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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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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
1hr 30 min
Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn teaches about happiness in meditation, and about senses disappearing in meditation. Ajahn gives us a method of how to stop thinking so much, and a trick we can use if we feel like we can't sit long during a longer group meditation.
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May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
1hr 52 min
In this powerful and practical talk livestreamed from Thames Buddhist Vihara, Ajahn Brahm encourages listeners to question how we limit ourselves with the scope of our perceptions, urging us to consciously use kindful, open-minded perception in the face of difficulty as a tool to heal our bodies and minds, live happily, and find the path to Enlightenment. This session ends with an hour-long Q&A.
Sutta references: https://suttacentral.net/
DN 29: Pāsādika Sutta (9. Indulgence in Pleasure)
MN 36: Mahāsaccaka Sutta (not afraid of non-sensual pleasures)
AN 6.49: Khema Sutta (not better, equal, or worse)
This teaching by Ajahn Brahm was given in the UK, at Thames Buddhist Vihara, on the 17th of November 2025.
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrzM-XpJIC0
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
1hr 4 min
Once, when Ajahn Brahm was a young monk, his teacher Ajahn Chah asked him to give a Dhamma talk before thousands of people in Thailand. For most people, that would be terrifying. But Ajahn Brahm remembered the lesson he had been trained to practise: letting go.
In this talk, Ajahn Brahm explains why we should release our regrets about the past and our anxieties about the future, and learn to live with greater peace in the present moment.
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May 18, 2026
May 18, 2026
32 min
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
1hr 5 min
Ajahn Brahm explains what insight is and how it enables us to see deeply into something.
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Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
29 min
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Apr 19, 2026
Apr 19, 2026
1hr 17 min
Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn describes that meditation is naturally what happens when you stop doing things.
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Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
1hr 24 min
Ajahn Brahm recounts both his own experiences and stories from others involving ghosts, reincarnation, celestial beings, and various other paranormal phenomena.
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Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
30 min
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Mar 29, 2026
Mar 29, 2026
1hr 26 min
Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn teaches us about the 5th hindrance: doubt.
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Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
1hr 13 min
Ajahn Brahm illustrates how meditation can positively support children’s emotional well-being, focus, and resilience.
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Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
24 min
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Mar 22, 2026
Mar 22, 2026
1hr 14 min
Our apologies, the recording started late due to technical difficulties. Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn speaks on sense experiences disappearing in meditation, and teaches about nimittas.
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Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
53 min
Ajahn Brahm puts a light hearted spin on the topic of fear with this talk full of positive and optimistic stories about confronting a variety of fears–from airplane crashes to being humiliated and from being in danger of physical harm to undergoing the mental distress of panic attacks–these wide-ranging stories cover a lot of ground as they demonstrate what can happen when we confront our fears with courage, humour, and wisdom.
This is part of a series of teachings for a retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK on 24th June 2025.
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-8FpALViYU&t=255s Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Mar 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
51 min
This is part of a series of teachings for a retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK on 22 June 2025.
In this talk, Ajahn Brahm shows how taking a different perspective can bring us understanding, contentment, energy, and joy, telling stories and giving similes that illustrate how we can refocus our minds to let go, let be, and make peace with anything that arises in our lives and our minds.
Sutta reference: AN 6.42: Nagita Sutta
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mlM9gEQP7A&t=739s
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Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
1hr 12 min
Ajahn Brahm explains what kinds of gossip are wholesome and unwholesome.
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Mar 17, 2026
Mar 17, 2026
28 min
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Mar 15, 2026
Mar 15, 2026
1hr 21 min
Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn teaches us the importance of patience and how it allows us to look more deeply into things.
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Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
2hr 7 min
Ajahn Brahm starts with a guided meditation overflowing with advice for putting everything down and relaxing into whatever is in the present moment. He goes on to tell various stories of overcoming discomfort, fear, despair, illness, and various other kinds of difficulty by cultivating attitudes of letting go, loving kindness, and joy. The session ends with a 45-minute Q&A with participants.
Sutta reference from Sutta Central: MN36: Mahasaccaka Sutta
This teaching was given in Brighton on 18 June 2025 during Ajahn Brahm’s UK visit to Anukampa.
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64Ek3iHcKc
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026
2hr 18 min
Ajahn Brahm describes why he bows to Buddha statues (and sometimes Jesus’ statues) with a series of stories about the qualities he admires in the Buddha: virtue, stillness, and kindness. He then answers audience questions about choosing a meaningful life and finding meaning in the life we have.
This teaching was given during Ajahn Brahm’s UK visit to Anukampa, at Thames Buddhist Vihara on the 17th of June 2025.
Sutta reference from Sutta Central: MN27: The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint (Cūḷahatthipadopama Sutta)
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaNtcbIPQBU&t=2s
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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