Episodes

Thursday Dec 22, 2022
How To Have Everything And Be Happy | Ajahn Hasapanna
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
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In this episode of Sage Advice we have as our guest, Ajahn Hasapanna of Dhammasara Monastery in Western Australia. Ajahn Hasapanna was born in Ipoh, Malaysia in 1960. During her days as a lay person she and her family generously supported Ajahn Sujato when he was practicing in Ipoh. The main influence in Ajahn Hasapanna’s spiritual development is the monastic lifestyle of the forest tradition. When Ajahn Hasapanna had developed enough courage and inspiration to become a nun, Ajahn Sujato pointed her towards joining Dhammasara Nuns Monastery.
She joined Dhammasara in 2002, beginning her monastic training as an Anagarika (a trainee nun). She then ordained as a Ten Precept Nun with Ajahn Vayama as her teacher. She subsequently ordained as a bhikkhuni in 2009 with Ayya Tathaaloka as her preceptor in a ceremony at Bodhinyana Monastery, WA, Australia.
Currently, Ajahn Hasapanna is the Abbot of Dhammasara Nuns Monastery and the Assistant Spiritual Director of The Buddhist Society of WA (Inc). She is heavily involved in teaching and training nuns, anagarikas and lay people. She is the main teacher to 18 monastic trainees at Dhammasara.
In this episode we are going to ask Ajahn Hasapanna the big one: how we can have everything and be happy! Yes, that’s right it is possible to have it all and be happy!
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Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 26 December 2020
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation
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Tuesday May 10, 2022
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 7 May 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna recommends body contemplation to calm down our anger.
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Monday May 09, 2022
Truthfulness | Ajahn Hasapanna | 6 May 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna teaches us about the importance of being honest and also not deceiving ourselves. (Being truthful is an essential part of the Buddhist practice and is one of the five precepts i.e. no killing, no stealing, no sexual misconduct, no lying and no intoxicants that cloud mind).
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Monday May 09, 2022
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 6 May 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
The Art of Transforming Suffering | Ajahn Hasapanna | 4th March 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna reminds us that we cannot escape from the pain of physical suffering, but we can reduce our mental suffering and she offers advice on this.
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 4th March 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 22 January 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna describes strategies for calming down our thinking mind while meditating.
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 21 January 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Monday Jan 24, 2022
Happiness is a Choice | Ajahn Hasapanna | 21 January 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Ajahn Hasapanna explains how you can choose to be happy in various situations by practising gratitude and forgiveness.
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 25 December 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna teaches us that judging our meditation experience is counter productive. Instead Ajahn suggests us to have acceptance of unpleasant and negative feeling we experience during meditation.
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Gradual Training | Ajahn Hasapanna | 24 December 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna reminds us that getting rid of our unwholesome habits and defilement are difficult, it is a gradual training.
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Monday Dec 27, 2021
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 24 December 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 20 November 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna explains what is "right effort" and what we need to let go.
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Monday Nov 22, 2021
The Happiness of Letting Go | Ajahn Hasapanna | 19 November 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna answers the question "How can we maintain a positive mind when we're suffering?"
Ajahn Hasapanna also gave a talk on 12 July 2013 called The Joy of Letting Go.
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Monday Nov 22, 2021
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 19 November 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Gradual Progress | Ajahn Hasapanna | 28 May 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Using your will power to force yourself to meditate is counterproductive. Ajahn Hasapanna teaches us about the importance of meditation quality over quantity, perseverance and finding joy in your Buddhist practice.
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Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 28 May 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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Monday May 31, 2021
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 29 May 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna teaches that trying to achieve something in meditation, or using our will power to sit for a long time is counter-productive. Instead we need to make the causes for our mind to become peaceful. We lay the foundation for peace and joy to arise in our meditation by living well and practicing present moment awareness throughout the day.
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Monday Apr 19, 2021
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 9 April 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.
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To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.