Luang Por Amaro gave this Dhamma talk on 4 April 2026 at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness”, and subchapter 9, “The Unconditioned and Non-Locality” (both from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 15, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers: 


28:36 Q&A (1);
31:57 Q&A (2);
38:44 Q&A (3);
53:48 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
54:27 Q&A (4).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 12, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

11:13 Q&A (1);
12:25 Q&A (2);
21:40 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
27:05 Q&A (3);
27:45 Q&A (4);
39:16 Q&A (5);
44:59 Comment;
55:47 Q&A (6).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 11, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

13:18 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
15:11 Q&A (1);
24:19 Comment (1);
49:22 Q&A (2);
57:46 Comment (2).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 10, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

05:56 Comment (1);
09:44 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
11:14 Comment (2);
17:26 Comment (3);
18:22 Q&A (1);
36:29 Comment (4);
37:42 Q&A (2);
47:32 Comment (5);
52:58 Q&A (3).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 9, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

15:11 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
21:01 Comment (1);
22:08 Comment (2);
31:22 Q&A (1);
44:05 Q&A (2);
52:28 Comment (3);
56:55 Q&A (3).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 8, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

06:50 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
08:04 Q&A (1);
17:46 Q&A (2);
31:36 Q&A (3);
36:42 Q&A (4);
38:50 Q&A (5).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 8, “Unsupported and Unsupportive Consciousness” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 5, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

14:50 Q&A (1);
30:14 Comment (1);
38:40 Comment (2);
47:02 Q&A (2);
56:05 Comment (3);
01:02:21 Comment (4).

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 7, Attending to the Deathless (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 4, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

07:06 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (1);
22:48 Q&A (1); 

26:09 Q&A (2);
28:29 Q&A (3);
34:47 Comment;
35:45 Q&A (4);
44:18 Q&A (5);
01:01:25 Q&A (6);

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapters 6 and 7, Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” and “Attending to the Deathless” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 3, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

09:25 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (1);
13:52 Q&A (1); 

14:24 Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Karunadhammo;
15:09 Q&A (2);
18:06 Q&A (3);
28:44 Q&A (4);
31:51 Q&A (5);
33:49 Comment (1);
36:15 Q&A (6);
48:53 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment (2);
55:56 Comment (2);

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Ajahn Amaro read and commented on subchapter 6, Atammayatā: “Not Made of That” (from the second chapter, “The Terrain”) on March 2, 2025, during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK.

Questions and answers:

13:04 Ajahn Pasanno’s comment;
25:58 Q&A (1); 

27:15 Q&A (2);
31:04 Q&A (3);
39:22 Comment (1);
43:42 Ajahn Pasanno & Ajahn Amaro;
01:00:58 Q&A (4); 

01:05:23 Comment (2);

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