Aug 7, 2026 · 30 min · 11 segments
'Practice as a Layperson | Retreat Day 8' - A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Anan on 18 Jul 2026, translated from Thai to English. To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily…
Ajahn AnanHost
We've read a lot of teachings, and people would come to question Venerable Ajahn Chah about material form, feeling, perceptions, formations, sense consciousness, and so on.
And sometimes Venerable Ajahn Chah would answer with quiet, and then the student would know that they needed to go contemplate his teachings.
Sometimes we sit and listen to the meditation talk from Venerable Ajahn Chah, but we still want to ask our question.
Sometimes the, one may wonder why does the disciple have so little wisdom? Why is the wisdom so low? Like Venerable Sariputta listened to the Dhamma and didn't ask any questions, and he realized Arahantship.
So why is our wisdom so little? Sometimes Venerable Ajahn Chah would answer the question already, but the disciple would still ask anyway.
We've read a lot of teachings, and people would come to question Venerable Ajahn Chah about material form, feeling, perceptions, formations, sense consciousness, and so on.
And sometimes Venerable Ajahn Chah would answer with quiet, and then the student would know that they needed to go contemplate his teachings.
Sometimes we sit and listen to the meditation talk from Venerable Ajahn Chah, but we still want to ask our question.
Sometimes the, one may wonder why does the disciple have so little wisdom? Why is the wisdom so low? Like Venerable Sariputta listened to the Dhamma and didn't ask any questions, and he realized Arahantship.
So why is our wisdom so little? Sometimes Venerable Ajahn Chah would answer the question already, but the disciple would still ask anyway.
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