Episodes
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
The Roots of Everything | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 10 May 2002
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo gives a talk around a teaching given by the Buddha in which he answers 10 questions which are central to the search for meaning.
Tuesday Jun 28, 2016
Attitude of the Mind in Meditation | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 26 April 2002
Tuesday Jun 28, 2016
Tuesday Jun 28, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo discusses how to set up the mind in meditation.
Monday Jun 27, 2016
Relationships in Buddhism | by Ayya Vayama | 19 April 2002
Monday Jun 27, 2016
Monday Jun 27, 2016
Ajahn Vayama gives a talk about relationships in the modern world from a Buddhist perspective.
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
Honesty | by Ayya Hasapanna | 24 June 2016
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
Sunday Jun 26, 2016
Venerable Hasapanna gives a talk full of anecdotes about the value of honesty and why we need to cultivate it.
Saturday Jun 25, 2016
Factors of Awakening in Meditation | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 5 April 2002
Saturday Jun 25, 2016
Saturday Jun 25, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo talks about the Seven Factos of Awakening (Bojjhanga) as they apply to states of mind in meditation.
Friday Jun 24, 2016
Cultivation of Goodness | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 29 March 2002
Friday Jun 24, 2016
Friday Jun 24, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo offers advice on decision-making; how to make judgements based on what is right and wrong; and direct our lives in a way which is skillful and beneficial. To do this we need to develop the inner spiritual qualities (bhavana) of tranquillity and wisdom.
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Buddhism and Psychic Phenomena | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 22 March 2002
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo shares us with talk with numerous tales of psychic phenomena from his time in Thailand.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2016
Forgiveness | by Ayya Vayama | 15 March 2002
Wednesday Jun 22, 2016
Wednesday Jun 22, 2016
Ajahn Vayama talks about forgiveness to close off old wounds and live happily.
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
The Five Hindrances | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 1 March 2002
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
Tuesday Jun 21, 2016
The reason many of us who find attaining peaceful states in meditation is because of one (or more) of five things: sensual craving, ill-will, slothfulness, restlessness and doubt. Ajahn Nyanadhammo explains what the Five Hindrances are and how to overcome them to attain tranquillity and insight.
Monday Jun 20, 2016
Preparation for Dying | by Ayya Vayama | 15 February 2002
Monday Jun 20, 2016
Monday Jun 20, 2016
Having just spent time with a dying lay woman and her funeral, Ajahn Vayama speaks about how we can face dying with calm and resolution.
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
Ajahn Plien takes questions | by Ajahn Plien | 8 February 2002
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
Honoured guest Ajahn Plien, a great meditation master from the north of Thailand (Chiang-Mai region) was invited to visit the Buddhist Society of Western Australia and share his wisdom. This session starts with an outline of Ajahn Plien's past, including being a disciple the legendary Ajahn Mun and Ajahn Waerne in the Thai forest tradition. It then goes on to a session taking questions from the audience with answers translated by Ajahn Nyanadhammo.
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Hatred (and how to overcome it) | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 17 June 2016
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Reflecting upon recent horrible hate-crimes, Ajahn Brahm is moved to talk about hatred, where it comes from and how to overcome it.
Friday Jun 17, 2016
Going Beyond | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 25 January 2002
Friday Jun 17, 2016
Friday Jun 17, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo talks about the process of dying and what lay beyond the death of the body.
Thursday Jun 16, 2016
Parents and Family in Buddhism | by Ayya Vayama | 18 January 2002
Thursday Jun 16, 2016
Thursday Jun 16, 2016
The Buddha saw family as the foundation for the development of healthy individuals and a healthy society. Ajahn Vayama talks about the role of the family and parents within Buddhist society.
Wednesday Jun 15, 2016
The Ten Paramis (part 2) | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 11 January 2002
Wednesday Jun 15, 2016
Wednesday Jun 15, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo talks about the development of the Ten Paramis (a.k.a. 'perfections', 'virtues', 'spiritual qualities'). Those 10 qualities are:
- Dāna pāramī : generosity, giving of oneself
- Sīla pāramī : virtue, morality, proper conduct
- Nekkhamma pāramī : renunciation
- Paññā pāramī : transcendental wisdom, insight
- Viriya pāramī : energy, diligence, vigour, effort
- Khanti pāramī : patience, tolerance, forbearance, acceptance, endurance
- Sacca pāramī : truthfulness, honesty
- Adhiṭṭhāna pāramī : determination, resolution
- Mettā pāramī : loving-kindness
- Upekkhā pāramī : equanimity, serenity
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
The Ten Paramis (part 1) | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 28 December 2001
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo talks about the development of the Ten Paramis (a.k.a. 'perfections', 'virtues') in a way that connects with contemporary life.
Sunday Jun 12, 2016
The Ordinary | by Ajahn Nyanadhammo | 21 December 2001
Sunday Jun 12, 2016
Sunday Jun 12, 2016
Most people in the world want action and stimulation. Peace and stillness seem very boring to most people in the world. But in the peace and stillness of meditation very powerful and profound things can occur, just as when Siddhartha Gotama sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya and freed his mind from all traces of suffering and illusion. Ajahn Nyanadhammo talks about how the seemingly ordinary acts are where we can find the path to awakening.
Saturday Jun 11, 2016
Morality | by Ajahn Appichato | 10 June 2016
Saturday Jun 11, 2016
Saturday Jun 11, 2016
Ajahn Appichato gives a talk on how morality is the foundation of happiness and the Buddhist path.
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Attachment In Family Relationships | by Ayye Vayama | 14 December 2001
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Friday Jun 10, 2016
Ajahn Vayama reflects upon the nature of family attachments, and how to relate to family skillfully.
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
Mindfulness of the Body | by Ajahn Brahmavamso | 7 December 2001
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
Ajahn Brahm offers a wise, yet practical teaching on how to be mindful of the body and how this can be beneficial to help solve problems and understand what is going on with this life.