Listen "AJAHN GEOFF THANISSARO | Live Q&A at Dhammagiri | Questions & Answers #01"
Episode Synopsis
Live Question and Answer Session with Tan Ajahn Geoff Thanissaro at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia.
Ajahn Ṭhānissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) is an American monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he travelled to Thailand, where he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko, himself a student of the late Ajaan Lee. He was ordained in 1976 and lived at Wat Dhammasathit, where he remained following his teacher’s death in 1986.
In 1991 he travelled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped Ajaan Suwat Suvaco establish Metta Forest Monastery. He became abbot of the Monastery in 1993.
He has published a large number of Sutta translations, Dhamma books and Dhamma talks on his website:
https://www.dhammatalks.org
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Ajahn Ṭhānissaro (Geoffrey DeGraff) is an American monk of the Thai Forest Tradition. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he travelled to Thailand, where he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko, himself a student of the late Ajaan Lee. He was ordained in 1976 and lived at Wat Dhammasathit, where he remained following his teacher’s death in 1986.
In 1991 he travelled to the hills of San Diego County, USA, where he helped Ajaan Suwat Suvaco establish Metta Forest Monastery. He became abbot of the Monastery in 1993.
He has published a large number of Sutta translations, Dhamma books and Dhamma talks on his website:
https://www.dhammatalks.org
Info about Dhammagiri:
Dhammagiri Website
Our Spotify Playlists
Newsletter
Dhammagiri Youtube Channel
Pics
#dhamma #Q&A #buddhism #insight #vipassana #wisdom
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