Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Guest speaker Venerable Fa Xun describes how the Buddha has provided us with a practical way to end all suffering and to make our life more meaningful and happy. The way to end all suffering is through the Noble Eightfold Path. Talk given during the rains retreat at Dhammaloka City Centre on the 18 July 2008.

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Speaking on the 30th Anniversary of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Ajahn Vayama talks about how Buddhism is a living religion in the contemporary world.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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It's wet and cold outside. Still Ajahn Brahm starts the evening with a joke about his own voice. He explains that he has the "Pony" virus... It makes his voice a little "horse". Clearly a little unwell and tired from his recent trip, still he is happy. Ajahn as always, has us laughing from the start. Even joking that to fit the microphone headset, we will need to widen it to allow for his new big head. The reason for his new big head, Ajahn Brahm has been appointed a "Member of the Order of Australia". Ajahn received this honour for services to Buddhism and gender equality. How do we get to this level of contentment, peace and harmony. As Ajahn explains, we meditate and practise as often as we can.

To begin our meditation, Ajahn asks us to look as closely as we can at our own bodies, to be happy with who and what we are. Look deeply into those areas that may be troubling us, like a sore throat and make ourselves comfortable as much as possible.

After meditation Ajahn opened to questions. The first question was "what is a good life". There went the rest of the night. How-ever, Ajahn still managed to inject a few jokes and funny stories into the explanation.

This session was enjoyed by all present from children to elderly and so can be easily done by beginners and experienced alike.

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 Ajahn Brahm offers a fundamentally Buddhist perspective of the mind – the “sixth sense” according to Buddhism – and the fundamentally Buddhist practice of meditation which allows us to come to a full understanding of the mind via direct experience.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Ajahn Brahm gives an inspiring talk about the meaning of Enlightenment.

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Ajahn Brahm teaches us how to skilfully deal with disturbances we may experience during our meditation, such as excitement and fear.

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Ajahn Brahm observes that adding negativity to our physical illness makes it worse, so he encourages us instead to put happiness and joy into our sicknesses.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Guest speaker Venerable Hue Can teaches how to have a joyful life through the practice of Buddhism. Dhamma talk given during the rains retreat at Dhammaloka City Centre on the 5^th of September 2008.

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Guest speaker Glenda Lee shares her experience about how to practice the Dharma in our daily life. Dhamma talk given during the rains retreat at Dhammaloka City Centre on the 3 October 2008.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about the power of the mind – and how to empower the mind through meditation – and how it can be used to develop happiness and wisdom.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Ajahn Brahm offers a broad overview of the history of Buddhism.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Bhante Upasama always starts the evening a little differently to what we expect. Bhante also points out that many of us have a great many expectations about meditation and life in general.  Doing this leads us to disappointment or dukkha. Bhante explains that the job of a meditator is to rest the mind. Not to achieve something or do another task. Just to rest the mind from our normally very active lives.

In keeping with being different, Bhante then led the group in a 30 minute silent meditation without guidance, asking each of us to simply do nothing. Just allow the meditation to progress, think about nothing, just allow the thoughts to arise and pass.

This meditation is best suited to intermediate and advanced meditator.

After meditation Bhante talked on the purpose of meditation. Letting us know that it isn't a job, not another task for us to do.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Responding to questions and debates about what form of Buddhism is best, Ajahn Brahm returns to the origins of Buddhism to help us understand the intentions and practice of original Buddhism.

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