave this Dhamma talk on 6 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Is Consciousness the Ultimate Reality?
Luang Por Sumedho gave this Dhamma talk on 15 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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Engaged in the Four Factors of Right Effort
Luang Por Pasanno gave this Dhamma talk on 7 September 2025 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.
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