Episodes
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Ajahn Brahmavamso | Learning How to Meditate - The Armadale Meditation Group
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Ajahn uses humour, jokes, funny stories and common sense to teach us how to meditate. We forget that being physically comfortable is very important to a good meditation. If we are physically uncomfortable it is difficult to be mentally comfortable, we can't focus. Talk to your body, ask it if it is comfortable, fidget, squirm, cough but get comfortable. Then move on to relaxing mentally. Leave your heavy past in the past, forget your concerns about your future and just live in the moment.
Focus your attention on your breath and breath in "peace", out "let go".
After the guided meditation, Ajahn talks about mental health as well as general health and the benefits of meditation.
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Santutthi | 27-01-2018
Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
Tuesday Jan 30, 2018
Ajahn Santutthi says that meditation is like marinating an olive. It takes time for the olives to become delicious. In the same way, it takes time and patience for our mind to settle down.
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Monday Jan 29, 2018
Past Life Personality | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Where does your personality come from? Buddhism says that it carries over from your previous lives. Ajahn Brahm shares some fantastic anecdotes about reincarnation.
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Monday Jan 29, 2018
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 26-01-2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Monday Jan 29, 2018
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 19-01-2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Understanding the Middle Way | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Ajahn Brahm explains how the Buddha’s teaching on “The Middle Way” relates to our daily life. Ajahn cautions us to be careful with the extremes of life; from fame to feeling worthlessness and he suggests we find the middle way. Also we don’t have to change the world, we just have to make peace with the world.
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Saturday Jan 27, 2018
Understanding Arguments | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
Saturday Jan 27, 2018
We all have different views, conditioned by different experiences. Arguments are inevitable, but argue with kindness and respect which will encourage growth and bring us one step closer to truth, by Ajahn Brahm.
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Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thinking: A blessing or a curse? | Ajahn Nissarano
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
Thursday Jan 25, 2018
This talk and guided meditation addresses the role of thinking in meditation and in our daily life, and how we can make peace with thinking in meditation.
This talk was recorded by the Ajahn Brahm Society of Sri Lanka at the Dhammavahini Foundation in Sri Lanka.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Bhante Sangharatana | Present Moment Awareness - The Armadale Meditation Group
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Wednesday Jan 24, 2018
Bhante begins with an explanation of present moment awareness. Reminding all of us of those moments we all have in our lives that we can clearly remember in detail. Where we were, who we were with, what was happening at that moment in time. We often reflect to such moments when we hear a song or tune. At the time you first heard the song or tune, you experienced present moment awareness. Bhante explains why we need such awareness to meditate.
Bhante then guided the group in a 30min meditation using the breath as our meditation object, or point of focus.
Briefly after the meditation, Bhante opened to Q&A before giving us a talk on the things that will hinder [hinderances], our meditation practice.
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Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmali | 20-01-2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Tuesday Jan 23, 2018
Ajahn Brahmali offers powerful advice on how we can deepen our meditation with right view. Ajahn explains that our ideas about the future are not real & unrealistic and so we should not bother thinking about the future in meditation. Instead focus on finding peace in the present moment.
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Monday Jan 22, 2018
Supporting the Bhikkhuni Sangha | Ajahn Brahmali
Monday Jan 22, 2018
Monday Jan 22, 2018
"Buddhism is incomplete without the Bhikkhuni Sangha". Ajahn Brahmali teaches us of the importance of having the Bhikkhuni Sanga in Buddhism and gives historical evidence that the Buddha supported them, along with sound reasons why we should too.
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Sunday Jan 21, 2018
What Do You Want? | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Ajahn Brahm shares what he really wants in life. He wants the beautiful sense of peace, friendship, kindness, contentment, respect, acceptance and love. Isn't that what you want?
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Saturday Jan 20, 2018
'F' is for Forgiveness | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Saturday Jan 20, 2018
Saturday Jan 20, 2018
Ajahn Brahm offers advice on how to deal with the complexities of life and talks widely on the nature of forgiveness in Buddhism, contrasted with attitudes to justice and revenge in the world today. Ajahn discusses the tremendous benefit of having the philosophy “whatever happened or happens to you good, bad, who knows?" because this attitude opens up the opportunity for lotuses to grow in your life.
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Wednesday Jan 17, 2018
Wednesday Jan 17, 2018
Ajahn began with base instructions on how and why we meditate, keeping it nice and simple for the beginners and the more experienced alike. A refresher never hurts. Ajahn then led the full house through a 30 minute guided meditation.
“Nothing to do. Cars going by, clock ticking, body breathing. Nothing to do. We don't need to do anything, just be a friendly observer.” Ajahn Cittapalo :-)
After the meditation Ajahn offered this advice to beginners:- Don't make it a chore or a burden, make it a pleasant, easy for you, experience. If you aren't enjoying it, shorten the time. Gradually extend your meditation time, don't make it a job.
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Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 13-01-2018
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Sometimes in meditation we can get restless and start thinking. Ajahn Brahm says that this is our mind's reaction to pain and discomfort. Ajahn encourages us to be kind and gentle to our discomforts and sooner or later the pain tends to disappear.
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Monday Jan 15, 2018
Relax and Recharge during the Holidays | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
How about going nowhere for your next holiday? Ajahn Brahm encourages us to relax and do nothing, because he says this has many benefits; physically, psychologically and more.
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Monday Jan 15, 2018
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 12-01-2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Monday Jan 15, 2018
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Loving Kindness Towards Oneself | Venerable Hasapanna
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Venerable Hasapanna talks about skillful ways to give loving kindness to yourself, in meditation and in practice, with many examples from her own life. Venerable emphasises sending loving kindness towards yourself because your priority should be your own wellbeing as it is most important you take care of yourself. Venerable reminds us that the teacher can only show you the way, but ultimately you free yourself, you liberate yourself and no one else can do this for you.
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Saturday Jan 13, 2018
No Fear | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Saturday Jan 13, 2018
Saturday Jan 13, 2018
Ajahn Brahm talks about our many fears, including fear of physical discomfort, fear of criticism and fear of the future, and why there is no need to be fearful.
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Thursday Jan 11, 2018
Mindfulness & Happiness | Ajahn Nissarano
Thursday Jan 11, 2018
Thursday Jan 11, 2018
Ajahn Nissarano trained with Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana for many years. He has subsequently spent many years practicing alone in Sri Lanka but was invited to speak to the Ajahn Brahm Society of Sri Lanka.
Arranged by Ajahn Brahm Society Sri Lanka and recorded by Dharmavahini Foundation, Sri Lanka.