Venerable Sayalay Susīlā Dhamma Talk Recordings
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Basic practical application of Buddhist Psychology for Daily Life (20-Oct-2024 and 10-Nov-2024)
Basic practical application of Buddhist Psychology for Daily Life (20-Oct-2024 and 10-Nov-2024)
By Sayalay Susila and Dr. Wong Teck Wee
Part 1: 20-Oct-2024, by Dr. Wong Teck Wee:
Part 2: 11-Nov-2024, by Sayalay Susila and Dr. Wong Teck Wee:
Dhamma Talk: Power of the Mind (25th Nov 2023)
Venue: Venue: Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre, Singapore 净名佛教中心，新加坡
How to skilfully deal with abuse and honor from others – MN50 – Maratajjaniya Sutta (19th August 2023)
Event: 2023 Sutta Study
Date: August 2023
Venue: Online via Zoom
Video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/PAeo80TYPg8
Audio-only MP3: https://www.sayalaysusila.net/audio/2023/202308-MN50-MaratajjaniyaSutta.mp3
Checking Your Mental State During Dying Moment – MN 143: Anāthapindikovāda Sutta – 24th June 2023
Event: 2023 Sutta Study
Date: June 2023
Venue: Online via Zoom
Video (YouTube): https://youtu.be/C4wFLnE9_IM
Audio-only MP3: https://www.sayalaysusila.net/audio/2023/202306-AnathapindikovadaSutta.mp3
How Perception Cheats You (MN 75 : Māgandiya Sutta)
How Perception Cheats You (MN 75 : Māgandiya Sutta)
Event: 2023 Sutta Study
Date: March / April 2023
Venue: Online via Zoom
Video links:
Part 1 (YouTube Video): https://youtu.be/ZW68_JxS6_0
Part 2 (YouTube Video): https://youtu.be/9mW_uXbJDds
Audio-only MP3 links:
Part 1: https://www.sayalaysusila.net/audio/2023/20230325-Magandiya-Sutta-Part-1.mp3
Part 2: https://www.sayalaysusila.net/audio/2023/20230401-Magandiya-Sutta-Part-2.mp3
YouTube Videos:
Ananda Sutta (29th Dec 2021)
Sayalay Susīlā: Ananda Sutta (29th Dec 2021)
Chinese translation here 刘启毅中文翻译: https://youtu.be/RcaSRzELo10
Event: 2021 Online Retreat
Date: 25th – 29th Dec 2021
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (26-28th Dec 2021)
Sayalay Susīlā – Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (1 of 4) (26-28th Dec 2021) Event: 2021 Online Retreat Date: 25th – 29th Dec 2021
1 of 4:
2 of 4:
3 of 4:
4 of 4:
Guided Metta (Lovingkindness) Meditation (26th Dec 2021)
Event: 2021 Online Retreat
Date: 25th – 29th Dec 2021
Introduction to Satipatthana Sutta (25th Dec 2021)
Event: 2021 Online Retreat
Date: 25th – 29th Dec 2021
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of the Consciousness (12th Dec 2021)
Event: Abhidhamma English Study Group Date: 12th Dec 2021
Guided Meditation on the Buddha’s Virtues (26 Sep 2021)
Event: Dhamma Study Group Q&A with Sayalay Susila
Date: 26th Sep 2021
Venue: Zoom Teleconference
Guided Meditation: Mindfulness of the Body (31st Aug 2021)
Event: Dhamma Talk – Mindfulness & Wisdom in Meditation and Daily Life
Date: 31st Aug 2021
Abhidhamma Online Class 1 (6th Mar – 5 Jun 2021)
Abhidhamma Online Class 1 (6th Mar 2021) Consciousness
Abhidhamma Online Class 2 (13th Mar 2021) Consciousness
Abhidhamma Online Class 3 (20th Mar 2021) Cognitive Process
Abhidhamma Online Class 4 (27th Mar 2021) Congnitive Process Part I
Abhidhamma Online Class 5 (3rd Apr 2021) Congnitive Process Part II
Abhidhamma Online Class 5 (3rd Apr 2021) Mental Factor
Abhidhamma Online Class 6 (10th Apr 2021) Mental Factors
Abhidhamma Online Class 7 (17th Apr 2021) Mental Factors
Abhidhamma Online Class 8a (24th Apr 2021) Process Freed, Kamma
Abhidhamma Online Class 8b (1st May 2021) Q&A
Abhidhamma Online Class 9 (1st May 2021) Materiality
Abhidhamma Online Class 10 (8th May 2021) Materiality
Abhidhamma Online Class 11 (15th May 2021): Materiality
Abhidhamma Online Class 12a (22nd May 2021): Materiality
Abhidhamma Online Class 12b (22nd May 2021): Dependent Origination
Abhidhamma Online Class 13a (29th May 2021): Materiality
Abhidhamma Online Class 13b (29th May 2021): Dependent Origination
Abhidhamma Online Class 14a (5th Jun 2021): Dependent Origination Q&A
Abhidhamma Online Class 14b (5th Jun 2021): Nibbana
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Guided Four-element Meditation (8th May 2021)
Note: this meditation guide is extracted from the Abhidhamma Class, part 10. For the full leson, please see: https://youtu.be/WEDhZdynSGg
Event: 2021 Abhidhamma Online Class
Date: 6th Mar – 5th Jun 2021
Sayalay Susīlā – Sutta Study: Scrutiny (18th Jul 2020)
Sayalay Susīlā – Sutta Study: Scrutiny (18th Jul 2020)
Sammasa Sutta (SN 12:66)
Handout: https://bit.ly/32yOvr5 (for mobile), https://bit.ly/32wSsMZ (for print)
Event: Sutta Study: Scrutiny
Date: 18th Jul 2020
Venue: AVMC, Penang, Malaysia
08th Feb 2020 – Chinese New Year Celebration 槟城新春活动 Happiness, Restlessness and Mindfulness @ AVMC
Happiness, Restlessness and Mindfulness (Video URL: https://youtu.be/BVq_TC8MGZk)
21st – 29th Dec 2019 – Four Foundations Of Mindfulness Retreat 槟城四念处禅修营 @ AVMC
Retreat Opening Instruction (Video URL: https://youtu.be/6qn_7GWDfFc)
The Four-element Meditation (Video URL: https://youtu.be/sl940zQEp8g)
Contemplation of Feelings (Video URL: https://youtu.be/g02qjGDwFLo)
Contemplation of Feelings (continue) (Video URL: https://youtu.be/g02qjGDwFLo)
Mindfulness (Video URL: https://youtu.be/atXT-lNIewU)
Summary and clarification (Video URL: https://youtu.be/u3WQvxldTg4)
01:10 About Anapanasati
08:28 Four-element Meditation
27:17 Discerning Five Aggregates
33:39 Contemplation of Feelings
44:34 Handling Common Mental States
2-Day Meditation Retreat: Contemplation of Feelings (3rd November 2019)
2-Day Meditation Retreat: Contemplation of Feelings (3rd November 2019)
Video URL: https://youtu.be/KatNZ6KP8SM
2-Day Meditation Retreat: Instruction For Meditation (2nd November 2019)
2-Day Meditation Retreat: Instruction For Meditation (2nd November 2019) – Video URL: https://youtu.be/w1W_uQSp-LI
5 Aggregates & The Four Noble Truths (August 2019)
5 Aggregates & The Four Noble Truths (English only) @ Be Happy Meditation Club, California, USA (August 2019)
YouTube Video Link:
https://youtu.be/4GFqLGHWhz4
Mindfulness & Wisdom in Meditation and Daily Life (August 2019)
Mindfulness & Wisdom in Meditation and Daily Life (English only) @ Be Happy Meditation Club, California, USA (August 2019)
YouTube Video Link:
https://youtu.be/YDsQeLyC-JE
Concentration and Insight Meditation Retreat with Sayalay Susīlā @ Brampton Buddhist Mission Centre, Terra Cotta, ON, Canada (08th – 09th June 2019)
Concentration and Insight Meditation Retreat with Sayalay Susīlā @ Brampton Buddhist Mission Centre, Terra Cotta, ON, Canada (08th – 09th June 2019)
Yuganaddha Sutta (08th June 2019) Video URL: https://youtu.be/Xi3mMgHpy9w
Moment To Moment Practice (09th June 2019) Video URL: https://youtu.be/J0BjDW3KyW8
Dhamma And Meditation Program with Sayalay Susīlā @ Thornhill, ON, Canada (02nd & 23rd June 2019)
Dhamma And Meditation Program with Sayalay Susīlā @ Thornhill, ON, Canada (02nd & 23rd June 2019)
End Of Suffering (Dvayatanupassana Sutta) – Part 1 (02nd June 2019) Video URL: https://youtu.be/YVheYhQMHlA
End Of Suffering (Dvayatanupassana Sutta) – Part 2 (23rd June 2019) Video URL: https://youtu.be/pWTwncrGpG8
Recollection of Buddha’s Virtue / Buddhanusati – One Day Meditation Retreat 佛随念一日禅修 @ AVMC (10th March 2019)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/28RSATMrZWA
MP3 (Audio only): https://bit.ly/3fQARCP
Dhamma Talk Index:
0:00 The Nine Attributes of the Buddha
27:10 Buddhanusati – Meditation Instructions
36:46 佛陀的九种德行 – The Nine Attributes of the Buddha (Chinese) (Translation by Bro. Chih Yih)
49:04 佛随念修法 – Meditation Instructions (Chinese) (Translation by Bro. Chih Yih)
53:51 Q&A
Reference Books:
The Nine Attributes of the Buddha -1st Edition (2019) – PDF download :
https://bit.ly/2DDV7e1
佛陀的九种德行 – PDF 下载 :
https://bit.ly/2PQ4WYO
Importance Of Generosity And Service For Mundane And Supramundane Prosperity (17th February 2019)
Importance Of Generosity And Service For Mundane And Supramundane Prosperity (17th February 2019)
Video URL: https://youtu.be/BdRqmxGA_EE
Four Foundations of Mindfulness Retreat / Satipatthāna / 四念处之修行 @ AVMC Penang (22nd – 31st December 2018)
Four Foundations of Mindfulness Retreat / Satipatthāna / 四念处之修行 @ AVMC Penang (22nd – 31st December 2018)
You can watch through the whole series of 7 Dhamma Talks by playing using the playlist below:
Playlist URL: https://youtu.be/MavvLXRT_x8?list=PLUEPByOCnBPrjQ77_e1cWNc8NPgcwoEUH
Or you can also play the individual Dhamma talk from the links below:
Dhamma Talk 1: Introduction 4 Foundations of Mindfulness / Contemplation of 4 Postures
https://youtu.be/MavvLXRT_x8
Dhamma Talk 2: Quality to cultivate prior meditation practice
https://youtu.be/_n1ZQZP3R9E
Dhamma Talk 3: Dependent Origination, Part 1
https://youtu.be/sFGjDSFh588
Dhamma Talk 4: Dependent Origination, Part 2
https://youtu.be/TbMCthPVYMo
Dhamma Talk 5: Dependent Origination, Part 3
https://youtu.be/xsfQlnd_3yw
Dhamma Talk 6: Dependent Origination, Part 4
https://youtu.be/YC3PRuVrdG4
Dhamma Talk 7: Dependent Origination, Part 5
https://youtu.be/0vS-hFGGL-4
Thank you.
Who Fears Death and Who Not (13th October 2018)
Who Fears Death and Who Not-Dhamma Talk @ Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre (13th October 2018)
Mindfulness of Breathing / Ānāpānasati (August 2018)
Mindfulness of Breathing / Ānāpānasati (August 2018)
Catskills Zendo NY, U.S.A. Retreat – Series of Dhamma Talks (20th October – 5th November, 2017)
There are 11 Dhamma Talks from this meditation retreat
- The Two Vehicles to Liberation (URL: https://youtu.be/sNFYR9j2F0c)
- Four Elements of Meditation (URL: https://youtu.be/_fKd0MGmOIk)
- Letting Go Of Identity View (Part 1) (URL: https://youtu.be/oJEpbxb2vpY)
- Letting Go Of Identity View (Part 2) (URL: https://youtu.be/oEXd2u9rspo)
- Letting Go Of Identity View (Part 3) (URL: https://youtu.be/hd3hoBD0_nQ)
- Letting Go Of Identity View (Part 4) (URL: https://youtu.be/Wo_J-1xK4Bs)
- Contemplation of Mind – Cittanupassana (Part 1) (URL: https://youtu.be/1xw4sfKlqvQ)
- Contemplation of Mind – Cittanupassana (Part 2) (URL: https://youtu.be/jEdKqp47B0c)
- Contemplation of Mind – Cittanupassana (Part 3) (URL: https://youtu.be/qOA1wNZtltg)
- Contemplation of Feeling – (Part 1) (URL: https://youtu.be/s2bmTRzCRV0)
- Contemplation of Feeling – (Part 2) (URL: https://youtu.be/ewzpgkaCDdw)
Dhamma Talks @ Appamada Vihari Meditation Society, Toronto (September 2017)
Meditation on Breathing
Video URL: https://youtu.be/XxgsuQbjIjk
How a Notion of Self Occurs
Video URL: https://youtu.be/OiYZCFZPgwI
Abhidhamma in Daily Life
Video URL: https://youtu.be/4RaLBnUK-n0