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After graduating from Oberlin College in 1971 with a degree in European Intellectual History, he studied meditation under Ajaan Fuang Jotiko in Thailand and ordained in 1976. In 1991 he helped establish Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego, CA where he is the abbot. He is a prolific writer and translator. Many of his works can be found online at www.dhammatalks.org.

Ajaan Thanissaro's Website Title Length Fabrication (Sankhara) with Ajaan Thanissaro (Geoff) ( Series ) 3:00:26 The Present Moment is Not the Goal 55:16 Skill In Questions with Ajaan Thanissaro (Geoff) ( Series ) 4:23:54 In the Elephant's Footprint 39:07 Clinging and Craving with Ajaan Thanissaro (Geoff) ( Series ) 4:12:18 Wisdom Over Justice 46:03 Guided Meditation - Whole Body Awaareness 44:52 The Ten Perfections with Ajaan Thanissaro (Geoff) ( Series ) 7:24:13 The Treasures of Spiritual Materialism 42:33 The Noble Eightfold Path with Thanissaro Bhikkhu ( Series ) 4:20:44 The True Dharma Has Disappeared 43:15 The Thai Forest Masters ( Series ) 4:06:12 Romanticizing the Buddha ( Series ) 4:49:18 Guided Meditation & The Four Feeding Truths 1:27:17 The Brahmaviharas ( Series ) 4:34:31 Refuge and Protection 51:38 Equanimity is Overrated 36:03 Papañca ( Series ) 4:05:48 Five Aggregates 39:09 Willpower Strategies 36:43 Quality of Metta 41:30 Karma and Causality ( Series ) 2:50:48 The Teachings of Ajahn Lee 43:07 The Usefulness of Judgment 39:25 Mindfulness and Concentration ( Series ) 5:05:36 The Importance of Questions 50:49 Faith and Ardency 51:01 Generosity 45:33 Guided Meditation 30:43 Anatta (1 of 3) 1:57:25 Anatta (2 of 3) 63:46 Anatta (3 of 3) 45:04 Anatta: Selves and Not-Selves ( Series ) 4:16:59 What is Wrong with Buddha Nature 49:03 Wealth 43:45 Bringing Wisdom to Good Will 45:35 Dependent Co-arising - Guided Meditation - (1 of 10) 28:48 Dependent Co-arising - Introduction - Q and A - (2 of 10) 21:15 Dependent Co-arising - Readings 1 to 2 - Q and A - (3 of 10) 30:45 Dependent Co-arising - Reading 3 - Description and Analysis - (4 of 10) 41:24 Dependent Co-arising - Readings 4 to 7 - (5 of 10) 30:31 Dependent Co-arising - Reading 8 - Bodily Fabrication - (6 of 10) 24:15 Dependent Co-arising - Readings 9 to 11 - (7 of 10) 29:00 Dependent Co-arising - Readings 12 to 13 - Mental Fabrications - (8 of 10) 28:39 Dependent Co-arising - Readings 13 to 23 - Consciousness - (9 of 10) 38:52 Dependent Co-arising - Readings 24 to 28 - (10 of 10) 23:11 Scouting the Terrain: Exploring Dependent Co-arising as a Guide to the Path ( Series ) 4:56:46 The Wisdom of the Ego 40:11 Appropriate Attention 41:06 The Breath: A Vehicle for Liberation (Part 1) Transcript 1:14:45 The Breath: A Vehicle for Liberation (Part 2) Transcript 1:10:36 The Breath: A Vehicle for Liberation (Part 3) Transcript 68:39 The Breath: A Vehicle for Liberation ( Series ) 3:34:01 Emptiness Revisited 42:47 Heedfulness 43:22 Emptiness (Part 1) 25:58 Emptiness (Part 2) 41:54 Emptiness (Part 3) 50:47 Emptiness (Part 4) 42:32 Emptiness (Part 5) 50:41 Emptiness (Part 6) 44:05 Emptiness (Part 7) 42:53 War on Karma 51:32 Customs of the Noble Ones 41:43 Iddhipada - The Bases for Success (Part 1) 60:33 Iddhipada - The Bases for Success (Part 2) 63:39 Iddhipada - The Bases for Success (Part 3) 51:49 Iddhipada - The Bases for Success (Part 4) 43:54 Iddhipada - The Bases for Success (Part 5) 65:46 Iddhipada: The Bases for Success ( Series ) 4:45:43 Happiness 50:01 Three Characteristics 32:45 Five Aggregates 4:06:06 Guided Meditation 33:43 Holding On 41:21 Chant 15:43 Four Bases for Success 30:19 Buddhist Romanticism 44:16 Persistence In Practice 44:22