Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Have you ever wondered how our minds spontaneously develop an endless series of concepts and perceptions when we interact with the outside world using the six sense doors of eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind? We automatically respond to any sense experience based on our past memories as well as future dreams or fears. Is it skillful? What can we do to restrain our mind from being a chattering mind?

Ajahn Brahm shares his insights and wisdom about what the mental proliferation which lead to a chattering mind is, how to become mindful when this arises, and how we can suppress it.

This teaching was recorded and live streamed from Bodhinyana Monastery, Western Australia. It was meant to be given in Melbourne, but due to COVID-19 restrictions it had to be cancelled.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=779BtQOqHf0 (Buddhist Society of Victoria YouTube Channel) Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

In this talk Ajahn Brahm debunks and demystifies religious rituals, asking us to take a skeptical approach to rituals and understand how they can be abused.

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Ajahn Brahm offers a Dhamma talk, meditation and chanting to welcome in the new year, "2021". Apologies the very beginning is cut off.

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This talk, given in 2009, occurred in the week after Ajahn Brahm was expelled from the tradition of monasteries in Thailand that he ordained in for his role in ordination of bhikkhunis (fully ordained nuns). It starts with an explanation of what occurred and then Ajahn Brahm goes on to explain why and how to look forward to the future with happiness.

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Ajahn Brahm joins us at the Armadale Meditation Group as Ajahn Sannagui [Santaguy] on-line live from Bodhinyana :-D

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All the problems of life are ultimately relationship problems. Not just with spouses and significant others, but also with our families, friends, work colleagues, and also with ourselves and with life itself. Ajahn Brahm offers wise advice on how to deal with the problems in relationships but also to cultivate happy, healthy relationships.

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On the auspicious occasion of ordaining the first four Theravadan Buddhist bhikkhunis (fully ordained nuns) in the Southern Hemisphere – part of the move to reconstitute the bhikkhuni sangha into the Theravadan Buddhist world – Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the topic of courageous decision-making.

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Ajahn Brahm emphasises the importance of relaxing your body during meditation, because relaxing your body first, makes it easier to relax your mind.

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Ajahn Brahm is amazed at the kindness of the lay community and he asks, "Why do people come here?" Ajahn explains that people come here for happiness and he discusses the joy being generous.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. We apologise that the beginning part of the meditation was accidentally not recorded.

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This talk begins with a guided meditation. At 27.50 the dharma talk on the topic of the meaning and power of generosity (dana) in life.

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Often we think "no pain, no gain," however Ajahn Brahm says this is not true for meditation. Instead Ajahn teaches, "no delight, no depth." In other words, if you can’t relax and delight in the present moment, then you won’t go deeper in your meditation.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about the wandering mind, emptiness and unconditional love. When you’re experiencing a wandering mind, Ajahn recommends caring for it, rather than trying to stop it, because this will lead it to wander in wonderful realms like peace and kindness.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately half an hour. 

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Sometimes when things are going wrong in life, we end up asking "Why me?" Ajahn Brahm looks into the origins of this attitude to tragedies (big and small) and how to develop a more realistic and resilient attitude to life. Please note there multiple talks with the same title, also by Ajahn Brahm. 

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Public Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahm with a Chinese translator, given at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENr6_3zQu0

Ajahn Brahm talks about the beauty of dying well, and how this can be most effectively achieved by living well.

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In response to a request Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the value of skillful speech and how to develop it. Ajahn Brahm discusses how unskillful speech creates disharmony and acrimony. Alternatively, skillful speech can be used to create harmony and peace.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about superstitions and shares mysterious stories about Buddhist relics.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately half an hour. 

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