Buddhist Views on Obsessive Anxiety, How to Get rid of Anxiety by Ajahn Sona

Buddhist Views on Obsessive Anxiety, How to Get rid of Anxiety, by Ajahn Sona This video makes more sense than anything I have ever read or seen online regarding avoidance of anxiety. Thank you soo much for putting things in perspective. This talk was at the serene Baldwin House on Deer Lake, designed by the famed architect Arther Erickson. Ajahn Sona's main question here is "How can a person deal with obsessive thoughts or feelings of anxiety." Born in Canada, Venerable Sona's background as a layperson is in classical guitar performance. His encounter with Buddhist wisdom as a young man initiated a spiritual journey that led him to become a lay hermit for several years. He subsequently ordained as a Theravada monk under Ven. Gunaratana, at the Bhavana Society in West Virginia, where his first years of training took place. Ven. Sona further trained for over three years at monasteries following Ajahn Chah in northeast Thailand, especially Wat Pah Nanachat. Upon his return to Canada in 1994 he helped found Birken Forest Monastery near Pemberton, BC. As its spiritual guide, Ajahn ("teacher") Sona has led the monastery through each stage of its growth. He established Birken (or, Sītavana, 'cool forest') in its final location south of Kamloops BC in 2001. Ven. Sona has ample experience leading meditation retreats and lecturing on Buddhist meditation and practice, both in Canada and abroad. His teachings combine tried-and-true Buddhist wisdom with modern commonsense.