Anukampa Podcast

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1. Sutta Discussion - Knowing And Seeing the Six Senses for Enlightenment from Anukampa Podcast

   Jul 28, 20261 hr 39 min

   In this interactive discussion, Ajahn Candā dives deeply into our (dependently arisen) relationship with our six senses, offering insightful reflections on a range of pragmatic questions from participants. Her answers provide guidance on how to cultivate the skillful attitudes that help us find peace from the addictive craving that otherwise drives our relationship with the sensory world. Timestamps: [ 0:00 ] The dependent origination of feelings [ 10:50 ] What is contained in the mind sense base? [ 15:38 ] How delusion conditions our experience of the sensory world [ 26:23 ] Equanimity (and warmth) in mindfulness-focused insight practices [ 33:20 ] Relating to bodily sensations [ 42:26 ] From lust to torment [ 51:20 ] From seeing things as they are to liberation [ 1:06:51 ] Meditation objects to cultivate calm [ 1:11:30 ] What to do with unhelpful thoughts [ 1:15:20 ] Where to start on the Eightfold Path [ 1:19:09 ] Practicing with sense contact on retreat [ 1:24:40 ] Cultivating thoughts of loving-kindness [ 1:32:18 ] Hanging up with compassion Sutta references: MN 149: The Great Sixfold Base https://suttacentral.net/mn149/en/bod... MN 20: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts https://suttacentral.net/mn20/en/bodh...

2. Sutta Discussion - How The Buddha Dismantled Race And Caste Prejudice from Anukampa Podcast

   Jul 14, 20261 hr 13 min

   Ven Canda discusses how the Buddha dismantled race and caste prejudice.

3. Sutta Discussion - Bring Up Your Goodness- Rejoice! from Anukampa Podcast

   Jul 11, 20261 hr 14 min

   Ven Can lead Sutta discussion on the topic: Bring up your goodness nad rejoice.

4. Dhamma Talk - Connected To Life Through The Five Elements from Anukampa Podcast

   Jul 6, 20261 hr 23 min

   Ven Canda gives a Dhamma talk on the topic of connected to life through the five elements.

5. Dhamma Talk - Freeing The Mind with Samatha & Vipassana from Anukampa Podcast

   Jul 5, 20261 hr 7 min

   Ven Canda gives talk on freeing the mind with samatha and vipassana and Q & A.

6. Guided Meditation - Metta For The Six Senses from Anukampa Podcast

   Jun 27, 20261 hr 4 min

   Ven Canda leads meditation on the topic of metta for the six senses.

7. Guided Meditation - Meeting Yourself As You Are from Anukampa Podcast

   Jun 6, 202653 min

   Guided meditation with Ven Canda on the topic of meeting yourself as you are.

8. Dhamma Talk - Freeing the Mind with Samatha and Vipassana from Anukampa Podcast

   Apr 14, 20261 hr 7 min

   Ven Canda gives Dhamma talk on how to free the mind through samatha and vipassana.

9. Dhamma Talk - Why Don't You Want To Be Happy from Anukampa Podcast

   Mar 7, 20261 hr 24 min

   Weekend retreat: Raising our happiness levels. Ven Canda gives a Dhamma talk and leads a guided meditation on the topic "Why don't you want to be happy".

10. Sutta Discussions - Thoughts That Lead to Nibbana from Anukampa Podcast

    Feb 13, 20261 hr 11 min

    Ven Canda leads Sutta Discussion on thoughts that lead to Nibbana (MN19).

11. Guided Meditation - Metta as Acceptance for Oneself from Anukampa Podcast

    Feb 7, 202654 min

    Ven Canda lead a guided meditation.

12. Sutta Discussions - Servering the Bonds of Misery from Anukampa Podcast

    Feb 6, 20261 hr 10 min

    In this highly interactive sutta discussion contemplates the bonds of suffering—and our escape from it. As part of her sutta reading, Ajahn Candā pays homage to the Buddha’s wisdom, noting that virtue is the foundation of true happiness. She also explains how pure love is an action, rather than a sentiment. A variety of questions from participants enriches Ven Candā’s reflections on uprooting the bonds of existence. [ 0:00 ] Introduction [ 2:49 ] Sutta reading, part 1 [ 20:08 ] Does “bonds” mean the same thing as “fetters”? [21:45 ] The danger of clinging [ 23:55 ] Is “existence” referring to our human existence or phenomena in general? [ 25:38 ] Can we receive love or only give love? [ 28:21 ] What is the origin of something—is that related to cause and effect? [ 32:09 ] Suffering and the 5 components of existence (khandas) [ 35:09 ] Receiving and giving [ 39:04 ] Sutta reading, part 2 [ 47:13 ] How do we gain the right understanding? [ 51:15 ] Does severing the bonds happen suddenly or gradually? [ 1:00:25 ] What happens to somebody who has achieved stream entry in a previous life? [ 1:03:18 ] Lessening craving

13. Sutta Discussions - How To Illuminate A Forest? from Anukampa Podcast

    Jan 30, 20261 hr 9 min

    This sutta discussion revolves around a central question: How we can bring qualities of the heart to our communities and enrich the societies in which we live? After reading the sutta, Ajahn Candā invites open discussion, which includes reflections on ways that gentleness, kindness, and strong determination fit into our practice of the Noble Eightfold Path. [ 0:00 ] Introduction [ 2:30 ] Sutta reading with contextual reflections [ 24:45 ] Open discussion on celebrating heart qualities Sutta references: MN 32: The Longer Discourse at Gosiṅga https://suttacentral.net/mn32/en/suja... AN 7.53: https://suttacentral.net/an7.53/en/su...

14. Guided Meditation - Bathing in Benevolence, Spreading Goodwill from Anukampa Podcast

    Jan 17, 202655 min

    Before easing us into practice, Ven Candā discusses loving-kindness (mettā) as a directed thought process—it’s a skill we can develop, and the feeling of mettā naturally grows over time. Wishing well-being for ourselves is foundational to loving-kindness, so this meditation focuses on aligning our best intentions with cultivating mettā for ourselves. [ 0:00 ] Intro [ 5:55 ] Loving-kindness meditation [ 45:47 ] Questions and reflections

15. Dhamma Talk - Where Sadness Meets Compassion from Anukampa Podcast

    Jan 12, 20262 hr 3 min

    In this talk given at Northants Buddhist and Meditation Centre, Ajahn Candā speaks to the relationship between compassion and wisdom. After a short introduction, she offers a guided meditation grounded in embodied awareness. Then during the Dhamma talk, Ajahn Candā busts the myth that empathic compassion leads to sorrow, noting how compassion is a sublime abiding that motivates us to alleviate suffering. [ 0:00 ] Introduction [ 3:30 ] Meditation [ 44:16 ] Dhamma talk [ 1:34:02 ] Questions

16. Guided Meditation - Metta For Friendly, Happy & Suffering People Throughout the World from Anukampa Podcast

    Jan 10, 202658 min

    In this creative loving-kindness (mettā) meditation, Ajahn Candā changes the regular formula of spreading mettā based on one’s own feelings towards others, to one of developing feelings of love towards others based on their present situation, encouraging us to explore how love may subtly change when directed towards those who are doing well or experiencing hardship.

17. Sutta Discussions - How to notice subtle mental states from Anukampa Podcast

    Jan 3, 20261 hr 16 min

    Over the course of a two-day loving-kindess (mettā) retreat at Sheffield Insight, Ven Candā considers the quiet happiness that arises as the heart becomes more open. Topics covered in this Q&A include sustaining attention during loving-kindness meditation and understanding degrees of dukkha. This session ends with a guided meditation aimed at cultivating boundless friendliness towards ourselves and others. [ 0:00 ] How to focus loving-kindness meditation on one person [ 2:44 ] Delighting in subtle states like peace and contentment [ 7:58 ] Abiding in equanimity [ 9:53 ] Meeting shame with compassion [ 13:03 ] Metta for non-humans and objects [ 17:07 ] External conditions [ 21:20 ] Metta for those who have passed away [ 24:38 ] Are skillful states dukkha? [ 28:05 ] Practicing metta for someone you’ve yet to meet [ 30:08 ] What love, peace, and happiness have in common [ 31:53 ] Guided meditation "How to notice subtle mental states" 2nd Q&A and "Metta for every living being", 5th guided meditation of the "The radiant quality of loving kindness" New Year Retreat for Sheffield Insight, 02 & 03 Jan 2026

18. Sutta Discussions - Conditions for Developing Wisdom from Anukampa Podcast

    Dec 26, 20251 hr 9 min

    Ajahn Candā shares and reflects on eight factors that help wisdom develop, with discussion on topics such as moral conscience (hiri) and moral caution (otapa) and the manifold benefits of developing each factor (even when they reveal areas for more work!). The final discussion includes questions on being with family for the holidays and the relationship between wisdom and action. [ 0:00 ] What is wisdom? [ 6:07 ] Teachers and spiritual companions [ 11:23 ] Always be kind [ 15:00 ] Shame and regret [ 21:56 ] Asking questions [ 26:00 ] Seclusion and virtue [ 33:49 ] Learning what is beneficial [ 38:52 ] Right endeavor and meaningful talk [ 45:46 ] Arising and vanishing aggregates [ 50:59 ] Final discussion Sutta references: AN 8.2: Wisdom https://suttacentral.net/an8.2/en/bod... SN 56.31: The Simsapa Grove https://suttacentral.net/sn56.31/en/b...

19. Guided Meditation - The Cosy House of Metta from Anukampa Podcast

    Dec 13, 202557 min

    Ven Canda leads a medtation on the topic: The Cosy House of Metta

20. Guided Meditation - Befriending Ourselves With Compassion from Anukampa Podcast

    Dec 6, 202555 min

    Ven Canda leads meditation on the subject: Befriending Ourselves With Compassion