Episodes
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Sunday Mar 15, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 3rd June 2019.
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Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 3rd December 2018.
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 19th November 2018.
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Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 5th November 2018.
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Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Ajahn Jhanarato | Metta Practice | Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
February 2020
Ajahn Jhanarato commenced the evening by reciting one of the Buddha's early sutta regarding Metta “Suttacentral”. Ajahn did this to encourage us to commence our meditation from the present moment and with Metta in-mind. By doing this we leave the past where it belongs, in the past and the future does take our attention away from the present moment.
Ajahn doesn't use mantras in his meditation, but rather just focuses on present moment awareness. Though he does acknowledge that for many of us, the use of a mantra is helpful. Ajahn then lead the group in a thirty minute meditation well suited to beginners and experienced a like.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A before reciting another of Buddha's early sutta's “Suttacentral” in response to a question.
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Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 10th June 2019.
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Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Ajahn Jhanarato | Metta, Loving Kindness | The Armadale Meditation Group
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Ajahn Jhanarato based tonight's meditation on Metta and Loving Kindness. In his opening talk Ajahn also asks us to remember to be kind and loving to ourselves, give ourselves Metta. It is often difficult to be kind and loving to ourselves. Especially in western societies. Whilst we find it easy to think well of others, we all to often are less than kind to ourselves. We hold onto the past and we worry about the future. This is not being very kind nor loving to ourselves. We need to let it go.
Ajahn then lead the group in a thirty minute meditation focused on Metta.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A. In answering a question he has been recently asked, “what is the most valuable lesson he has learned since becoming a monk”. Ajahn's answer was contentment.
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Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 14th October 2019.
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Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 24th June 2019.
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Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Practice Wholeheartedly | Ajahn Jhanarato | 08-07-2019
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 8th July 2019.
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Ajahn Jhanarato | Impermanence - Anicca | Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
January 2020
Ajahn Jhanarato spoke on anicca [impermanence], an apt subject given the current situation here in Australia. Ajahn spoke on this subject, not to say that we should not be concerned about the climate, but more to point out that it may not affect us and that it keeps us from the present moment. Not thinking of a possible future that may not occur, nor dwelling in the past that may disturb. Ajahn read a sutta from “In The Buddha's Words” by Bhikkhu Bodhi that covers the subject very well.
Ajahn lead the group in a 30 minute relaxing meditation reminding us to not dwell in the past nor become anxious about the future. This meditation is well suited to beginners and experienced a like.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A before continuing to speak on a variety of subjects.
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Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on 28th October 2019.
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Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
December 2019
The last meditation before Christmas 2019 and Ajahn JR promises us that there is nothing to think about for our half hour meditation. The most important thing right now, is right now, just this moment. Nothing to think about, nothing to do, just relax and let the thoughts arise and pass.
Ajahn lead the group in a 30 minute mindfulness meditation well suited to beginners and experienced a like.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A.
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Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
December 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato encouraged us to let the heat go and enjoy the meditation as a time to relax. When it's hot we tend to allow the heat to get to us, make us uncomfortable and unable to relax. Ajahn asked us to not only let go any noise around us but the heat as well. Ajahn then lead the group in a 30 minute body scan meditation well suited to beginners and experienced a like.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A.
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Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato | Just Relax | The Armadale Meditation Group
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Thursday Nov 28, 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato asks us to “just relax”. Whilst breath meditation is the main focus of most meditations Ajahn starts with a relaxing body scan then allows us to move naturally to the breath.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A with explanations on some of the more difficult hindrances for beginners.
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Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Recorded at Dhammayanaram Monastery, home of the Cambodian Buddhist Society of WA November 2019.
Ajahn Jhanarato asks us to leave behind the days baggage and simply enjoy the meditation as a time to relax. We humans tend to hang onto everything, just let it go and relax. Ajahn also suggests that watching the current news before meditation is not going to help. Turn off the phone, the TV and anything else that may intrude and just meditate.
Ajahn lead the group in a 30 minute body scan meditation well suited to beginners and experienced a like.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A.
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Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
The Armadale Meditation Group was privileged this evening to have three monks visit us for the last meditation session prior to the annual rains retreat. Ajahns Santutthi, Jhanarato and Sukhakamo from the Cambodian forest monastery, Wat Dhammayanaram in Kelmscott, joined us for what was an interesting evening. Ajahn Santutthi started the evening with an introduction of all three monks, a brief talk, then passed onto Ajahn Jhanarato to lead the meditation.
The meditation being lead by Ajahn JR was simply to relax and do nothing. Our minds have so many thoughts happening that it is like the snow globe after shaking. Ajahn asked us to simply allow our minds to settle, just as with a snow globe, so that we may see the thoughts more clearly and just let them pass.
After the meditation, all three monks were happy to answer any and all questions relating to monks, meditation and the Dharma.
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato - Structured vs Unstructured Meditation - The Armadale Meditation Group
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato prefers an unstructured meditation so begins the night by explaining why. We do have a tendency when learning something new to want or need instructions or structure. Though many of us still like to have a guided meditation, sometimes it's interesting to just start our meditation and see what arises.
Though preferring an unstructured meditation, Ajahn then led us through a longer than usual body sweep meditation.
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Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato - The Silence Of The Mind - The Armadale Meditation Group
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Ajahn Jhanarato, started the evening by relaxing us with an explanation of the quiet moments that we experience between thoughts. These quiet moments are what we need to focus on but how do we do that without effort, without tripping our “self” into a thought process. Don't, that's it, don't. When a thought arises, just let it pass, don't engage, gently pull yourself back to your meditation. We will do this many times and eventually [with lots of practice] we start to notice that the gaps, or quiet moments, become longer. After a while they will become more frequent than the random thoughts. Ajahn recommended to us all that we read Ajahn Brahms booklet on "The Basic Method of Meditation" before we attempt to move onto more advanced states of meditation.
Ajahn then led us through a very relaxed and easy 30 minute meditation, asking us to just notice the quiet moments of our mind. He reminded us to use our breath as an anchor to return us when we strayed into random thoughts.
After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A with explanations on some of the more difficult concepts to grasp for beginners.
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Thursday Jul 05, 2018
Venerable JR | Preparing For Meditation - Armadale Meditation Group
Thursday Jul 05, 2018
Thursday Jul 05, 2018
Venerable opened the evening with a talk about a not often mentioned subject, preparing for our meditation and what we do as we end our meditation. Venerable used the simile of a gate keeper allowing people to pass. When we start our meditation we need a gate keeper to stop all thoughts but allow only those that are relevant to pass. By doing this we enjoy a much quieter meditation. When we end our meditation we need to take a moment to examine what has occurred during our meditation, look into the reasons such thoughts occur and what effect they may have had. By doing this we slowly but surely build resistance to such thoughts occurring during our meditation.
Venerable then lead the group in a relaxed breath meditation.
After the meditation Venerable talked to us about the tradition of tudong. Tudong is a Thai word used to describe Buddhist Monks when they go wandering or travelling in the wilderness. Venerable then opened to Q&A.
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