Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Monday, 29th October 2018

Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.

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This is a Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Brahmali over Zoom to Adelaide Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara https://asbvihara.org.au

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A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) by Ajahn Nissarano, on 8 December 2019. Ajahn Nissarano covers a range of strategies for responding to the death of someone close to you. This talk has multiple titles: 1) Impermanence: When someone close to us dies. 2) Impermanence: The Inherent Nature of Our Existence. 3) Impermanence: How do I deal with the death of a close friend or family member?

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-nissarano-impermanence-the-inherent-nature-of-our-existence-8-dec-2019/

Monday, 14th May 2018

Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.

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Dennis Sheppard continues the introductory series on 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/

The guided meditation and talk in this video looks at loneliness and depression, its causes, its effects on the mind, and finding peace. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d0GhZNlLYFnJgzazbDS8GBXNddDEb62C

Dennis Sheppard continues the introductory series on 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/

In this video, Dennis goes into detail on the practice of effective listening. Listening is a skill that can be either intellectual and brain focused, or heart based and emotional. They all come together in our humanity when we are present in the moment, listening from a place of still consciousness. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y8QQR6_V7hzA6gxoWeWYaW1dfMTZFiz1/view?usp=sharing

Dennis Sheppard continues the introductory series on 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/

In this talk, Dennis talks about the practice of being our own listener, attending to ourselves, and listening lovingly whilst experiencing the difficulty of grief and loss. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wnp4vy65kYfF4A2zbOc5lqtBsDmuulnx/view?usp=sharing

Dennis Sheppard speaks about 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/

After the introduction, Dennis continues the a series of guided meditations to help our audience and and supporters in being their own friendly listener within one's personal meditation practice. In this time of self-isolation, it is an offering that will help us to better understand this human condition and more importantly to understand the Buddha’s teachings. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZnXdR_Q3p-4RsoGJftwE-va2tRYFBNe/view?usp=sharing

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: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ctz5HzxGsk0TWhigiwTlj-Nx0AsaaOaM/view?usp=sharing

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano in December 2019. The talk's main topic is the second part of the Noble Eightfold Path 'Right Intention' and how it contributes to our wellbeing.

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-nissarano-meditation-mindfulness-and-emotional-intelligence-1-dec-2019/

Monday 07th May 2018

Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.

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This is a workshop style session on the art of deep listening and being truly present with two of our listeners from the BSWA Buddhist Care Line, a free, confidential telephone Listening Service which offers callers a safe space to talk about any issues that may be happening in your life without fear of judgement.  The valuable skill of deep listening is not only of immense benefit when supporting others in these turbulent times, but a skill that is truly beneficial for one’s own spiritual practice. 

For the hours of operation and the phone number of the Buddhist Care Line, please visit https://bswa.org/buddhist-care-line/

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) by Ajahn Nissarano. Believed to be given around November 2019.

Ajahn Nissarano talks about greed, viewed from a Buddhist perspective. Greed in Buddhism isn't just about wanting things in excess, but it's any degree of wanting or attraction towards something. Ajahn discusses ways to abandon greed, through contentment, thankfulness, and knowing the disadvantages of the things we are greedy for.

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-nissarano-greed-is-good-is-that-really-true-17-dec-2019/

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A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano in November 2019. In this talk, Ajahn Nissarano talks about how we can protect ourselves and others through our practice, mainly through dana (giving), sila (virtue) and mindfulness.

Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-nissarano-protecting-ourselves-and-others-through-our-practice-10-dec-2019/

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A talk given for Vesak at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). It is believed this talk was given in 2018. This track is Day 2 Session 2 Talk 

Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJRphrOm-oI&index=33&list=PLwPICjq7jNeqDGMNhd04IemkUBGPnFSBy (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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A talk given for Vesak at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). It is believed this talk was given in 2018. This track is Day 2 Session 1 Talk

Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvKA6XWJb8&list=PLwPICjq7jNeqDGMNhd04IemkUBGPnFSBy&index=31 (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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To find and download more Dhamma Talks on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the talk you want and then type the title into the Podcast search box.

A talk given for Vesak at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). It is believed this talk was given in 2018. This is Day 1 Session 1: Talk

Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iaJRXXCKDk&list=PLwPICjq7jNeqDGMNhd04IemkUBGPnFSBy&index=27 (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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Monday 21st May 2018

Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Venerable Kassapa.

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Questions and answers session (track 3) to go with Dhamma talk ‘Kamma without Belief’ by Ajahn Brahm, given at Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Oxford on the 23rd of October 2019. Track 1 was a guided meditation and track 2 was the Dhamma talk.

This event was part of Ajahn Brahm's 2019 UK Tour in support of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn is Spiritual Adviser. Donations towards Anukampa's aim to develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/

Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQcDhgC6Ts (YouTube Channel: Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project)

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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.