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Dharma talks from the tradition of Buddhist meditation master Ajahn Brahm and Australian Forest Sangha of monks and nuns presented by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia
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8 hours ago
8 hours ago
New Year's Eve with Ajahn Brahm on 31st December 2024.
00:00:00 Short meditation (5 minutes)
00:04:41 Dhamma Talk
00:41:12 Meditation (about 20 minutes)
01:03:11 Metta Sutta chanting to welcome 2025
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14 hours ago
14 hours ago
Ayya Upekkha speaks about Ajahn Brahm's contribution to the Bhikkhuni revival in honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary.
Ayya Upekkha is the Senior Bhikkhuni at Newbury Buddhist Monastery (NBM). For more information on Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) and NBM, please click here: https://www.bsv.net.au and https://www.bsv.net.au/monastery/. Support the building projects here: https://www.bsv.net.au/donation/.
In honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary, members of the BSWA Sangha and affiliated organisations and sangha gave a series of talks leading up to the big celebration at Dhammaloka.
Talks and books published to commemorate the event on BSWA website can be found here. For Podbean (audio only) playlist, click here: https://podcast.bswa.org/category/ajahn-brahm-s-50th-bhikkhu.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Ajahn Hasapanna teaches us how faith in the teaching of the Buddha can inspire us and energize our Buddhist practice.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
Ajahn Brahmali gave a Dhamma Talk on 24 September 2023 for the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project.
Ajahn Brahmali supports the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser.
Donations towards Anukampa's aim to spread the Dhamma and develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit: https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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5 days ago
5 days ago
Ajahn Hasapanna conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn talks on the importance of fully establishing present moment awareness before meditation, including the way we live our daily lives, and the problem of using force and willpower in meditation.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Thursday 26th December 2024
Ajahn Cittapalo hosts this week's session at the Roleystone Family Centre. These weekly session are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:12 Meditation Instruction/Explanation
00:12:22 Meditation
00:43:18 Further talk and Q&A
01:00:35 Outroduction
01:01:25 Close
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· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube
7 days ago
7 days ago
Tuesday 24th December 2024
Ajahn Munissara joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live as the First ordained Nun from Dhammasara. An event and addition we all hope will continue. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening to a Dhamma talk. However, the layout can vary. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.
If you wish to participate in these sessions, please e-mail the AMG Coordinator.
00:00:00 Metta Sutta
00:03:00 T'was the Night Before Christmas
00:26:53 Simple meditation instructions then meditation
01:00:59 Q&A
01:30:10 Close
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7 days ago
7 days ago
Monday 16th December 2024
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa. These weekly teachings give an introduction into meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually consist of a short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:03:30 Meditation
00:40:30 Dharma Talk
01:13:09 Closing Chant
01:15:10 Close
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Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna illustrates how life is imperfect in many ways.
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Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Hasapanna talks on the importance of cultivating kindness and softness and calming the mind down before watching the breath - rather than using harshness and willpower.
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Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Ajahn Brahmali gave a Dhamma Talk on 23 July 2023 for the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project.
Ajahn Brahmali supports the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser.
Donations towards Anukampa's aim to spread the Dhamma and develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit: https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Thursday 19th December 2024
Ajahn Santutthi hosts this week's session at the Roleystone Family Centre. These weekly session are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:12 Meditation Instruction/Explanation
00:18:30 Meditation
00:54:15 Further talk and Q&A
01:00:09 Outro
01:00:54 Close
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Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Tuesday 17th December 2024
Venerable Mettaji joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening to a Dhamma talk. However, the layout can vary. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.
If you wish to participate in these sessions, please e-mail the AMG Coordinator.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:12 Dharma talk
00:30:24 Brief meditation instructions
00:32:26 Meditation
00:54:52 Dharma talk and Q&A
01:26:30 Metta Sutta
01:29:26 Blessing
01:29:44 Outro
01:30:33 Close
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Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Monday 09th November 2024
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa. These weekly teachings give an introduction into meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually consist of a short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:04:24 Meditation
00:34:29 Dharma Talk
01:29:50 Closing Chant
01:31:45 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube
Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Thursday Dec 19, 2024
Discuss suttas from the Vedanasamyutta and explains skillful means to manage painful feelings and also explains how these difficult feeling, when used in the right way, can even get you enlightened. Teaching given by Ayya Karunika on the 08 August 2024.
Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades.
Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in Australia for over 2 decades.
She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves working with people and also doing creative projects. She is dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world and is currently involved in projects to support the establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka.
Please visit the Santi Forest Youtube Channel and Santi Forest Monastery website
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Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Ajahn Brahm explains how virtue, compassion and rebirth are core teachings of the Buddha that cannot be taken out, which are often omitted in secular Buddhism.
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Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn speaks about the importance of finding a comfortable position for your body so it is not a hindrance for you in meditation. Ajahn also speaks about letting go of the future and the past and finding a beautiful home in the present moment.
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