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Ayya Santussika's Dharma Talks
Ayya Santussika
Ayya Santussika, in residence at Karuna Buddhist Vihara (Compassion Monastery), spent five years as an anagarika (eight-precept nun), then ordained as a samaneri (ten-precept nun) in 2010 and as a bhikkhuni (311 rules) in 2012 at Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles.
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2024-06-12 Developing Upekkha 53:19
AN 7.53 Nanda's Mother MN 152 The Development of the Faculties
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-12 Present with the Cycle of Feeling and Letting Go 29:57
Based on a guided meditation by Ajahn Amaro, found in his book, "Just One More..." pg. 63.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-12 Finding Your Own Inspiration 17:33
What do you find inspiring? Sutta Nipata 5.19, "Preserving the Way to the Far Shore", or Anguttara Nikaya 11.2, "Making a Wish", or is it something else?
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-11 Choosing Mudita 45:03
Examples from the suttas of mudita arising from living in harmony and its importance in developing the practice.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-11 Compassion 30:00
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-11 Karuna - compassion - is not about "suffering with" others 31:39
Using wisdom to develop the true brahmavihara of karuna, without becoming enmeshed in "suffering with" others.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-10 Q&A 1 68:35
Sila, samadhi, panna, rebirth.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-10 Immersion through Metta 32:48
Establishing metta and tending towards immersion factors.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-09 Making Loving Kindness Our Basis and Vehicle 35:54
When your mind is steady and well settled internally, and bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen don’t occupy your mind, then you should train like this: ‘I will develop the heart’s release by love. I’ll cultivate it, make it my vehicle and my basis, keep it up, consolidate it, and properly implement it.’ That’s how you should train. AN 8.63
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart
2024-06-09 Dropping What Binds Us 34:05
Dissolving the layers of identity for relief and insight.
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Cooling the Mind, Warming the Heart

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