Ajahn Brahmali talks about how death contemplation during your meditation (e.g. contemplating on how ephemeral and impermanent your life is) can help overcome disturbances in your meditation i.e. reduce your desires and calm your mind.
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A technique to bring up joy and positive feeling during our meditation, shared by Ajahn Brahmali is to treat our meditation time as an act of generosity towards our-self and others. When our mind wanders off, Ajahn reminds us to gently nudge it back to our object of meditation (mindfulness) and back to joy, rather than forcing it back through the use of will power.
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According to the Suttas, a corrupt leader can corrupt the whole society. Ajahn Brahmali discusses the importance of voting for moral leaders and for having compassion towards politicians. Ajahn reminds us that our world is never going to be perfect, so we shouldn't become upset over political issues. Instead we should focus our attention on being generous and kind.
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Ajahn Brahmali explains why having a positive, kind, peaceful mind is very important for staying in the present moment during meditation. One way to create a positive mind is to "count your blessings" i.e. reflect on the things you’re grateful for.
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