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by Bhikkhu Pesala » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:31 pm
Take a look at some of the talks by
Ajahn Jayasaro on
DhammaTube:They are short, but very useful talks — just straight Dhamma teaching.
You will also find a series of his talks on the Biography of Ajahn Chah. I know Ajahn Jayasaro from my stay at Wat Pah Nanachat, when Ajahn Pasanno was the abbot. Ajahn Jayasaro became the abbot there for a period later.
This is the first of
A Series of Talks on Meditation
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by David N. Snyder » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:45 pm
Good talk.
It may just be an urban legend, but I have heard that the number of blinks a person does is related to how nervous he is and the fewer blinks, the more likely the person is truthful, sincere, and calm. The average person blinks 10 times per minute.
This ajahn blinked about two times in almost 3 minutes.
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by Bhikkhu Pesala » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:49 pm
I don't know about that, but his voice is very clear, unhurried, and gentle — a good sign of someone who has a stable mind.
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by David N. Snyder » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:50 pm
Sadhu!

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by Cittasanto » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:11 am
Hi all
I posted a short version yesterday somewhere else but this video is interesting in regard to the body language, although some of it is more new age
Metta
Manapa
TheDhamma wrote:Good talk.
It may just be an urban legend, but I have heard that the number of blinks a person does is related to how nervous he is and the fewer blinks, the more likely the person is truthful, sincere, and calm. The average person blinks 10 times per minute.
This ajahn blinked about two times in almost 3 minutes.
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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