Teachings
of Tan Ajahn Dtun
Tan Ajahn Dtun is considered to be one of the greatest living meditation masters in Thailand. Renowned for his gentle demeanour and deep wisdom, Tan Ajahn Dtun has an impeccable reputation as a well-practised monk in the Ajahn Chah Tradition. Born in 1955 in Ayutthaya, Thailand, Tan Ajahn Dtun was raised in Bangkok. After completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, he decided to become a monk at Wat Nong Pah Pong with Tan Ajahn Chah as his preceptor. Presently, Tan Ajahn Dtun is the Abbot of Wat Boonyawad in Chonburi, Thailand. Wat Boonyawad has grown from being a hermitage of a few monks to a large monastery with close to fifty monks training under the guidance of Tan Ajahn Dtun.
Video
Video links to Q&A’s in which Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks in detail about his life and practice. Recorded during a retreat in Melbourne in 2007, the talks are translated by Ajahn Tejapanno.
(Please note audio quality is poor at times.)
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Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks about his childhood and early life in Thailand.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks about his life as a university student in Thailand.
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Tan Ajhan Dtun speaks about his decision to seek ordination.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun talks about how he came to ordain at Wat Pa Pong and first meeting Luong Por Chah.
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Tan Ajahn Tan talks about his first experiences practicing at Wa Pa Pong.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun talk about practicing as a young monk with great determination and a sense of urgency.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun talks about his first year as a monk, practising loathsome of the body.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun talks about the fruits of his persona path of practice.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks about the fruits of his personal practice in the year 1979.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks about his personal practice from April 1979 onwards.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks about practising with Ajahn Anan and Ajahn Piak before his 5th year as a monk. Contemplating loathsomeness of the body and the four elements.
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Tan Ajahn Dtun speaks about asubha visions, unshakeable equanimity and the events of his third rains retreat – intensifying efforts to cut through the final portion of attachment to the physical body.
Books
English
Thai
The Sacred Equation
The Way to True Happiness
This is the Path
The Autobiography and Dhamma Teachings Of Luang Por Akaradej Thiracitto Bhikkhu
