April 25, 2025
LUANG POR LIEM: The Lightness of Letting Go | Trsl: Alex Oliver Thaniyo | Dhamma Talk at Dhammagiri
Dhammagiri Buddhist PodcastsAbout this episode
On the occasion of Venerable Thaniyo's (Alex Oliver) passing away yesterday afternoon Thursday 24 April 2025, we're re-publishing this episode of LP Liem's last visit at Dhammagiri, with the translation provided by Alex Oliver Ṭhāniyo. Ajahn Thaniyo was know for his outstanding translating and interpreting skills, in particular for his teacher LP Liem, who he attended on with great care & dedication for many years. May all the merits of his many years as Buddhist monk, and his translations and other service to the Sāsanā, be a support for him now, so that he will be able to continue practising the Dhamma until her realizes the final freedom from suffering & death, Nibbāna! "Yathā vārivahā pūrā.." "Adāsi me akāsi me..." If you prefer reading, we've also published a complete edited transcript of this talk on the 'Dhamma Reflections' blog of our Dhammagiri website here. Luang Por Liem Thitadhammo (Phra Thepvajiranyan) is the successor of Ajahn Chah as the abbot of Wat Nong Pah Pong, Ubon, Thailand. He is the leading senior monk of the whole international lineage of Ajahn Chah, and one of the most revered meditation masters of the whole Thai Forest Tradtion. Luang Por encourages us to move away from all that's evil and unwholesome, to clearly understand the disappointing nature of sensuality, and to mindfully observe liking and disliking arising and passing away, so that we can detach and let go of all that burdens our heart. This talk was recorded at the public evening session with Luang Por at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage. An excellent translation was provided by Alex Oliver, who had been ordained as a bhikkhu for more than 10 years, serving for many years as the attendent monk ('upatag') and interpretor for Luang Por. He kindly came specially for this occasion, to help looking after Luang Por and providing very fluent and accurate ad-hoc translations. It is not easy to serve as interpretor for Luang Por Liem, as he usually speaks for a long time without interruption, in this talk actually for about 45 minutes. The interpretor has to take notes while Luang Por is speaking, and then translate the entire talk from his memory supported by the notes he has taken. As our podcast is aimed at English speaking audience, we have put the English translation first. There's just a few words in Thai at the beginning, to give everyone a feel for the original and Luang Por's voice and speaking style. However, for our Thai speaking followers, we have included the whole Thai original as well, starting from 22 min 17 sec. Dhammagiri Website Our Spotify Playlists Newsletter Dhammagiri Youtube Channel #buddhism #dhamma #dhammatalk #ajahnchah #insight #vipassana #wisdom