Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.

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Often we reject or ignore the reality of uncertainty. Yet the only thing that is certain about life is that it's uncertain. This uncertainty (anicca) is according to Buddhism a fundamental and universal quality of existence. Ajahn Brahm explains how best to relate to the uncertainty of life.

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Ajahn Brahm often says, "Suffering is asking from life what it cannot give you."  Ajahn teaches us how to live a much happier and peaceful life by lowering our expectations. 

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Ajahn Brahm  guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. 

Ajahn Brahm talks about the fault-finding mind that just looks at what is wrong with things. Ajahn explains how life doesn’t go 'wrong,' it just goes different and people are not 'wrong', but different. Ajahn tells the classic ancient Buddhist stories of The Anger-Eating Demon and the The Two Arrows.

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Ajahn Brahm shares some techniques on how to deal with addictions. (Apologies for the clunky edit at the start!)

Ajahn Brahm talks about Buddhism and human rights, including what the Buddhist understanding of justice is and how it challenges conventional thinking. Ajahn also reflects on what freedom of religion and freedom from religion means and its advantages and disadvantages.

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Responding to a question from an online viewer, Ajahn Brahm discusses when and how best to find fault, but also how to find beauty in our imperfect world too.

Ajahn regaled us with his usual wit and humour, teaching us to relax our bodies beforehand so that we may then relax our minds.  Ajahn used his stories and jokes to both relax us and move us to a more happy state of mind before leading us in a beginners meditation.

Following the meditation Ajahn again used wit and humour to keep us relaxed.  As Ajahn has said to us many times “Stop looking into the past, reliving bad things that have happened, or imagining a future that may never happen, and live in the moment”.

An enlightening talk about how it is not wrong to be sick - it is simply the nature of the body. Ajahn Brahm discusses the merit of being sick and illustrates a touching story of a dying nun. Not to be missed, and sure to rid you of those guilty feelings forever, when the flu bug next bites!

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Why not allow yourself to be happy? You deserve to be happy. Be at peace with yourself. Being at peace with yourself opens the door to happiness. Ajahn Brahm offers a teaching on accepting praise and developing self-worth, because he says many of us lack self-worth and think we don’t deserve to be happy. Ajahn emphasises the great benefit of innovation, seeing things anew, doing things differently and stopping this habit in the mind of always doing things the same old way. 

Ajahn Brahm receives a letter from a Zen practitioner in Japan asking whether there is too much emphasis in Buddhism on "letting go" and not enough on "getting attached" by doing good in the world. Here's AB's response on when to attach and when to let go.

An entertaining talk filled with jokes, both old and new. Ajahn Brahm talks about friendship, both with others and with yourself.

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This is a light-hearted talk about bringing up children from the Buddhist perspective. Ajahn Brahm stresses the importance of honesty, communication and quality time.

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On the occasion of the April 2015 earthquakes in Nepal, Ajahn Brahm responds to a request to speak about dealing with disaster.

"Mindfulness is a tool" says Ajahn Brahm. Ajahn explains how mindfulness is only part of the Buddhist practice and kindness is also required. Ajahn shares his experiences of how peaceful his mind becomes in meditation when he adds kindness to his mindfulness. 

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Is the end of the world coming? Will 2012 be good, bad or who knows? Ajahn Brahm responds to a request to talk about the upcoming New Year 2012. Ajahn Brahm talks about fear and worry and how people love to worry about things because we are addicted to fear and worry and we don’t want to let them go. Ajahn says “Fear and worry spoils our lives and stops us from being free and enjoying ourselves.”

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Buddhism and alien abductions? - What's Ajahn Brahm on about? Listen to the talk to find out.

"Whatever that's here, it's important", says Ajahn Brahm. Ajahn teaches us a simple, yet powerful meditation technique to care for whatever that comes up in our mind.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. 

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.