Ajahn Sona

This channel features various talks given by Venerable Ajahn Sona, the Abbot of Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery - a Canadian Theravada Buddhist monastery following the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Also known by its Pali name, 'Sitavana' (translated as 'cool forest grove'), the monastery is located in the tranquil and secluded forests of British Columbia's interior region. The monastery provides a peaceful refuge for monastics and lay people seeking to deepen their practice of the Buddha's teachings. For more information, please see our website at: https://birken.ca/.

The talks on this channel cover many aspects of meditation and Buddhism, focusing in particular on attitudes and techniques which give emotional benefit to the contemporary person. Audio downloads are available at https://anchor.fm/ajahn-sona