Best Dharma Talks

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http://www.bswa.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; so many great talks here.
I especially enjoy the insight of Ajahn Brahmali when he discusses some of the more difficult topics in his easy to understand manner.
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I've been listening recently to talks by Ajahn Sundara and would recommend them highly. She's a French-born nun who now resides at Amaravati monastery in the UK.

http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/AjahnSundara.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Ajahn Sundara is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met.

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Sanghamitta wrote:Ajahn Sundara is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met.

:anjali:
Definately agreed
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Although this is in the Discovering Theravada forum, i am open to all traditions. Who is your favorite teacher to listen to?
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You can try this

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Troves of talks from Ajahn Brahm and others are to be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There are also quite a few on the BSWA website that aren't on this Youtube channel.

Oh, and I really like what I've seen and heard from Ajahn Jayasaro. So if anyone can provide more links, I would much appreciate it.
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Thales wrote:I find Gil Fronsdal's talks to be very good.

You can find a full list of all his talks here: http://www.audiodharma.org/talks-gil.html
Gil Fronsdal's talks are amongst my favourites too, actually.
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Buddhist eLibrary from Buddhanet.net

The "Dhamma talks in America" have been most helpful to me. They start on page 3 and go to page 5. The only problem is that they are not in any particular order so you may want to look through them all first. The "Samsaric Buddhism" lecture is a good place to start.
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I would particularly recommend the talks from the "9-Day Retreat Easter 2007" album:
http://www.bswa.org/modules/mydownloads ... php?cid=42" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

These talks contain his usual similes and stories, with his usual teaching style, but I have found the overall integrity and coherence quite remarkable: There is that one taste, the taste of freedom. Of course his talks are not really about satisfying our intellectuality, but about directly conditioning our inclinations. Even when he speaks seemingly superficially, actually what he does is planting the seeds of the most profound inclinations in a nearly imperceptible way. Top-notch brainwashing: load in a few talks mindfully, sit down, and "rock and roll"! :)

Also, some extra enlightenment jokes for this post:
http://santipada.googlepages.com/thelig ... ightenment" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Bhante Madawela Punnaji, especially his talks about samadhi.
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Im not sure you will find more dhamma talks on one site than u will this one.

http://birken.ca/dhammatalks.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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[quote="sattva"]Hi all!
I have a question. Because of my eyesight or lack there of, i find reading difficult. i do enjoying downloading and listening to Dharma talks. What teachers do you think give great Dharma talks? Although this is in the Discovering Theravada forum, i am open to all traditions. Who is your favorite teacher to listen to?[/quote
Ajahn Yuttadhammo has a ton of dhamma talks:

http://yuttadhammo.sirimangalo.org/audio/albums/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I think the best teachers can be charismatic types but I tend to like obscure teachers
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[quote="sattva"]Hi all!
I have a question. Because of my eyesight or lack there of, i find reading difficult. i do enjoying downloading and listening to Dharma talks. What teachers do you think give great Dharma talks? Although this is in the Discovering Theravada forum, i am open to all traditions. Who is your favorite teacher to listen to?[/quote
Ajahn Yuttadhammo has a ton of dhamma talks:

http://yuttadhammo.sirimangalo.org/audio/albums/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I think the best teachers can be charismatic types but I tend to like obscure teachers
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tiltbillings wrote:Joseph Goldstein is a highly skilled teacher who speaks from a place of deep practice and much learning. His talks can be found at:

http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Dharmaseed has tons talks by a wide variety of Theravadin/vipassana teachers.
+1 Joseph Goldstein
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