Ajahn Sona
This channel features various talks given by Venerable Ajahn Sona, the Abbot of Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery - a Canadian Theravada Buddhist monastery following the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Also known by its Pali name, 'Sitavana' (translated as 'cool forest grove'), the monastery is located in the tranquil and secluded forests of British Columbia's interior region. The monastery provides a peaceful refuge for monastics and lay people seeking to deepen their practice of the Buddha's teachings. For more information, please see our website at: https://birken.ca/.
The talks on this channel cover many aspects of meditation and Buddhism, focusing in particular on attitudes and techniques which give emotional benefit to the contemporary person. Audio downloads are available at https://anchor.fm/ajahn-sona
Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (01.12.2025)
The Dhamma is a Strategy for Emotional Ease in the Midst of This Very World
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (12): The Home Stretch
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (11): A Dignified Life
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (10): Right View, It All Starts Here
Live from Santa Fe: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (04.14.2024)
Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (02.18.2024)
Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (02.04.2024)
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (9): Supernormal Clarity
The Earliest Western Buddhist Monks
Love Is But A Song We Sing
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (8): The Active Side of the Seven Factors
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (7): Reintroducing the Requisites
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (6): The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (5): The Four Roads to Psychic Power (Iddhipāda)
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (4): A Path of Exertion and Effort
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (3): Perfecting the Craft of Dhamma
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (2): Two For the Price of One
The 37 Requisites of Enlightenment (1): The Buddha's Phone Number
Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (04.23.2023)
On Nature and the Mind
Metta: Seven-day Silent Symphony
Sister Mon: Buddhism as Life
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (6): Moving to Perfect Balance
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (5): Coasting to Freedom
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (4): Refreshing Energy, Joyful States
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (3): The Investigation Begins
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Q&A (1) with Ajahn Sona
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (2): No Surprise...Mindfulness is Necessary
The Seven Factors of Enlightenment (1): The Structure of the Enlightened Mind