Episodes
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
A Brief History of Buddhism | by Ajahn Brahmali | 30 June 2006
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Ajahn Brahmali outlines a brief history of Buddhism, the impact on Buddhist scriptures, and how this has come to influence our understanding of Buddhism in the modern era.
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Getting High on Vesak | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 12 May 2006
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Saturday Oct 31, 2015
Vesak Day is the full moon night in May and commerates the birth of the bodhisatta Siddhartha Gotama, his Awakening thereby becoming the Buddha, and final passing away (parinibbana). Whilst much of the world seeks alcohol and drugs to get high, those who are inspired by the message and path of the Buddha can get high on that very inspiration, knowing that there is a path of increasing happiness and ultimately complete freedom. This is the real meaning of Vesak.
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Busy Life | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 26 May 2006
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
We're all so busy in the modern world - and it's wearing us out! As Buddhists, how are we to deal with busy-ness? Ajahn Brahm points out that it's not necessarily the amount of work that people have that is the problem, but how we relate to the work. If we relate to the work with a different attitude it need not be suffering.
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Perception | by Ayye Vayama | 21 April 2006
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Mind arises through contact through the external senses. However these external contacts are filtered through the mind's filter of perception, fundamentally changing our attitude to our experience. We use perception to make sense of the world, but it can also skew our perceptions and reactions to experience. Ayye Vayama explains how to understand the process of perception in our lives.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
Honesty | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 5 May 2006
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
Wednesday Oct 28, 2015
Honesty is paramount and the basis of all trusting relationships. Whilst honesty can be difficult to practice, it is an essential spiritual quality to develop in life, for our own benefit and the benefit of others. Ajahn Brahm explains how.
Monday Oct 26, 2015
How to deal with criticism | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 28 April 2006
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Ajahn Brahm gives practical advice on how to deal with criticism.
Sunday Oct 25, 2015
The Noble Eightfold Path | by Ajahn Brahmali | 14 April 2006
Sunday Oct 25, 2015
Sunday Oct 25, 2015
The Noble Eightfold Path is at the core of Buddhist practice and is the only way to achieve Awakening. Ajahn Brahmali discusses the indispensable role of the Noble Eightfold Path.
Saturday Oct 24, 2015
The End of Spiritual Elitism | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 7 April 2006
Saturday Oct 24, 2015
Saturday Oct 24, 2015
Which is the best Buddhist tradition and how can you find out? Does it even matter? Ajahn Brahm blows apart notions of spiritual elitism - about comparing people and traditions, measuring who's best, and etceteras - and points the attention back to where it is most needed for us to make spiritual progress.
Friday Oct 23, 2015
Desire | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 31 March 2006
Friday Oct 23, 2015
Friday Oct 23, 2015
What is desire really? Is all desire bad and to be gotten rid of? How are we to tell? And when we figure out which types of desire are harmful, how do we overcome it? Ajahn Brahm explains how...
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
The Art of Happiness | by Bhante Brahmali | 17 June 2005
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Ajahn Brahmali talks on the universal quest to find happiness, and some secrets on how to find happiness in life.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
Crisis Management | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 24 March 2006
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
How are we to cope when there is a crisis in our lives? What to do when it all goes wrong? Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on what to do when we're really in deep trouble.
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Pyramid in the jungle | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 10 March 2006
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Buddhism isn't a book-based or idea-based religion, but a religion based on observing our human experience first-hand. So studying books is not the emphasis of the teaching, but practice in order to get direct knowledge of the truth within ourselves. Ajahn Brahm explains using the story of the pyramid in the jungle.
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Cause and effect in daily life | by Ayye Vayama | 17 March 2006
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Monday Oct 19, 2015
Having just returned from pilgrimage to the Buddhist Holy Sites in India and Nepal, Ajahn Vayama responds to a request from the audience to talk about how cause and effect operate in our daily lives.
Sunday Oct 18, 2015
Skilful Livelihood | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 3 March 2006
Sunday Oct 18, 2015
Sunday Oct 18, 2015
How should we make a living without hurting others and making bad karma? Referring to the Eightfold Path factor of Right Livelihood, Ajahn Brahm explains how to live skilfully and well.
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Just Injustice | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 24 February 2006
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
How should Buddhists respond to the injustice that they encounter in the world? Ajahn Brahm explains...
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
The Buddhist Realisation of Non-Self | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 7 February 2006
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
The ego - the sense of "I" and "mine" - is the source of so much suffering in this world. And in reality it doesn't even exist! So discovering the reality of non-self is a huge relief.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
Wedded bliss? | by Ajahn Vayama | 20 January 2006
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
Wednesday Oct 14, 2015
What does it mean to be married? How does a couple develop a happy marriage? And what advice did the Buddha have for those wanting to get married, and those who are already married? Ayye Vayama discusses the topic of marriage from a Buddhist perspective.
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
Right View | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 10 February 2006
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
What do Buddhists believe? Do Buddhists believe in a dogma, or is it more like a framework for finding out? Ajahn Brahm discusses the practice of the first step of the Eightfold Path - Right View.
Monday Oct 12, 2015
The Noble Eightfold Path | by Ajahn Brahmali | 14 April 2006
Monday Oct 12, 2015
Monday Oct 12, 2015
The main quality of Buddhism is that it's not about belief so much as about practice - what to do to achieve happiness and end suffering. Ajahn Brahmali teaches us that it's the Noble Eightfold Path that is a practical method for achieving Awakening.
Sunday Oct 11, 2015
No Expectations | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 3 February 2006
Sunday Oct 11, 2015
Sunday Oct 11, 2015
We know the future is uncertain, yet we carry around the heavy baggage of expectations about the future with us every day. Expectations can be a burden and also make us inflexible in our approach to life. Ajahn Brahm explains how the best place to be on the edge between the past and the future, in the present moment.