Tan Amarasiri remembers when Ajahn Sumedho visited Tisarana two years earlier and he was sitting at the feet of Ajahn Sumedho watching the sunset and the silence in their presence is perceptible.

Does silence need to be complicated? Is it not a matter of being receptive, of waiting..?

He then talks about a depth of understanding possible in the Mangala Sutta. What is auspicious, that touches the heart? I am going to watch what's happening.

He references the last Stanza of the 38 Blessings of the Mangala Sutta, and asks is there something that is without sorrow, without stain that is safe an secure unshakeable ..is there something that remains steady if we can touch that - be with the silence, be in the background..then none of these things shake us. He asks..where does the joy spring from?

Life's Highest Blessings

The Maha Mangala Sutta translation and Commentary by Dr. R.L. Soni

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/soni/wheel254.html#ch4-1

Ajahn Achalo leads a guided breath meditation then starts his dhamma talk with one paragraph from the Anapansati Sutta, the Buddha's teaching on mindfulness of breath..."Mindfulness of in-&-out breathing, when developed & pursued, is of great fruit, of great benefit. Mindfulness of in-&-out breathing, when developed & pursued, brings the four frames of reference to their culmination. The four frames of reference, when developed & pursued, bring the seven factors for awakening to their culmination. The seven factors for awakening, when developed & pursued, bring clear knowing & release to their culmination." Ajahn restates freedom liberation, the whole of the Path can be realized through mindfulness of the breath" ...

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.118.than.html

Ajahn Pavaro teaches .." we use natural sights and sounds as part of our practice because its interesting - things just being what they are - can remind the mind of what it is."

Bhante Rahula speaks to this foundational teaching of the Buddha Paticca Samuppada Dependent Origination. - cause and effect.

Ajahn Viradhammo, speaking for the first time after the three month winter retreat, reflects on the realm of thought and its limitations. There was a tragic loss of lives in the Buddhist community in Ottawa. The feeling in the funeral home was heartbreaking, it was not thinking.

Tension, worry are not resolved with thinking. Try practicing a face meditation where one listens and waits abiding in and awakening to the way things are. The tension, worry opens with the attention of the heart. The tension in the face becomes known and resolved through this deeper feeling - the awareness and compassion available with the heart. The body comes alive, not through thought. This was very liberating, it can bring joy (mudita) to trust in awareness, a path with heart.

Ajahn Sucitto begins the morning reflecting on skillful use of intentions.

Ajahn Geof asks us to see "where does my mind create suffering?" Prior to this he speaks about knowing what is skillful ?"

"So focus on the practice as a way of collecting tools, developing skills, both in terms of techniques in the meditation and whole attitudes toward your life. That’s the most worthwhile use of your time. Those are the best things to take with you when you go.

Skills to Take with You, Thanissaro Bhikkhu

With Each and Every Breath

https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/WithEachAndEveryBreath/Section0001.html

Tan Sirimedho talks about how the Buddha, a great religious leader, would teach first about generosity. Tan Sirimedho asks - why is generosity praised and accepted universally by so many religions? and another question: have you ever given anything and never felt bad about it?

Ajahn Sona speaks about undoing and retraining attitudes we casually pick up that can be chaotic and harmful. We may not be able to undo physical ailments but we can undo and get relief from emotional ailments.

Ajahn Pavaro reflects on the expression in the Metta Sutta..." unburdened with duties". He asks how do we regard our duties? How could we simplify and reframe them ?

He references Ajahn Viradhammo's use of the foreground and the background and how the practice of mindfulness helps us to know the background. If we attach to the sensation that arises - we are then in the foreground. By attending to what is happening a wholesome, causal relationship begins to develop (bhavana) awareness of the nuanced movement between the foreground and the background.

Ajahn directs us to the body as a frame of reference and recommends Frames of Mindfulness by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/lee/frames.html

Ayya Nimmala asks us to reflect on impermanence - is there anything that you can think of that is permanent? Investigate for yourself.

The Buddha asked how do you reflect wisely? Ayya Nimmala reminds us of the conditioning we have all been raised with and that they impacted us.

Training involves reflecting wisely on whatever is coming in through the senses, what we're thinking, reacting.. see it as impermanent and letting go.

Ajahn Viradhammo speaks on the second day of the Galilee retreat held via Zoom during Covid. After illustrating several ways to access the open heart he goes on to teach about the Buddha's search for liberation driven by his compassionate awareness of the suffering in old age, sickness and death.

Bhante Rahula speaks about kamma and rebirth.

Ajahn Sucitto encourages getting at the mind and into the body at this New Years Eve retreat in Montreal. Something can be done in applying the appropriate energy to specific points.

Ajahn Sucitto opens this New Year's Eve retreat in Montreal by establishing the ground for meditation away from the context of our distracted complex society.

Ajahn Sucitto speaking at this residential retreat in Montreal on New Years Eve names sati as that ah ha moment - that causes you to remember.

Jim Bedard leads a 20 minute sit followed by questions on his Zen name, Varindo. He shares a reflection on what it means: worthy of respect. Jim encourages gratitude and respect for the work in a meditation practice. Lastly he answers how he began in this teaching.

Ajahn Sucitto on retreat answers questions and speaks about the experience on the path as being a zig and then a zag.

Ajahn Pavaro lists and explains the practice of the 10 Punna Kiriyavatthu or 10 Foundations of Meritorious Action. These practices help strengthen continuity of mindfulness.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_(Buddhism)

Bhante Gunaratana speaks about the purpose of meditation is to purify the mind - everything is mind made.