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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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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
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
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo shares us with talk with numerous tales of psychic phenomena from his time in Thailand.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Tuesday Jun 07, 2016
Tuesday Jun 07, 2016
Ajahn Nyanadhammo reflects upon the importance of developing wisdom in life so that the results of the actions that we sow today are pleasant and not painful, and so that we can develop the path of practice.
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Tuesday Dec 08, 2015
Ajahn Nyanadhammo counters the notion that freedom is doing whatever we want whenever we want, but that there is an even more profound freedom - the freedom of the mind.