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Anukampa Podcast

Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project

We aim to:

1. Promote the teachings and practices of Early Buddhism, leading to full Awakening.

2. Establish the first "Forest Monastery" in England where women can train towards full (bhikkhuni) ordination!

Podcast episodes will feature Dhamma talks, guided meditations and sutta classes by the Venerable Canda and other monastics (Ajahn Brahm, Ajahn Brahmali, Ayya Anandabodhi).

Anukampa means the wise compassion that alleviates suffering and it's cause: the quality that motivated the Buddha to teach.

Anukampa is committed to inclusivity by welcoming everyone, including LGBTQIA+ people and those of every ethnicity, race and background, both to our events and as guests

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  • 196 episodes
  • Updated July 28

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  • July 28 · 1 hr 39 min

    Sutta Discussion - Knowing And Seeing the Six Senses for Enlightenment

    In this interactive discussion, Ajahn Candā dives deeply into our (dependently arisen) relationship with our six senses, offering insightful reflections on a range of pragmatic questions from participants. Her answers provide guidance on how to cultivate the skillful attitudes that help us find peace from the addictive craving that otherwise drives our relationship with the sensory world. Timestamps: [0:00] The dependent origination of feelings [10:50] What is contained in the mind sense base? [

  • March 7 · 1 hr 24 min

    Dhamma Talk - Why Don't You Want To Be Happy

    Weekend retreat: Raising our happiness levels. Ven Canda gives a Dhamma talk and leads a guided meditation on the topic "Why don't you want to be happy".

  • February 6 · 1 hr 10 min

    Sutta Discussions - Servering the Bonds of Misery

    In this highly interactive sutta discussion contemplates the bonds of suffering—and our escape from it. As part of her sutta reading, Ajahn Candā pays homage to the Buddha’s wisdom, noting that virtue is the foundation of true happiness. She also explains how pure love is an action, rather than a sentiment. A variety of questions from participants enriches Ven Candā’s reflections on uprooting the bonds of existence. [0:00] Introduction [2:49] Sutta reading, part 1 [20:08] Does “bonds” mean the s

  • January 30 · 1 hr 9 min

    Sutta Discussions - How To Illuminate A Forest?

    This sutta discussion revolves around a central question: How we can bring qualities of the heart to our communities and enrich the societies in which we live? After reading the sutta, Ajahn Candā invites open discussion, which includes reflections on ways that gentleness, kindness, and strong determination fit into our practice of the Noble Eightfold Path. [0:00] Introduction [2:30] Sutta reading with contextual reflections [24:45] Open discussion on celebrating heart qualities Sutta reference

  • January 17 · 55 min

    Guided Meditation - Bathing in Benevolence, Spreading Goodwill

    Before easing us into practice, Ven Candā discusses loving-kindness (mettā) as a directed thought process—it’s a skill we can develop, and the feeling of mettā naturally grows over time. Wishing well-being for ourselves is foundational to loving-kindness, so this meditation focuses on aligning our best intentions with cultivating mettā for ourselves. [0:00] Intro [5:55] Loving-kindness meditation [45:47] Questions and reflections

  • January 12 · 2 hr 3 min

    Dhamma Talk - Where Sadness Meets Compassion

    In this talk given at Northants Buddhist and Meditation Centre, Ajahn Candā speaks to the relationship between compassion and wisdom. After a short introduction, she offers a guided meditation grounded in embodied awareness. Then during the Dhamma talk, Ajahn Candā busts the myth that empathic compassion leads to sorrow, noting how compassion is a sublime abiding that motivates us to alleviate suffering. [0:00] Introduction [3:30] Meditation [44:16] Dhamma talk [1:34:02] Questions

  • January 10 · 58 min

    Guided Meditation - Metta For Friendly, Happy & Suffering People Throughout the World

    In this creative loving-kindness (mettā) meditation, Ajahn Candā changes the regular formula of spreading mettā based on one’s own feelings towards others, to one of developing feelings of love towards others based on their present situation, encouraging us to explore how love may subtly change when directed towards those who are doing well or experiencing hardship.

  • January 3 · 1 hr 16 min

    Sutta Discussions - How to notice subtle mental states

    Over the course of a two-day loving-kindess (mettā) retreat at Sheffield Insight, Ven Candā considers the quiet happiness that arises as the heart becomes more open. Topics covered in this Q&A include sustaining attention during loving-kindness meditation and understanding degrees of dukkha. This session ends with a guided meditation aimed at cultivating boundless friendliness towards ourselves and others. [0:00] How to focus loving-kindness meditation on one person [2:44] Delighting in subtle s

  • Dec 26, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min

    Sutta Discussions - Conditions for Developing Wisdom

    Ajahn Candā shares and reflects on eight factors that help wisdom develop, with discussion on topics such as moral conscience (hiri) and moral caution (otapa) and the manifold benefits of developing each factor (even when they reveal areas for more work!). The final discussion includes questions on being with family for the holidays and the relationship between wisdom and action. [0:00] What is wisdom? [6:07] Teachers and spiritual companions [11:23] Always be kind [15:00] Shame and regret [21:5