Aukana Teaching

The teaching follows the Theravada tradition of the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.

On this page you will find audio extracts from lectures and other talks as well as text articles describing the teaching.

Check regularly for updates.

LATEST UPDATES

Audio

Full Lectures by Alan James

07/06/08	Download	"Emptiness"	34 mins	7.82 Mb
07/04/08	Download	"The Wisdom of the Buddha"	32 mins	7.18 Mb

Full Lecture

23/06/08

Download

"Searching for the Here and Now"
by Brother Paul

39 mins

8.93 Mb

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Lecture Excerpts

03/06/08	Download	"Storms Can't Hurt the Sky" by Brother Nigel	Stream	766 Kb
03/06/08	Download	"The Demented Parrot Syndrome" by John Preston	Stream	1.22 Mb
01/05/08	Download	"A Brief History of Self" by Garry Phillipson	Stream	1.06 Mb
25/04/08	Download	"The Joy of Right Practice" by Tom Whyte	Stream	1.04 Mb
04/04/08	Download	"Uses and Abuses of Mental Energy" by Brother Paul	Stream	1.29 Mb
22/03/08	Download	"Signs" by Brother Nigel	Stream	1.18 Mb
12/03/08	Download	"The Fear of Freedom" by Garry Phillipson	Stream	962 Kb
09/02/08	Download	"What is Buddhism?" by Brother Paul	Stream	1.67 Mb

Text

Extract from "The Only Freedom" by Alan James 6th July 2007
Extract from "Progress Within" by Jacqui James 6th July 2007

New  "The Value of Service" by Terry Sweet 4th April 2008
         "Me, Me, Me" by Natalie Bown 22rd March 2008
         "Compassion" by Bodil Hart 23rd November 2007
         "When Chaos Strikes" by Natalie Bown 12th November 2007
         "Attachment to View" by Terry Sweet 3rd September 2007
         "The Weather and Wise Attention" by Bodil Hart 3rd May 2007
         "The Nightmare " by Terry Sweet 17th March 2007
         "Little Old Lady" by Natalie Bown 5th February 2007

AUDIO: MP3 FORMAT

Excerpts from lectures by Alan James:

18/12/04	Download	"The Peerless Way"	Stream	496 Kb
16/06/04	Download	"Beyond the World"	Stream	411 Kb

Excerpt from lectures by Jacqui James:

17/03/05	Download	"The Inner Teachings of Buddhism"	Stream	1.21 Mb
23/07/04	Download	"The Art of Meditation"	Stream	484 Kb

Excerpts from Autumn 2007 season:

18/11/07	Download	"To See or Not To See" by Anda Lutkevics	Stream	1.11 Mb
12/11/07	Download	"No Time Like the Present" by Tome Whyte	Stream	890 Kb
23/10/07	Download	"Nothing Special" by Garry Phillipson	Stream	628 Kb
24/09/07	Download	"Does Anything Really Happen?" by Brother Nigel	Stream	645 Kb
11/09/07	Download	"Relating to the Centre" by John Preston	Stream	1.37 Mb
28/08/07	Download	"The Little Things" by Anda Lutkevics	Stream	1.07 Mb
16/08/07	Download	"Rolling the Dhamma Wheel" by Brother Paul	Stream	1.03 Mb

TEXT

        Extract from "Getting The Most Out Of Life" by Alan James
        Extract from "The Heart's Desire" by Alan James
        Extract from "The Highest Happiness" by Alan James
        Extract from "The Correct Use of Energy in Meditation" by Alan James
        Extract from "Devotion" by Jacqui James

       "Happiness In Samsara?" by Tom Whyte 21st December 2006
       "Just Keep Letting Go" by Peter Price 14th November 2006
       "Remember The Three Marks" by Bodil Hart 13th October 2006
       "Helping At The Centre" by Natalie Bown 28th September 2006
       "Confidence & Determination " by Terry Sweet 13th September 2006
       "Mindfulness When Ill" by Natalie Bown 19th May 2006
       "Bars To Progress" by Alex Nicholson 19th May 2006
       "How Can We Stay In The Moment?" by Brother Nigel 1st May 2006
       "Mindfulness" by Anda Lutkevics 1st May 2006

CLASS MATERIAL

The Hindrances to Meditation

During the Spring season, Brother Paul led a series of five Monday evening classes looking at the five hindrances to meditation. Study notes of the classes are available to download here.

Class One	Sensual Desire
Class Two	Ill - Will
Class Three	Sloth and Torpor
Class Four	Worry and Restlessness
Class Five	Doubt and Wavering

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For audio and text files from previous seasons click here