Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on what the Buddha talk, taking the audience into a deeper perspective of what the Buddha realized on the night of his Awakening and what that really means for us all.

Guest speaker and abbot of the Bhavana Society in West Virginia, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana gives a talk about the source of happiness by cultivating the mind.

Ajahn Brahm offers a fresh slant on the Western view of injustices and the constant desire to right the wrongs and set things right.

Having just injured his foot by taking short cuts, Ajahn Nyanadhammo gives wise advice on the perils of trying to take "short cuts" on the Eightfold Path to Awakening, and how those perceived short cuts often end up being the long way around for those that attempt them. In the long run, the fastest route on the spiritual journey involves patience and persistence in developing the spiritual qualities that lead to liberation.

We usually only notice kamma and its consequences (fruit) when we receive the consequences of bad kamma that makes us suffer. So how we to understand this? And how are we to deal with the consequences of bad kamma made in the past? Ajahn Vayama offers advice on how to take a wise approach to dealing with the fruit of bad kamma.

Ajahn Brahm discusses the Buddhist attitude to responsibility - what responsibility really means and how to deal with it.

One of the Divine Abodes (brahmaviharas) taught by the Buddha that is often overlooked is that of sympathetic joy (mudita), that feeling of joy for the happiness of others. Ajahn Brahm explains what it is and how to arouse this divine emotion.

Ajahn Brahm offers a Buddhist perspective on sex and sexuality.

If you've got an itchy head, would you scratch your bum? Ajahn Brahm explains that one of the elements of the spiritual path is the attention and wisdom to recognise where and when you have a problem and thereby directing your efforts in that area - rather than the wrong area - in order to get a the right result. And ultimately we need to recognise the causes of happiness and suffering within ourselves, rather than blaming others for our problems.

Ajahn Brahm talks about the power of the mind - and how to empower the mind through meditation - and how it can be used to develop happiness and wisdom.

Ajahn Brahm talks about the mental origins of addictions and obsessions, and the pathway to overcoming them.

Ajahn Vayama discusses various aspects of the quality of mindfulness in meditation and daily life.

Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on how to overcome suffering in the mind.

Have you done something bad? Feeling guilty? Admit it, some monks can read minds you know? But don't worry because Ajahn Brahm has sage (and humourous!) advice on how to deal with feelings of guilt.

To celebrate the news that it's been proven that meditation monks are the happiest people, Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on how to be happy.

Ajahn Brahm rounds out the 'basics of Buddhism' series by teaching about something that is key to Buddhist understanding of life: kamma and rebirth. This is part 4 of 4 in the Introduction to Buddhism Series. 

Everyone of us will die and that's for sure. Therefore the topic of death is very relevant to all of us. Ajahn Brahm discusses the Buddhist attitude to death.

Ajahn Vayama outlines the core teachings of the Buddha for an audience new to Buddhism. This is part 3 of 4 in the Introduction to Buddhism Series. 

Speaking on the 30th Anniversary of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Ajahn Vayama talks about how Buddhism is a living religion in the contemporary world.

Ajahn Brahm offers a fundamentally Buddhist perspective of the mind - the "sixth sense" according to Buddhism - and the fundamentally Buddhist practice of meditation which allows us to come to a full understanding of the mind via direct experience. This is part 2 of 4 in the Introduction to Buddhism Series.