Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk from the Newbury Buddhist monastery regarding the four Brahma Vihara taught by the Lord Buddha.

This is the third in the series of the Brahma Vihara or "The Four Highest Hangout Places", as Bhante describes it. In this video, he talks about "Mudita", rejoicing in the happiness of others.

Bhante Bodhiraja gives a good perspective on how we can learn to rejoice in the success of others by citing quotes from many different cultures of the world. 

Bhante also quotes the following Sutta on Getting Rid of Resentment. 

AN 5.162 -Dutiyaāghātapaṭivinaya sutta -  Click here to read this on Sutta Central.

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Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia – Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Ajahn Brahm explains how expectations cause us to suffer (i.e. expectations of ourselves and others).

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Ajahn Brahm explains that when he bows to the Buddha statue three times, he is paying respect to virtue, peace and compassion.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about how relaxation helps us to be more productive and happy.

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Ajahn Brahm teaches us how to see our difficulties and problems from a positive angle.

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Ajahn Brahm teaches us to turn difficulties into opportunities to practice our kindness and wisdom.

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Ajahn Brahm explains how kindness has a positive effect on your mental health.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about the importance of using our emotional intelligence so we can live in harmony with other people.

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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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Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk from Newbury Buddhist monastery regarding the second Brahma-Vihara: Karuna (Care). We are often very disconnected and distracted from all sorts of things but even more so from suffering, therefore it is important to find this soft, gentle, beautiful attention to be able to connect and then to response. 

Bhante also quotes the following sutta: 

• Getting Rid of Resentment (2nd) - https://suttacentral.net/an5.162/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Links to other related YouTube videos:

• Brene Brown on Empathy - RSA Shorts https://youtu.be/1Evwgu369Jw
• Being Kinder to Yourself - Greater Good Science Center https://youtu.be/AyQdeYjXUhE
• The Anger Eating Monster - Prince EA https://youtu.be/4izOVj-SylA

Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia – Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-brahmavihara-series-2-care-bhante-bodhidhaja-24-oct-2021/

How do Buddhist monks deal with difficulties in life? Ajahn Brahm gives an in depth answer in this talk and also delves into how lay people can deal with life’s difficulties.

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Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk from Newbury Buddhist monastery regarding Metta (unconditional love). Bhante also quotes the following suttas in the talk: 

• Loving-Kindness - https://suttacentral.net/snp1.8/en/amaravati?reference=none&highlight=false
• The Shorter Discourses at Gosinga - https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/https://suttacentral.net/mn31/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin/sujato
• Getting Rid of Resentment (2nd) - https://suttacentral.net/an5.162/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia – Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-brahmavihara-series-1-metta-bhante-bodhidhaja-12-sep-2021/

Ajahn Brahmali teaches us about the importance of having the right view in Buddhism. According to Ajahn, the right view is seeing reality how the Buddha saw it. Right View is the first part in the Noble Eightfold Path or The Middle Way:
1. Right view
2. Right thought or intention
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right samadhi or stillness

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Ajahn Santutthi explains how your small daily acts of kindness can uplift your mind and build wholesome qualities.

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A two part series of Dhamma talk by Bhante Sunyo on Mindfulness in the early texts on the 14 November 2021, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). 

Bhante Sunyo is staying at Newbury Buddhist Monastery for the 2021 Vassa. He usually resides at Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia, under Ajahn Brahm.

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Ajahn Brahm reminds us that our hardships make us wiser and therefore encourages us to develop a wholesome perspective towards the difficulties we face.

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Nissarano on the 20 March 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Taking refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha is important for us to develop the mind.

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Ajahn Brahm shares some fascinating stories that show how our mind is more than our brain.

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Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about how our mind, motivation is very powerful and has a huge physical effect on the world at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) on 22nd Feb 2022. 

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Teaching retrieved from here.

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Ajahn Brahm explains how silence brings clarity to our mind and stillness energises our mind.

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