เสียงธรรม Cool Head Warm Heart / Ajahn Sona

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (10.10.2021)

Ajahn Sona
Oct 10, 2021

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (05.08.2022)

Ajahn Sona
May 8, 2022

 

Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (09.28.2025)

Ajahn Sona
Sep 28, 2025
Ajahn Sona answers Dhamma questions from listeners around the world. This Q&A was recorded on January 24, 2025.
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Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (10.05.2025)

Ajahn Sona
Oct 5, 2025

 

Problematic Emotions (2): Anger

Ajahn Sona
Apr 17, 2017

 

The Central Issues of Our Time | Media, Algorithms & Your Mind

Ajahn Sona
Oct 19, 2025

 

Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (10.26.2025)

Ajahn Sona
Oct 26, 2025

 

Ajahn Sona and the Forbidden Library (w/ Clear Mountian)

Ajahn Sona
Nov 2, 2025
Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho take a tour of Birken Forest Monastery's "Forbidden Library" and interview Ajahn Sona about a selection of books from its shelves, including: The Republic by Plato
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy
The Seven Storey Mountain by Merton
Walden by Thoreau
A Short History of Myth by Armstrong
Siddhartha by Hesse
and more!

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (11.09.2025)

Ajahn Sona
11.09.2025

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (11.16.2025)

Ajahn Sona
Nov 16, 2025
Join us on Sunday as Ajahn Sona answers Dhamma questions from listeners around the world.
Questions may be submitted during the live chat (opens ~8:00am day of stream) or in advance, here: https://bit.ly/LivestreamQnA
Ajahn Sona Podcast:
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Question & Answer Archive https://birken.ca/qaa/qaa.php

 

Live from Birken: Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (11.23.2025)

Ajahn Sona
11.23.2025

 

Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (11.30.2025)

Ajahn Sona
Nov 30, 2025

 

Dhamma Q&A with Ajahn Sona (12.07.2025)

Ajahn Sona
Dec 7, 2025

 

Take It Easy...Especially Now | Dhamma Talk w/ Q&A

Ajahn Sona
12/15/25
Evening Dhamma program with the Ottawa Buddhist Society, offered March 1, 2025.
Links to the Sallekha Sutta (Effacement) MN 8: Full Sutta: https://suttacentral.net/mn8/en/bodhi
Birken's Chanting Book: https://birken.ca/wp-content/uploads/...
Ottawa Buddhist Society: https://ottawabuddhistsociety.com/
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Index (Questions edited for clarity and length):
00:00 - INTRO
00:18 - DHAMMA TALK
38:52 - START OF Q&A
39:34 - CONSCIOUSNESS VS. BRAIN: There is the "knowing mind" and the "consciousness". Where is the brain in all this?
42:16 - LIVELIHOOD: There is a season where farmers/beekeepers need to cull their herds due to disease. Most people say "this is a rational thing to do", but is wrong from a Buddhist moral point of view. Is the correct answer to not get involved at all?
45:01 - LOVED ONES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS: How do you work with a family member who has an acute depression induced psychosis and agoraphobia? I slip into the "trying to solve the problem mind" even though it's impossible to solve. Any suggestions?
51:07 - EXCESSIVE DISCURSIVE THOUGHT: We are immersed in a society that is very discursive and nitpicky. How does one not be influenced by that?

 

Cool Head, Warm Heart (1): Resting in the Shade

Ajahn Sona
Jan 18, 2026
Talk 1 (of 16) from the Pacific Hermitage Retreat offered at Birken Forest Monastery on May 2, 2025.

 

Cool Head, Warm Heart (2): Cutting the Gordian Knot

Ajahn Sona
Jan 25, 2026
Talk 2 (of 16) from the Pacific Hermitage Retreat offered at Birken Forest Monastery on May 3, 2025.

 

Cool Head Warm Heart (3): Changing the Mind's Channel

Ajahn Sona
Feb 2, 2026

 

Cool Head Warm Heart (4): Stability in the Midst of Chaos

Ajahn Sona
Feb 9, 2026

 

Cool Head Warm Heart (5): The Secret of Safety

Ajahn Sona
Feb 15, 2026

 

Cool Head Warm Heart (6): Kindness Meets Clarity

Ajahn Sona
Feb 22, 2026
Talk 6 (of 15) from the Pacific Hermitage Retreat offered at Birken Forest Monastery on May 8, 2025. Though part of a series, each talk stands on its own.