Buddhist Society of Western Australia

An online Dhamma talk by Upāsikā Viveka facilitated by Piotr Planeta from Portal Sasana - https://m.youtube.com/user/sasanaPL.

Upāsikā Viveka said that she feels blessed that she had the opportunity to be close to the death journey of two very close people, so she can share her experience with others, so they can have potentially much more peaceful and wholesome death, when it eventually inevitably comes. The talk, guided meditation and Q&A session also touches on other dhamma topics, like progressive training, gratitude, cultivation of the mind etc.

0:00 - Introduction
3:03 - Ist half of the talk 
33:45 - Guided meditation
1:05:50 - 2nd half of the talk
1:27:33 - Q&A 

Upāsikā Viveka is a deeply practicing dhammacārinī, who was given her Pali name by Ajahn Brahm. She is accredited as an advanced Dhamma teacher by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia. She has lived and practiced mostly in seclusion in Southeast Australia at Khemavara Sanctuary for over 20 years, and under the 8 precepts since 2009. Khemavara is in an isolated bush location surrounded by national parks and is a sanctuary for wild animals. Viveka is a very interesting figure because even though she is a lay person, not having had the opportunity to ordain, she practices with the dedication of a nun. Before renunciation she had a professional background in psychology, specializing in Mental Health, and was instrumental in introducing and spreading the Recovery Based Model throughout Australia.

Piotr Płaneta or Upāsaka Sunyanando is a lay follower on 5 precepts, basing his practice on Early Buddhist Texts and teachings of Ajahn Brahm, Ajahn Sona and Upāsikā Viveka. He is a P.hD student finishing his thesis on "Cognitive and Functional Aspects of Meditation in Theravada Buddhism". He's a lay dhamma and meditation teacher and organiser of retreats and various dhamma events, both with monastics and his own. Right now he's mostly focused on connecting Poland with Buddhist Society of Western Australia and tradition of Ajahn Brahm, organising many events with renunciates related to this project. Together with his kalyana-mittas, he's trying to establish the first Theravada Buddhist Monastery in Poland.

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Once as a novice monk in Thailand, Ajahn Brahm had a severe toothache and the only way he found he could alleviate the pain was by meditating. Ajahn shares stories about how meditation can lessen physical pains.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about the evidence of rebirth. Ajahn also mentions that t's possible to remember past life memories or early memories of this life after a deep meditation when our mind is very peaceful.

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Ajahn Brahm gives practical Buddhist advice such as hanging around wise people and how to live in harmony with others.

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Ajahn Santutthi describes what a peaceful meditation feels like and suggests ways to create a more peaceful life.

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Ajahn Brahmali talks about the importance of our spiritual practice and how everything is impermanent.

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Ajahn Brahm shares a story about a nun and a mouse to illustrate how wanting creates suffering, and not wanting and living a simple life creates happiness.

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Ajahn Brahm shares ways to cope with anxiety and explains how having a fear of failing affects your outcome.

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Ajahn Brahmali talks about the importance of the Buddha in the Three Refuges (Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha).

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Why do we complain? Ajahn Brahm explains the dangers of having a fault finding mind, and the benefits of being positive. Ajahn encourages us to put our energy into positive things.

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Ajahn Brahm teaches us about the importance of asking questions, such as making the Karmic causes to be intelligent.

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Ajahn Brahmali talks about some of the similes of the Buddha found in the Suttas, such as the snake, the raft, the mountain and more.

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An online Dhamma discussion with Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Karunika facilitated by Piotr Planeta from Portal Sasana – https://m.youtube.com/user/sasanaPL.

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Sometimes parents and children don't see eye to eye. Ajahn Brahm discusses how to maintain a wholesome relationship with your parents and or children.

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New Year's Eve with Ajahn Brahm on 31st December 2023. 11.15 pm start: Dhamma talk (50 minutes), meditation (15 minutes) & chanting to welcome in 2024. 

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Ajahn Brahm explains how being rich can be a burden. No amount of physical wealth will ever fulfill all of the happiness we want. Therefore Ajahn teaches us to instead seek the happiness that comes from being free from all wanting.

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Are you trying to solve your problems, get somewhere, or attain deeper meditation? Ajahn Brahm says we often try too hard. Ajahn shares several stories to teach us about patience and renunciation.

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"Water the flowers and not the weeds." Ajahn Brahm explains that we should acknowledge the good parts in people and encourage them to grow, instead of acknowledging their faults and criticising them.

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Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Patipada on 18 December 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually consist of a short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.

Venerable Patipada was born in Germany. His first contact with Buddhism happened in 2015, when a friend introduced him to one of Ajahn Brahm’s talks online. After a couple of stays as a guest at Bodhinyana monastery, he became an Anagarika in June 2021 and subsequently ordained as a novice in June 2022.

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Ajahn Brahmali explains how having the right view reduces our suffering and leads us further along the Buddhist practice.

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