Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Venerable Sampa first visited the Armadale Meditation Group a year or so ago. On that occasion he used the analogy of meditation and cooking. This time he asks us to use a visual approach and a garden. Our troubles are like weeds and good feelings and thoughts, like flowers. Venerable encouraged us to use our imaginations and make the garden a beautiful place, a comfortable place, a quiet and relaxing place.

Venerable then lead the group in a slightly longer than thirty minute meditation. Venerable begins by spending ten minutes getting comfortable in body and mind. This meditation is well suited to both experienced and new meditators alike.

After meditation Venerable opened to questions before continuing his talk.

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What is desire really? Is all desire bad and to be gotten rid of? How are we to tell? And when we figure out which types of desire are harmful, how do we overcome it? Ajahn Brahm explains how.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation session for approximately 30 minutes. 

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How are we to cope when there is a crisis in our lives? What to do when it all goes wrong? Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on what to do when we’re really in deep trouble.

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January 2020

Ajahn Cittapalo asked us to be grateful to ourselves for making the effort to be there on a Monday night and meditating. As we struggle with meditation, we often forget to be grateful to ourselves for at least making the effort.

Ajahn then guided us in a thirty minute meditation well suited to all. Ajahn then spoke to us on right thought and his two favourite verses from the suttas.

Vist Sutta Central to view and read - Two Kinds of Thought.

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How should you deal with restlessness and sleepiness during meditation? Ajahn Hasapanna offers a simple advice, be patient and let it be for a few moments. Whatever that arises will cease. Even if you feel tired this moment, your mind will eventually become peaceful and clear.

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Ajahn Hasapanna explains how you can find balance in many aspects of your life. Ajahn explains that to find balance, you need to develop wisdom, to develop wisdom you need clarity and to increase clarity of your mind Ajahn encourages you practice the Middle way and the Eightfold path taught by the Buddha.

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Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation session for approximately 30 minutes. 

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Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Jhanarato on the 8th July 2019. 

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Ajahn Appichato guides a meditation session for approximately 30 minutes. 

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Having just returned from pilgrimage to the Buddhist Holy Sites in India and Nepal, Ajahn Vayama responds to a request from the audience to talk about how cause and effect operate in our daily lives. This talk also has some interesting information about pilrimage for those who haven’t heard much about it before.

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation session for approximately 30 minutes. 

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Venerable Pannavuddho's first visit to the Armadale Meditation Group is one we hope he will repeat in the very near future. Venerable started the evening by asking us to give thanks to ourselves for just being there, for at least trying to be a better person. Venerable continued his talk by recalling examples of being a better person from his own experience prior to becoming a monk. During his working experience in Japan, Venerable was exposed to Zen Buddhism, so uses this experience to explain how we beginners and experienced alike should approach our meditation. Venerable refers to the process of watching the mind as “taking a backwards step”. Just step backwards in our minds and watch, rather than becoming engaged in our thoughts as they arise.

Prior to the meditation Venerable asked and instructed us to simply make ourselves comfortable, sit how-ever we feel comfortable. The focus initially is on the feelings and sensations that are always present within our bodies. This meditation is well suited to both experienced and new meditators alike.

After meditation Venerable continued his talk on trying to be a better person before opening to Q&A.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation session for approximately 30 minutes. 

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January 2020

Ajahn Jhanarato spoke on anicca [impermanence], an apt subject given the current situation here in Australia. Ajahn spoke on this subject, not to say that we should not be concerned about the climate, but more to point out that it may not affect us and that it keeps us from the present moment. Not thinking of a possible future that may not occur, nor dwelling in the past that may disturb. Ajahn read a sutta from “In The Buddha's Words” by Bhikkhu Bodhi that covers the subject very well.

Ajahn lead the group in a 30 minute relaxing meditation reminding us to not dwell in the past nor become anxious about the future. This meditation is well suited to beginners and experienced a like.

After meditation Ajahn opened to Q&A before continuing to speak on a variety of subjects.

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Our first Monk of the year 2020 was Venerable Cunda. Venerable has been living in Victoria for just over a year now helping to establish the Buddhist Society of Victoria Monastery at Newbury. As we all do, we work hard and then search for ways to unwind, clear our minds and just relax. Venerable encourages us to firstly relax our bodies as much as we are able, this will allow us to relax our mind.

Venerable lead the group in a longer than usual meditation commencing with a body sweep and moving gently to our breathing. Throughout the meditation Venerable asks us to use our bodies as an anchor, so that when random thoughts arise, we can return to the moment.  This meditation is well suited to both experienced and new meditators alike.

After meditation, Venerable described his early meditation experience and difficulties to help us understand that we don't need to make it hard work. Venerable then opened to questions before continuing his talk about Newbury.

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Ajahn Brahmali talks about how death contemplation during your meditation (e.g. contemplating on how ephemeral and impermanent your life is) can help overcome disturbances in your meditation i.e. reduce your desires and calm your mind.

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Ajahn Brahmali talks about whether or not Buddhism is a religion and describes how Buddhism is actually more similar to science and psychology, than it is to being a religion.

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation session for approximately 30 minutes. 

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Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn Cittapalo on 25th June 2018. This is part 1 of 2. Click here for part 2. 

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