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Expounding without ExpositionGiven in 1959
The End and also the Beginning Lie in the MiddleGiven on 26th August 1962
You Talk, I ListenGiven on 24th August 1963
The Goal (I)Given on 22nd August 1964
Appearance and RealityGiven on 28th August 1966
Wisdom and CompassionGiven on 30th August 1966
HarmonyGiven on 1st September 1968
The Three Signs of BeingGiven in August 1969
The Open and the HiddenGiven on 24th August 1969
The Mahayana (I)Given on 26th August 1969
The Mahayana (II)Given on 27th August 1969
The Mahayana (III)Given on 28th August 1969
The Religious PathGiven in 1970 (estimated)
The Voice of SilenceGiven in 1970 (estimated)
GötterdämmerungGiven on 26th August 1970
The Star and the BubbleGiven in August 1971
The Nature of Meditation (I)Given on 13th October 1971
Buddhism and YogaGiven on 28th August 1972
Growing in AwarenessGiven on 25th August 1973
The Meditative StateGiven on 26th August 1973
Creation — Transformation, or Death and the Creative PulseGiven on 26th August 1973
The Body, the MindGiven on 27th August 1973
Constant VigilanceGiven on 28th August 1973
Right MindfulnessGiven on 29th August 1973
Purification of the MindGiven on 30th August 1973
The Buddha’s Lesser Discourse on the VoidGiven on 23rd August 1975
The Buddha’s Abiding in EmptinessGiven on 24th August 1975
The Buddha’s Greater Discourse on the VoidGiven on 25th August 1975
Karma — RebirthGiven on 26th August 1975
The Creative PulseGiven on 27th August 1975
The Pith SutraGiven on 27th August 1975
Meditation, the Timeless ConjugationGiven on 28th August 1975
Essence of MindGiven on 28th August 1976
The BrahmacaryaGiven on 29th August 1976
Starting from the Other ShoreGiven on 29th August 1976
The Immensity: The ImperishableGiven on 30th August 1976
The Deathful and the DeathlessGiven on 31st August 1976
Buddhahood: The Tathāgata is the Giver of the DeathlessGiven on 1st September 1976
The Naming of the Angels and DevasGiven on 1st September 1976
Gathering the Fruits of Virtue and of KnowledgeGiven on 2nd September 1976
The Aryan Silence (I): Instructions for Study and Meditation WeekGiven on 26th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (II)Given on 27th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (III): Meditative WalkingGiven on 27th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (IV)Given on 27th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (V)Given on 28th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (VI)Given on 28th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (VII)Given on 29th August 1977
Questions: Suicide: Prayer: The Marriage made in Heaven: The Eternal Order: Emotions: Health: Mindfulness: The ĀtmaGiven on 29th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (VIII)Given on 30th August 1977
Questions: Yoga: Cosmic Energies: Entry into the JhānasGiven on 30th August 1977
The Aryan Silence (IX)Given on 31st August 1977
The Aryan Silence (X)Given on 31st August 1977
The Aryan Silence (XI)Given on 1st September 1977
Questions: Purification of the Body: Fruition: Meditation: Wrong Aspiration: Closing Address: Destiny and FateGiven on 1st September 1977
Membership and DiscipleshipGiven on 2nd September 1978
True Samādhi is a Natural Living State: QuestionsGiven on 2nd September 1978
Questions: SamādhiGiven on 3rd September 1978
Consciousness: Mind: MatterGiven on 3rd September 1978
The Turning About in the Deepest Seat of ConsciousnessGiven on 4th September 1978
Question: RebirthGiven on 4th September 1978
The Unreserved Giving of One’s Whole BeingGiven on 5th September 1978
Questions: Purification: Hypnotism: GraceGiven on 5th September 1978
Questions: Our Conditioning: Fear: The Use of the MantraGiven on 6th September 1978
Insight: Wisdom: CompassionGiven on 6th September 1978
The Five PoisonsGiven on 7th September 1978
Be Awake Now!Given on 7th September 1978
We Grow into the Truth — We Never Acquire ItGiven on 1st September 1979
Questions: The TeacherGiven on 1st September 1979
The Giver of the DeathlessGiven on 2nd September 1979
The Marriage made in Heaven: Questions: Aversion: Non-Attachment: Whole-MakingGiven on 2nd September 1979
Virtue: SufferingGiven on 3rd September 1979
Question: The “Vile” BodyGiven on 3rd September 1979
Allaying the Fever of DesireGiven on 4th September 1979
Questions: Comparison of the Religions: ReincarnationGiven on 4th September 1979
The Deeps of MeditationGiven on 5th September 1979
Questions: Anattā: The Pulse of Creation: Reincarnation: SuṣuptiGiven on 5th September 1979
Wise Compassion: Compassionate WisdomGiven on 6th September 1979
Meditation: Samādhi: Question: Karma, Reincarnation and the Holy LifeGiven on 6th September 1979
“I go to the Buddha for Refuge” (I)Given on 23rd August 1980
Who is the Buddha? (I)Given on 24th August 1980
The SanghaGiven on 25th August 1980
Steps on the PathGiven on 26th August 1980
Being and Non-Being: Question: Rebirth and DeathGiven on 27th August 1980
Question: Karma, Rebirth and the Living of the Moral LifeGiven on 28th August 1980
The Invocation and its MeaningGiven on 29th August 1981
The Inner Nature of Consciousness: Questions: The Teacher: Taking LifeGiven on 30th August 1981
The Law of Karma: Question: The Tree of LifeGiven on 31st August 1981
Do We Really Know Dukkha?: Questions: Chance and Accident: Starting from TranscendenceGiven on 1st September 1981
Origins of Beliefs in Reincarnation and Rebirth: Questions: Creation: Avidyā: Entropy: Plans, Aims, DecisionsGiven on 2nd September 1981
The Buddha, the Lord of Compassion and WisdomGiven on 3rd September 1981
The Spirit of Religion: Questions: “The Teacher of Devas and Men”: “I Am That I Am”: EternityGiven on 28th August 1982
In What Manner are We Conscious of this World? Questions: Belief and Faith: Wisdom: Speech: TranscendenceGiven on 29th August 1982
Ineffable Bliss: Questions: Competition and Comparison: AnattāGiven on 30th August 1982
Mindfulness Centred on the BodyGiven on 31st August 1982
Mindfulness, Our Instrument of Salvation: Questions: Changing the World: Evolution of the BrainGiven on 1st September 1982
The Experiencing of ImmortalityGiven on 2nd September 1982
What is Our Supreme Desire?Given on 3rd September 1983
Who is the Buddha? (II)Given on 4th September 1983
Right Understanding of the DhammaGiven on 5th September 1983
The Meaning of the DeathlessGiven on 6th September 1983
We Are Our Own Best TeacherGiven on 7th September 1983
Just Be YourselfGiven on 8th September 1983
The Middle Way: The Evolution of the BrainGiven on 25th August 1984
“Seeking” the Unborn: The Enlightenment of the BuddhaGiven on 26th August 1984
The Purifying of the PsycheGiven on 27th August 1984
The Buddha’s RealizationGiven on 28th August 1984
The Evolution of Man and his Beliefs: Through to BuddhahoodGiven on 29th August 1984
The Pure FoolGiven on 30th August 1984
The Uprising of Ill and its EndingGiven on 10th August 1985
“Consciousness, Characterless, Unending, Everywhere Shining”Given on 11th August 1985
Virtue: The DefilementsGiven on 12th August 1985
The Wholemaking of the PsycheGiven on 13th August 1985
Sammā Sati: Sammā SamādhiGiven on 14th August 1985
The Creative Renewal of all the WorldGiven on 15th August 1985
Karmic LawGiven on 16th August 1986
Creative Karma in Eternity as ManGiven on 17th August 1986
Conditioning: Rebirth: KarmaGiven on 18th August 1986
The Graciousness of the BuddhaGiven on 19th August 1986
Humans are the Heralds of EternityGiven on 20th August 1986
The Development of ConsciousnessGiven on 21st August 1986
I go to the Buddha as my Refuge (II)Given on 15th August 1987
The Buddha’s Discourse to SigālovādaGiven on 16th August 1987
The Emptying of the PsycheGiven on 17th August 1987
Suffering and IgnoranceGiven on 18th August 1987
Holistic Consciousness — The Absolute Here-NowGiven on 19th August 1987
The Inner SilenceGiven on 20th August 1987