Buddhist Society of Western Australia

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

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 13 March 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Ajahn discusses why is there War and references the Attadandasutta (SNP 4.15).

Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended chef school and worked in a high-end hotel for a few years. While living in New York his long-time interest in Buddhism evolved as he started meditating with different groups. He sought after many teachers and found many of them to be too lofty of simply too boring. But then the stars aligned when Ajahn Brahm wrote his hit book Open the Door of your Heart and on the book promotion tour he came to New York where Mudito fell in love with Ajahn and his simple teachings. He has followed Ajahn Brahm ever since and in 2010 he went to stay in Bodhinyana and ordained as a monk in 2012.

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Ajahn Brahm illustrates how we attach to things which we have no control over and as a result we suffer when we are faced with our lives’ so called problems.

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Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about the power of faith at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) on 27th Feb 2022. 

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Ajahn Brahm discusses how Buddhism can help us resolve conflicts and deal with difficult situations.

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta:

1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice.
2. We will look at each satipatthana exercise in detail and discuss its place on the path.
The final result will be a simple and practical guide to meditation practice.

Workshop 8 : Satipaṭṭhāna 4: contemplation of Dhammas, and summary

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta:

1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice.
2. We will look at each satipatthana exercise in detail and discuss its place on the path.
The final result will be a simple and practical guide to meditation practice.

Workshop 8 : Satipaṭṭhāna 4: contemplation of Dhammas, and summary

Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here.

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta:

1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice.
2. We will look at each satipatthana exercise in detail and discuss its place on the path.
The final result will be a simple and practical guide to meditation practice.

Workshop 7 : Satipaṭṭhāna 1, 2, and 3: contemplation of body, feelings, and mind

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Ajahn Brahmali conducts the second part of the Satipatthana workshop. In this second part, we will apply the findings of the first workshop to the Satipatthana Sutta:

1. We will investigate the Satipatthana Sutta in detail with a view to discover how the Buddha most likely wanted us to go about this practice.
2. We will look at each satipatthana exercise in detail and discuss its place on the path.
The final result will be a simple and practical guide to meditation practice.

Workshop 7 : Satipaṭṭhāna 1, 2, and 3: contemplation of body, feelings, and mind

Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here.

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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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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 26 December 2021, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). 

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