Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Week six of the Rains season and this week we had Rob Hendry. Rob is a recent convert to meditation and an Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) regular. Rob grew up entrenched within Christianity and has a Bachelors’ Degree in Theology. He has preached regularly in Christian churches, and turned to meditation during last year’s AMG Rains schedule as a way to deal with both stress, pain and illness. He was quickly converted to the trans-formative power of meditation and is eager to share its benefits with others. Rob’s talk this evening focused on his interest in the areas of commonality between Buddhism and Christianity.

Rob then lead the group in a thirty minute meditation focusing on the breath and simplicity. This meditation is well suited to both beginners and experienced alike.

After meditation Rob continued his talk on the common areas with Buddhism and Christianity. Towards the end of the evening Rob opened to questions.

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Ajahn Brahm answers questions at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV).

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRwc1lqijNE (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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Questions and answers session following Ajahn Brahmali’s guided meditation and talk to a section of business leaders and professionals, at the BMICH Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 30th June 2019.

Prior meditation can be found here and talk here.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v_00XeUGJk&feature=youtu.be (YouTube Channel: JW: Athkam Lanka)

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Ajahn Brahmali talks to a section of business leaders and professionals, at the BMICH Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 30th June 2019.

Prior meditation can be found here and Q&A afterwards here.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j52sQ2qM_4c&feature=youtu.be  (YouTube Channel: JW: Athkam Lanka)

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation to a section of business leaders and professionals, at the BMICH Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 30th June 2019.

The talk following can be found here and Q&A here.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob97Hc8tRA0&feature=youtu.be  (YouTube Channel: JW: Athkam Lanka)

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We all want praise and to avoid blame. But no matter what we do, we get some blame and never quite enough praise. Ajahn Brahm talks about the fickle nature of praise and blame and how to be calm and unmoved by both.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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The body can cause us all sorts of trouble, especially when we don’t have the body that we want! Ajahn Brahm talks about the Buddhist attitude to the human body and the connection between the body and mind.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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Ajahn Vayama teaches on how to make peace with the conditions present in meditation, whatever they may be.

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Week five of the Rains season and this week we had the President of the BSWA, Dennis Sheppard. Dennis focused our attention right from the start onto one of the many things meditators like/try/hope to achieve. A stillness of the mind. By letting go of the world around us, the past, the future and even the body we can slowly but surely achieve this state, arriving very much into the present moment.

Dennis guided us in a meditation with stillness of the mind as our goal. To begin we focused on our posture, feet resting flat on the floor, back straight, head upright, body comfortable and relaxed. The meditation is slightly longer than the usual 30 minutes, well suited to beginners and experienced meditators alike.

After meditation Dennis continued his talk on the silence of the mind.

Dennis is a very experienced long time meditator and has a number of videos available on his web site specifically directed towards beginning Buddhist meditation.

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Q&A - Visualisation in Meditation, Making Relationship Work, Eight-Fold Path and Jhana

Ajahn Brahm answers questions at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV).

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVx4ENMJ_Kg (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

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Have you heard about the time when an Archbishop walked into a Buddhist Centre? Find out what happens. Archbishop Kay is the first female Archbishop in the world, Order of Australia recipient 2017 and a marriage celebrant.

Recorded at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, during the 2019 Rains Retreat.  

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Ajahn Sujato, 'does a spin' on Buddhism. At the time of this talk (8th December 2008) Ajahn Sujato was the abbot of Santi Monastery.

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Ajahn Brahmali gives a short meditation, Dhamma talk and Questions and Answers Session on 29th June 2019 in Colombo.

Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQXrWoQhikQ (YouTube Channel: JW: Athkam Lanka)

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Impatience can cause all sorts of problems in our lives, and the Buddha said that patience is the highest of the spiritual qualities. Moreover Buddhism always emphasises the importance of patience – they understand that there are many lives after all! So if you’re in a hurry to get enlightened, don’t forget to go slowly. Sit back, relax and enjoy this talk about patience.

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Ajahn Sujato guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and then type the date into the Podcast search box e.g. 01-09-2018 or try 1 September 2018.

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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Ajahn Brahm offers a practical and wise attitude to life, including how to let go of painful experiences. We can’t control everything that happens to ourselves and others in the world, but we can impact upon how we choose to look at it. Ajahn Brahm explains how to have a wise attitude to life.

Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website, the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes.

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

To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and then type the date into the Podcast search box e.g. 01-09-2018 or try 1 September 2018.