Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahm explains how peace and empathy can resolve difficult and violent situations, and Ajahn encourages us to empathise with others, so that we to find out why they are acting a certain way.

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A public talk given by Ajahn Brahmali during a Sutta Retreat on the 17^th of March 2019.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr6dX5laBts (YouTube Channel: Buddhist Gem Fellowship).

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We are delighted to have guest speaker Kathryn Choules during our 2019 Rains Retreat. Kathryn Choules is the founder of Mind and Movement. Her love of mindfulness, meditation and compassion comes from experiencing the benefits first-hand. She uses mindfulness and compassion training to work with people as they respond to the inevitable stresses of the life, so they live more satisfying and fulfilling lives. Kathryn is a certified instructor of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction through the University of Massachusetts and recognised as a Senior Teacher by the Meditation Association of Australia, and has done training with Jon Kabat-Zinn directly.

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We are delighted to have guest speaker Len Warren during our 2019 Rains Retreat. Len is from the Hayagriva Buddhist Centre and his talk is in response to the new voluntary euthanasia laws being passed in WA.

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahm at Monash University; Buddhist Society of Victoria, Wesak 2014.

Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8035JxLXm3Q (YouTube Channel: Prem Nawaratne).

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A talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Bhante Jag.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XKG5GexwyA (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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A talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Dtun.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok2SdlukTUk (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Brahmali on the 23rd December 2018.                                       

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sPARaThqdk (YouTube Channel: Buddhist Fellowship)

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A talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Dtun.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDJO49A86TE (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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A talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Bhante Jag.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXOI4s5Dfk (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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A Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Brahmali at Pal Buddhist School on the 2 November 2017.

The topic is centralised around Emotional Resilience and the talk is structured in three sections (which all coexist with one another) to improve our mentality.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgA8UNUkCLM (YouTube Channel: PalTV)

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We are delighted to have guest speaker Vicki Freeman during the rains retreat for 2019. Vicki Freeman is a lay meditation teacher that helped establish the Liberation Prison Project in Australia.

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Week 10 of Rains and this week we have U Zor Hane. Zor is originally from Burma, but has been in Australia for over 40 years. He is the Spiritual Advisor of the Buddhist Meditation Society in Joondalup. He has given talks at universities, schools, business organisations and at the Perth Detention Centre. He worked with drug addicted young people at the Palmerston Farm drug rehabilitation centre for 4 years, showing them the life skills that can be achieved through meditation and the Buddhist way of living with wisdom, awareness and harmlessness (to oneself and to others).

Zor lead the group in a 30 minute meditation session beginning with a body sweep then shifting to breath. This meditation is well suited to beginners and experienced meditators alike.

After meditation Zor spoke to us on Karma and before closing the night, opened to questions.

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A talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Bhante Jag.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5CUUiYUW7w (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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A talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Bhante Buddharakkhita. Please note there is another monk with the same name at the Buddhist Society of WA.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0G_zpYvQN4 (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahm. We apologise for the quality of this audio; it does improve. Date given unknown, sometime before 2015.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_dIYbQ_9Pw (YouTube Channel: MOM I Love You).

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Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Brahmali on the 31st December 2016.                                       

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM0-NW4sfqk (YouTube Channel: Buddhist Fellowship)

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Week nine of the Rains season and this week we had Ananda Thilakasiri. Ananda was born in Sri Lanka into a Buddhist family & frequented the village temple with his Grandfather from a very young age yet, came to practise meditation only after meeting the then Ajahn Jagaro & Ajahn Brahm, around 1987. He and his family started visiting Bodhinyana and Dhammaloka regularly from 1991. They have been members of BSWA since that time. He has been serving the Buddhist community in WA, also in other countries in various ways but, mainly as the Treasurer of BSWA. Even though he has been meditating for approximately 25 years, his progress has been rather slow. About 9 or so years ago, he started to attend meditation retreats at Jhana Grove, mostly of those taught by Ajahn Brahm, Ajahn Brahmali, Bhante Sujato, on a regular basis. Also, retreats by a couple of visiting Sri Lankan monks. Around the same time, urged by Bhante Sujato, he also started to read the Suttas. The early Buddhist texts from the Tripitaka with the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness, insight, wisdom and meditation. Attending retreats & reading Suttas have helped his meditation practice, immensely! For anyone who has not attended a meditation retreat, yet, he recommends starting with a weekend retreat and then go on to do 9 Day retreats. You will start noticing the difference! Continuity is the key!

Ananda lead the group in a thirty minute meditation focusing on the breath though starting with a body sweep. This meditation is best suited to experienced meditators.

After meditation Ananda opened to questions before continuing to talk on a variety of subjects relative to both Buddhism and Meditation.

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We are delighted to have guest speaker Kelsang Ani from Kadampa Meditation Centre in Fremantle visit Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre during the 2019 Rains Retreat. Kelsang Ani offers a 30 minute breath and mantra meditation, then gives a Dhamma talk on the path to Enlightenment.
While our Sangha (monks and nuns) are on rains retreat, we have guest speakers coming in for the Friday night talks at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre.

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We are delighted to have guest speaker Behram Ghista during the rains retreat for 2019. Behram is is an international meditation teacher from India. He is fondly called "Master B" by his students because of his mastery in imparting the Buddhist teachings in a light and playful manner. Behram Ghista talks about the four errors we must avoid in order to train our mind to live in harmony with life. To find out more about Behram Ghista visit: http://www.innermasterynow.net/
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