WACANA 2025 | Q&A with Ajahn Jayasaro

During WACANA 2025 on 20 December 2025, Ven. Ajahn Jayasāro addressed the questions posed by participants with clarity, humour and compassion. Ajahn responded to a wide range of questions from youth and family challenges, mindfulness, community well-being to the cultivation of wisdom in daily life. 00:00 Q1 – Youths and digital devices 18:27 Q2 – Harmony in diverse Buddhist communities 31:10 Q3 – Conveying Dhamma to others 36:38 Q4 – Gossiping and backbiting among volunteers 40:35 Q5 – Desire for material things 49:17 Q6 – Meditation for teenagers 56:00 Q7 – Criticism by Sangha of other practices 57:48 Q8 – Voice of Malaysian Buddhists 1:00:31 Q9 – Using AI for advice 1:02:53 Q10 – Prioritising between work, travel, fun and Dhamma 1:08:18 Q11 – Balance ourselves with worldly expectations 1:12:50 Q12 – Hanging on vs letting go 1:13:05 Q13 – Declining task within Buddhist organisation 1:13:45 Q14 – Kickstart for excuses to Dhamma practice