Buddhist Society of Western Australia

What is free will? Do we really have free will? Ajahn Brahm tells us that no such thing exists. Find out how this could possibly be true.

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Responding to a call from the United States from someone concerned about global warming, ecological destruction and its impact on humanity, Ajahn Brahm shares Buddhism’s predictions about the end of the world – DOOMSDAY!

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“You can’t have your cake and eat it“, is an English idiom meaning that you can only choose one, either to keep the cake or eat the cake. You can’t have it both ways. But, Ajahn Brahm has a unique solution to this situation.

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Teaching retrieved from: http://www.dhammatalks.net/Ajahn_Brahm/audio.htm

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Date of talk is unknown. This Dhamma talk might be from a retreat. 

Teaching retrieved from: http://www.dhammatalks.net/Ajahn_Brahm/Inspiring_Talks/06.Enriching-Your-Life.mp3 

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Ajahn Brahm talks about where self-hatred comes from and how to find freedom from self-hatred.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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Assumptions can get us in to trouble, often because they end up being wrong. Ajahn Brahm talks about the dangers of assumptions, and how to avoid them.

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In this talk, Ajahn Brahm questions what values are? What underlies the beliefs and values in our world? What is right and wrong? And what are the values of Buddhism? Ajahn Brahm says that Buddhist value systems come from the mindful, peaceful heart of each human being. Ajahn also looks at what values and religion should children be brought up in? And how our value systems in society change with time.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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Ajahn Brahm answers questions at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV).

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRwc1lqijNE (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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We all want praise and to avoid blame. But no matter what we do, we get some blame and never quite enough praise. Ajahn Brahm talks about the fickle nature of praise and blame and how to be calm and unmoved by both.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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The body can cause us all sorts of trouble, especially when we don’t have the body that we want! Ajahn Brahm talks about the Buddhist attitude to the human body and the connection between the body and mind.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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Q&A - Visualisation in Meditation, Making Relationship Work, Eight-Fold Path and Jhana

Ajahn Brahm answers questions at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV).

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVx4ENMJ_Kg (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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Impatience can cause all sorts of problems in our lives, and the Buddha said that patience is the highest of the spiritual qualities. Moreover Buddhism always emphasises the importance of patience – they understand that there are many lives after all! So if you’re in a hurry to get enlightened, don’t forget to go slowly. Sit back, relax and enjoy this talk about patience.

Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website, the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and then type the date into the Podcast search box e.g. 01-09-2018 or try 1 September 2018.

Ajahn Brahm offers a practical and wise attitude to life, including how to let go of painful experiences. We can’t control everything that happens to ourselves and others in the world, but we can impact upon how we choose to look at it. Ajahn Brahm explains how to have a wise attitude to life.

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Teaching retrieved from: http://www.dhammatalks.net/Ajahn_Brahm/audio.htm    

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To find and download more Dhamma Talks on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the talk you want and then type the title into the Podcast search box.