Buddhist Society of Western Australia

In this talk Ajahn Brahm helps us better understand the importance of meditation and gives us meditation instructions, that is the steps for stilling our mind. 

This was recorded at the Vesak Retreat Day at Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) on 27 May 2019. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here. 

 Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

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Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Ajahn Bramali joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions
and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening to a Dhamma talk. However, the layout can vary. Due to social distancing regulations, these weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.

The topic of this session is - One Auspicious Night or The Ideal Lover of Solitude - from The Bhaddekaratta Sutra. 

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Ajahn Brahm reminds us to give ourselves regular moments of peace, kindness and forgiveness, because showing ourselves compassion benefits us and everyone around us.

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Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a talk about the second precept - don't take what's not given. This can start from not stealing and be expanded to respecting properties and boundaries of others, laws, rules and time.

Bhante also discusses these suttas:

https://suttacentral.net/an8.39/en/sujato

https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/en/sujato

https://suttacentral.net/an8.40/en/sujato

Find the entire Sila Series on bswa.org here. https://bswa.org/teaching/sila-series/

• Sila Series - An Overview (1/5)
• Sila Series - The First Precept (2/5)
• Sila Series - The Second Precept (3/5)
• Sila Series - The Third Precept (4/5)
• Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts (5/5)

Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia (www.nbm.org.au) – 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-sila-series-the-second-precept-bhante-bodhidhaja-13-sep-2020/

From a Buddhist perspective, thinking about death isn't a negative, dark and depressing act, but rather, thinking about death can be very useful, putting life in perspective, and even leading the mind in to peace. Ajahn Brahmali gives advice on how to wisely contemplate death.

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Dennis Sheppard introduces the BSWA Care Group's Buddhist Care Line, a confidential telephone listening service staffed by lay Buddhist practitioners. The service offers a safe space to talk about any issues that may be happening in your life without fear of judgement. We invite you to visit the Buddhist Care Line's website for our hours of operation and phone number: https://bswa.org/buddhist-care-line/

Following the introduction, Dennis provides a talk and guided meditation on anxiety and fear, a topic which many are experiencing during COVID-19. An accompanying text is provided here.

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Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here.  Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

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

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.

Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Ajahn Brahmali offers a talk on meditation and our current COVID-19 situation, explaining the important role that right view has on both.

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Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk, which is a continuation of a talk about sila he had given previously. In this Dhamma talk, Bhante quotes several suttas & explains the first precept - no killing or destroying life. Precepts are gifts. For example, if we give up killing, we give others the freedom from fear, enmity and ill will.

Find entire Sila Series on bswa.org here.

• Sila Series - An Overview (1/5)
• Sila Series - The First Precept (2/5)
• Sila Series - The Second Precept (3/5)
• Sila Series - The Third Precept (4/5)
• Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts (5/5)

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

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Teaching retrieved from here.

Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the benefits of disappointments, frustration and not getting things our way, because it teaches us to let things go more and to flow with things. He offers suggestions for dealing with our problems, such as forgiveness and seeing that what's really important in life are the people and our spiritual development. Ajahn Brahm goes on to talk about the problems of power and trying to control our environment.

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Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here. Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

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

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.

Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here. 

Ajahn Santutthi likens the development of wholesome mind states, to the constructing of a building i.e. progress is made one bit at a time and every bit counts.

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Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk from Newbury Buddhist monastery regarding an introduction to sila (ethical behaviour e.g. the five precepts), covering habit, protection and kamma. Bhante also quotes the following suttas in the talk: 

• A Simile of Water - https://suttacentral.net/an7.15/en/sujato
• With Cunda - https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/en/sujato

Find entire Sila Series on bswa.org here:

• Sila Series - An Overview (1/5)
• Sila Series - The First Precept - no killing (2/5)
• Sila Series - The Second Precept - no stealing (3/5)
• Sila Series - The Third Precept - no sexual misconduct (4/5)
• Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts - no lying and no intoxicants that cloud the mind (5/5)

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-an-introduction-to-sila-ethical-behaviour-bhante-bodhidhaja-5-jul-2020/

Responding to an online request, Ajahn Brahm talks about celebrating "Buddhamas" on the 25th December.

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Ajahn Brahmali offers a short Vesak aspiration to the Buddhist Fellowship for Vesak 2020 via Zoom. Part 1 is a Dhamma talk entitled, Challenges in the New Decade. Find both parts here. 

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Ajahn Brahmali offers a Dhamma talk to the Buddhist Fellowship for Vesak 2020 via Zoom. (Part 2 is a short Vesak Aspiration). Find both parts here. 

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Ajahn Cittapalo joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live.

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Confronted with people thinking that the world is going to end soon, Ajahn Brahm wisely replies by pointing out the impermanence in the world.

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Ajahn Appichato explains the roles that our emotions, relationships and life experiences play in our Buddhist practice and encourages us to contemplate on them with wisdom, in order to develop insight.

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